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(a) The office shall, consistent with Item 7502-062-8506 of the Budget Act of 2021, oversee the acquisition and management of contracts for the development and construction of a statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, and for the maintenance and operation of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network to provide an opportunity for last-mile providers, anchor institutions, and tribal entities to connect to, and interconnect with other networks and other appropriate connections to, the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network to facilitate high-speed broadband service.

(b) The office shall, with the third-party administrator, develop and construct a statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network that prioritizes last-mile connections to unserved and underserved areas and locations.

(1) In prioritizing last-mile connections, the office shall prioritize a geographically diverse group of network segments in rural and urban areas of the state to achieve the greatest reductions in the number of locations that are unserved and underserved by broadband internet access service that meets federal and state standards.

(2) In prioritizing stand-alone Department of Transportation construction projects from the Department of Technology’s Middle-Mile Broadband Network Initiative, the office shall prioritize network segments necessary for connection to last-mile projects with grant awards from one or more of the following programs, including, but not limited to:

(A) The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.

(B) The California Advanced Services Fund program, as described in Section 281 of the Public Utilities Code.

(C) The Federal Funding Account program.

(c) The office and the third-party administrator shall work directly with last-mile project grant awardees to ensure that network segments, including prioritized stand-alone Department of Transportation construction projects, support last-mile connections.

(d) The office and the third-party administrator shall, to the extent feasible, minimize disruption due to excavations. This shall not be used as a basis to exclude or deprioritize a network segment.

(e) The office has the same authority granted to the department pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 6611 of the Public Contract Code for purposes of implementing this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 41, Sec. 35. (SB 164) Effective June 29, 2024.)


kind: section

code: GOV

text:
(a) The office has the powers and authorities necessary to implement this chapter, including, but not limited to, the authority to enter into contracts with one or more entities to acquire goods and services and to take actions it deems necessary and appropriate for the development, acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of a statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, including the creation of rural exchange points.

(b) (1) The office shall retain a third-party administrator to manage the development, acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of a statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, including the creation of rural exchange points.

(2) The third-party administrator retained by the office shall be a California based nonprofit entity with demonstrated experience serving public libraries, elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education with broadband connectivity.

(c) Contracts entered into by the office are exempt from Section 10295 of, and Article 4 (commencing with Section 10335) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of, the Public Contract Code.

(d) (1) The department or the office shall not enter into, amend, or assign a contract related to the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network if the contract is for an amount exceeding a total cost of eight million dollars ($8,000,000) unless the contract is approved in advance by the Director of Finance.

(2) The Director of Finance shall not approve a contract described in paragraph (1) until at least 30 days after informing the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the director’s intent to approve the contract unless the 30-day notification period is waived by the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or the chairperson’s designee. The approval of the Director of Finance shall take effect immediately following either the completion of the 30-day notification period or the waiver of that period.

(3) This subdivision shall not apply in the case of an emergency, as defined in Section 1102 of the Public Contract Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 84, Sec. 9. (SB 172) Effective July 13, 2026.)

division: 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

path: 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA > 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT > 5.8. Office of Broadband and Digital Literacy


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(a) The commission, in collaboration with the third-party administrator, shall assist the office and provide to the office the locations for the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network in a commission staff report, and shall update the locations from time to time as the commission deems appropriate.

(b) The commission shall identify statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network locations that will enable last-mile service connections and are in communities where there is no known middle-mile infrastructure that is open access, with sufficient capacity, and at affordable rates.

(c) The commission shall identify priority statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network locations, including areas that can be built expeditiously, areas with no known middle-mile network access, regions underserved by middle-mile networks, and regions without sufficient capacity to meet future middle-mile needs.

(d) In identifying priority statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network locations pursuant to subdivision (c), the commission shall prioritize locations that enable last-mile connections to residences unserved by 25 mbps downstream and 3 mbps upstream. The locations prioritized by the commission may also include entities that lack sufficient high-bandwidth connections, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Elementary and secondary schools.

(2) Community colleges and other institutions of higher education.

(3) Government entities.

(4) Healthcare institutions.

(5) Libraries.

(6) Public safety answering points and technologies to assist in the prevention or response to natural disasters, including, but not limited to, fairgrounds.

(7) Tribal lands.

(e) The commission, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, shall identify state highway rights-of-way where installation of open-access middle-mile broadband infrastructure should be prioritized.

(1) In prioritizing state highway rights-of-way, the commission shall prioritize a geographically diverse group of projects in rural and urban areas of the state to achieve the greatest reductions in the amount of households unserved by broadband internet access service meeting federal and state standards.

(2) Upon identifying and prioritizing locations pursuant to this section, the commission shall transmit the list of priority projects to the Department of Transportation and publish the list on the commission’s internet website.

(f) (1) The commission shall solicit and receive public comments within 90 days of the effective date of this section with respect to both of the following:

(A) The current locations, routes, availability, technical performance characteristics, and other aspects of commercial sources of supply of middle-mile broadband network services.

(B) The locations, routes, technical performance characteristics, network design, regeneration points, interconnection points and tie-ins, and other design, technical, business, and operational considerations that would increase the attractiveness and usefulness of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network for commercial internet service providers.

(2) These public comments shall inform the locations for the statewide open-access middle-mile network provided to the office pursuant to subdivision (a).

(g) (1) The commission shall provide the office and the third-party administrator with information on last-mile projects with grant awards from one or more of the following programs:

(A) The Broadband Equity, Access, and Development Program.

(B) The California Advanced Services Fund program, as described in Section 281 of the Public Utilities Code.

(C) The Federal Funding Account program.

(2) The information provided by the commission on last-mile projects with grant awards shall include whether a project plans to connect to the statewide open-access middle-mile network.

(h) (1) The commission shall treat any confidential information obtained from the department pursuant to this section consistent with its processes and statutory requirements for maintaining confidential information otherwise received from communications service providers.

(2) The commission may share with the department any confidential information it receives from communications service providers that is related to the development and operation of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, and the department shall not disclose that information.

(i) The office shall plan and develop the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network using the information provided pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive.

(j) (1) In the planning and development of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, the office shall consider technical advice received from entities, including, but not limited to, wireless communications service providers, wireline communications service providers, state agencies, local governments, nonprofit entities, tribes, educational institutions, organized labor groups, regional consortia, and, if applicable, a working group convened pursuant to paragraph (2).

(2) The office may convene a working group to provide additional advice pursuant to this subdivision.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 41, Sec. 36. (SB 164) Effective June 29, 2024.)

title: 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

chapter: 5.8. Office of Broadband and Digital Literacy


text:
(a) (1) The construction of a statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network under design-build authority is exempt from the design-build procurement authorization limit of subdivision (a) of Section 6821 of the Public Contract Code.

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 6829 of the Public Contract Code, the design-build procurement authorization under Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 6820) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code shall remain in effect for purposes of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network after January 1, 2024, until the completion of the broadband network.

(b) (1) The office, or an entity, including the Department of Transportation, assigned by the office to construct the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, or a portion of the broadband network, may use the Construction Manager/General Contractor method under Chapter 6.3 (commencing with Section 6700) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code for the construction of the broadband network.

(2) The dollar value limitation on the Construction Manager/General Contractor method as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 6701 of the Public Contract Code does not apply to the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network.

(c) The office, or an entity, including the Department of Transportation, assigned by the office to construct the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, or a portion of the broadband network, may use job order contracting to construct the broadband network as follows:

(1) The office, or an entity, including the Department of Transportation, assigned by the office to construct the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, or a portion of the broadband network, shall establish a procedure to prequalify job order contractors and shall prepare a set of documents for each job order contract.

(2) The documents prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a unit price book of construction tasks with preestablished unit prices, job order contract specifications, and any other information deemed necessary to describe adequately the office’s or the entity’s needs.

(3) Based on the documents prepared pursuant to paragraph (1), the office, or an entity, including the Department of Transportation, assigned by the office to construct the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, or a portion of the broadband network, shall prepare a request for bids that invites prequalified job order contractors to submit competitive sealed bids in the manner prescribed by the office or the entity.

(4) Job order contracts may be executed for an initial contract term of no more than 12 months, with the option of extending or renewing the job order contract for two 12-month periods. All extensions or renewals shall be priced as provided in the request for bids. The extension or renewal shall be mutually agreed to by the office, or an entity, including the Department of Transportation, assigned by the office to construct the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, or a portion of the broadband network, and the job order contractor.

(5) Any job order contractor that is selected to construct a project pursuant to this subdivision shall possess or obtain sufficient bonding to cover the contract amount for construction services and risk and liability insurance as the office, or an entity, including the Department of Transportation, assigned by the office to construct the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, or a portion of the broadband network, may require.

(d) This section is not intended to affect, expand, alter, or limit any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.

(e) Any construction of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network performed by the Department of Transportation and any moneys received as reimbursement for the work are not transportation funds subject to Sections 182 and 183 of the Streets and Highways Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 112, Sec. 3. (SB 156) Effective July 20, 2021.)


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(a) All state agencies shall work in cooperation to expedite the delivery and permitting of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network.

(b) The office shall consider adopting rules to encourage or require internet services providers that use the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network to participate in the lifeline program pursuant to the Moore Universal Telephone Service Act (Article 8 (commencing with Section 871) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code) and the federal lifeline program.

(c) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) does not apply to regulations related to the operation of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network adopted by the office or a state agency assigned by the office to operate the broadband network.

(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network serves a public purpose. Notwithstanding Section 104.12 of the Streets and Highways Code and any other applicable law, any lease of public property for purposes of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network may be made for less than fair market value.


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(a) In the operation of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network, the office may establish reasonable user policies, perform reasonable network management practices, and create related standards and policies.

(b) The office shall ensure that there is a variety of services offered to internet service providers or other eligible entities on the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network.

(c) Where feasible, the office shall consider if the term of access to dark fiber shall be no less than a 20-year indefeasible right to use.

(d) Where feasible, the office shall consider including excess conduit capacity in projects to ensure for potential growth of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network.

(e) Where available, the office may only enter into an agreement for the indefeasible right-to-use fiber if the leased facilities and the number of fiber strands will deliver speeds comparable to those broadband facilities built or jointly built pursuant to this chapter.

(f) This section does not prohibit the office from making a grant of dark fiber strands for purposes of enhancing the California Research and Education Network.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 16. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023.)


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(a) The department shall provide oversight and policy input for the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network.

(b) (1) Within the department shall be a Deputy Director for Broadband, who shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the Governor.

(2) The Deputy Director for Broadband shall be the primary point of contact for the third-party administrator, the commission, the Department of Transportation, and the Legislature.

(c) (1) The department shall establish a broadband advisory committee to monitor the construction and establishment of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network.

(2) The broadband advisory committee shall comprise all of the following members:

(A) A representative of the commission.

(B) A representative of the department.

(C) A representative of the Department of Transportation.

(D) A representative of the Department of Finance.

(E) A representative of the Government Operations Agency.

(F) Two ex officio members, who shall be members of the Assembly and be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. These ex officio members shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the Assembly.

(G) Two ex officio members, who shall be members of the Senate and be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. These ex officio members shall serve at the pleasure of the Senate Committee on Rules.

(H) A city, county, or city and county elected government official, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. This member shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the Assembly.

(I) A city, county, or city and county elected government official, who shall be appointed by the Senate Rules Committee. This member shall serve at the pleasure of the Senate Rules Committee.

(3) The representative of the department shall chair the broadband advisory committee.

(d) The broadband advisory committee shall meet no less often than monthly for the first 12 months following the effective date of this section, and shall meet quarterly thereafter.

(e) The third-party administrator shall seek policy advice from the broadband advisory committee.

(f) (1) On or before March 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the office, in consultation with the department and the Department of Finance, shall report to both budget committees of the Legislature all of the following:

(A) The total length of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network.

(B) The length of the portion of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network constructed in the preceding year, by quarter.

(C) The number of internet service providers using the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network.

(D) The number of households projected to connect to the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network.

(E) The total expenditures for each project, by quarter.

(F) The projected goals for each of the metrics described in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, for the 18 months following the report.

(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.

(g) Upon execution of any contract for the lease, build, or joint-build of any portion of the middle-mile broadband network pursuant to this chapter, the department shall within 60 days update a map on its public internet website to identify those segments of this network that will be built, leased, or jointly built pursuant to those contracts.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 17. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023.)


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(a) The State Middle-Mile Broadband Enterprise Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be subject to this chapter.

(b) All internet services providers, governmental entities, and other users of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network shall pay to the department, or its designee, fees for connection to the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network pursuant to any contract for the maintenance, operation, repair, and expansion of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network. All fees received by the department, or its designee, pursuant to the terms of the contract shall be deposited into the State Middle-Mile Broadband Enterprise Fund.

(c) All revenues payable to the department for activities undertaken by the department for the maintenance, operation, repair, and expansion of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the fund.

(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 13340, until July 1, 2031, funds deposited and maintained under this section are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department for the maintenance, operation, repair, and expansion of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network pursuant to this chapter, and shall not be used for any other purpose.

(2) On or after July 1, 2031, moneys in the fund are available for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the maintenance, operation, repair, and expansion of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network pursuant to this chapter.

(e) (1) Obligations authorized and expenses incurred by the department for the maintenance, operation, repair, and expansion of the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network pursuant to this chapter shall be payable from the fund or any other money lawfully available to the department for these purposes.

(2) The department shall recover all of the costs it incurs for maintaining, operating, repairing, and expanding the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network pursuant to this chapter from the fund established pursuant to this section or any other money lawfully available to the department for these purposes.

(f) The fund shall be separate and distinct from any other fund and moneys administered by the department and any interest earned on the moneys in the fund shall be used solely for purposes of maintaining, operating, repairing, and expanding the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network pursuant to this chapter.

(g) When fixed assets and leasehold interests procured under the authority of this chapter are sold or otherwise disposed of, the revenue from the sale or disposition, including any gain or loss, measured by the difference between book value and selling price, shall be deposited into the fund and available to the department for the purposes of maintaining, operating, repairing, and expanding the statewide open-access middle-mile broadband network. Any remaining revenue from the sale or other disposition of fixed assets procured under the authority of this chapter shall be returned to the General Fund once all obligations of the department are satisfied after the closure of the fund. While any obligation of the department incurred under this chapter remains outstanding and not fully performed or discharged, the rights, powers, duties, and existence of the department shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will adversely affect the interests and rights of the holders of or parties to those obligations.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 84, Sec. 10. (SB 172) Effective July 13, 2026.)


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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The Legislature recognizes the tremendous potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the lives of its citizens and the functioning of government. However, the Legislature also recognizes that the use of AI must be guided by principles of fairness, transparency, privacy, and accountability to ensure that the rights and opportunities of all Californians are protected in the age of artificial intelligence.

(b) The Legislature further recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) enables significant, beneficial uses through its unique capabilities, but GenAI raises novel risks compared to conventional AI across critical areas, including democratic and legal processes, biases and equity, public health and safety, and the economy, and requires measures to address insufficiently guarded governmental systems and unintended or emergent harmful effects from this technology. Additionally, because humans have explicit and implicit biases built into our society, GenAI has the capacity to amplify these biases as it learns from input data. Therefore, it is imperative to consider the implications on Californians of, among other categories, different regions, income, races, ethnicities, gender, ages, religions, abilities, and sexual orientation for all GenAI inputs, outputs, and products for both prioritizing implementations that may promote equity and guarding against bias and other negative impacts.

(c) No individual or group should be discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic in the design, development, deployment, or use of AI systems. The unprecedented speed of innovation and deployment of GenAI technologies necessitates proactive guardrails to protect against potential risks or malicious uses, including, but not limited to, bioterrorism, cyberattacks, disinformation, deception, violation of privacy, and discrimination or bias.

(d) The Legislature affirms the importance of transparency in the use of GenAI systems. The public has the right to know when they are interacting with GenAI being used by the state and to have an accessible identification of that interaction.

(e) The Legislature recognizes that the use of GenAI systems must be consistent with the protection of privacy and civil liberties and must be guided by a commitment to equity and social justice. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this legislation that all GenAI systems be designed and deployed in a manner that is consistent with state and federal laws and regulations regarding privacy and civil liberties and minimizes bias and promotes equitable outcomes for all Californians.

(f) This act, in addition to the 2022 White House Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, executive guidance from the governor, statutory or regulatory requirements, and evolving best practices should guide the decisionmaking of state agencies, departments, and subdivisions in the review, adoption, management, governance, and regulations of automated decisionmaking technologies.

(g) Public-private cross-sectional partnerships should be established to train students to meet the GenAI workforce development needs of the state, including providing instruction on AI and related ethical, privacy, and security considerations while advancing research on best practices. Further, there is the need for the state to recruit, retain, and train GenAI professionals in certain state jobs, and agencies should collaborate to facilitate a pipeline and infrastructure to accomplish that goal.

(h) State agencies, departments, and boards should utilize their authority to protect consumers, patients, passengers, and students from fraud, discrimination, and threats to privacy and to address other risks that may arise from the use of GenAI, including risks to financial stability. State agencies, departments, and boards should consider rulemaking and emphasize or clarify if existing regulations and guidance apply to GenAI or other automated decisionmaking systems.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 928, Sec. 2. (SB 896) Effective January 1, 2025.)

path: 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA > 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT > 5.9. Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools


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As used in this chapter:

(a) “Artificial intelligence” means an engineered or machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.

(b) “Generative artificial intelligence” or “GenAI” means an artificial intelligence system that can generate derived synthetic content, including text, images, video, and audio that emulates the structure and characteristics of the system’s training data.

(c) “Person” means a natural person.

(d) “Report” means the report to the Governor required by Executive Order No. N-12-23.

chapter: 5.9. Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools


text:
(a) The Department of Technology, under the guidance of the Government Operations Agency, the Office of Data and Innovation, and the Department of Human Resources, shall update the report, as needed, to respond to significant developments and shall, as appropriate, consult with academia, industry experts, and organizations that represent state exclusive employee representatives.

(b) (1) The Office of Emergency Services shall, as appropriate, perform a risk analysis of potential threats posed by the use of GenAI to California’s critical infrastructure, including those that could lead to mass casualty events.

(2) The analysis required by paragraph (1) shall be provided to the Governor, and, if appropriate, shall include recommendations reflecting changes to artificial intelligence technology, its applications, and risk management, including further private actions, administrative actions, and collaboration with the Legislature to guard against potential threats and vulnerabilities.

(3) A high-level summary of the analysis required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted annually to the Legislature.

(c) Any state agency or department shall consider procurement and enterprise use opportunities in which GenAI can improve the efficiency, effectiveness, accessibility, and equity of government operations consistent with the Government Operations Agency, the Department of General Services, and the Department of Technology’s policies for public sector GenAI procurement.

(d) Legal counsel for any state agency or department shall consider any potential impact of GenAI on regulatory issues under the respective agency’s or department’s authority and recommend necessary updates, if appropriate, as a result of this evolving technology.


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A state agency or department that utilizes GenAI to directly communicate with a person regarding government services and benefits shall ensure that those communications include both of the following:

(a) A disclaimer that indicates to the person that the communication was generated by GenAI.

(1) For written communications involving physical and digital media, including letters, email, and other occasional messages, the disclaimer shall appear prominently at the start of each communication.

(2) For written communications involving continuous online interactions, including interactions with chatbots, the disclaimer shall be prominently displayed throughout the interaction.

(3) For audio communications, the disclaimer shall be provided verbally at the start and end of the interaction.

(4) For video communications, the disclaimer shall be prominently displayed throughout the interaction.

(b) Information, or a link to an internet website containing information, describing how the person may contact a human employee of the state agency or department.


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(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:

(1) Director of Finance.

(2) Secretary of Transportation.

(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.

(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.

(5) Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.

(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.

(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.

(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.

(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.

(12) Secretary of Government Operations.

(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 28. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 29 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 28.)

chapter: 6. Statutory Salary Equalization Plan

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions

path: 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA > 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT > 6. Statutory Salary Equalization Plan > 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text:
(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:

(1) Director of Finance.

(2) Secretary of Transportation.

(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.

(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.

(5) Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness.

(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.

(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.

(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.

(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.

(12) Secretary of Government Operations.

(13) Secretary of Business and Consumer Services.

(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 28) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 29. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


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(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of eighty-five thousand four hundred two dollars ($85,402) shall be paid to each of the following:

(1) Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation.

(2) Director of Transportation.

(3) Real Estate Commissioner.

(4) Director of Social Services.

(5) Director of Water Resources.

(6) Director of General Services.

(7) Director of Motor Vehicles.

(8) Executive Officer of the Franchise Tax Board.

(9) Director of Employment Development.

(10) Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

(11) Director of Housing and Community Development.

(12) Director of Alcohol and Drug Programs.

(13) Director of Statewide Health Planning and Development.

(14) Director of the Department of Human Resources.

(15) Director of Health Care Services.

(16) Director of State Hospitals.

(17) Director of Developmental Services.

(18) State Public Defender.

(19) Director of the California State Lottery.

(20) Director of Fish and Wildlife.

(21) Director of Parks and Recreation.

(22) Director of Rehabilitation.

(23) Director of the Office of Administrative Law.

(24) Director of Consumer Affairs.

(25) Director of Forestry and Fire Protection.

(26) The Inspector General pursuant to Section 6125 of the Penal Code.

(27) Director of Child Support Services.

(28) Director of Industrial Relations.

(29) Director of Toxic Substances Control.

(30) Director of Pesticide Regulation.

(31) Director of Managed Health Care.

(32) Director of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

(33) Director of California Bay-Delta Authority.

(34) Director of California Conservation Corps.

(35) Director of Technology.

(36) Director of Emergency Services.

(37) Director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety.

(38) Director of Cannabis Control.

(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 56, Sec. 11. (AB 195) Effective June 30, 2022.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


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(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of eighty-one thousand six hundred thirty-five dollars ($81,635) shall be paid to each of the following:

(1) Chairperson of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.

(2) Chairperson of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

(3) Chairperson of the Fair Political Practices Commission.

(4) Chairperson of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(5) Chairperson of the Public Employment Relations Board.

(6) Chairperson of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.

(7) Chairperson of the State Water Resources Control Board.

(8) Chairperson of the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel.

(b) (1) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(2) In addition to the annual increase provided in paragraph (1), the chairperson of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall receive an annual salary increase of 5 percent in each of the 2025–26, 2026–27, and 2027–28 fiscal years.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is subject to Section 11565.5.

(d) This section shall be operative on July 1, 2019.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 83, Sec. 1. (SB 171) Effective July 13, 2026.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text:
(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of seventy-nine thousand one hundred twenty-two dollars ($79,122) shall be paid to the following:

(1) Member of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

(2) Member of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(3) Member of the Public Utilities Commission.

(4) Member of the Public Employment Relations Board.

(5) Member of the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.

(6) Member of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.

(7) Member of the State Water Resources Control Board.

(8) Member of the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel.

(b) (1) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general cost-of-living salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(2) In addition to the annual increase provided in paragraph (1), the members of the Public Utilities Commission shall receive an annual salary increase of 5 percent in each of the 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24 fiscal years.

(3) In addition to the annual increase provided in paragraph (1), the members of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall receive an annual salary increase of 5 percent in each of the 2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26 fiscal years.

(4) Operative July 1, 2027, the vice chair of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall receive an annual salary that is at the midpoint between the annual salary of the other commission members and that of the chairperson.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is subject to Section 11565.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 81, Sec. 1. (SB 168) Effective July 13, 2026.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text:
(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of seventy-five thousand three hundred fifty-four dollars ($75,354) shall be paid to each of the following:

(1) Director of Conservation.

(2) Director of Community Services and Development.

(3) State Architect.

(4) Director of Fair Employment and Housing.

(5) Director of the California Department of Aging.

(6) State Fire Marshal.

(7) Director of Boating and Waterways.

(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 372, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2009.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text: Effective July 1, 2007, an annual salary of two hundred twenty-two thousand dollars ($222,000) shall be paid to the State Public Health Officer. The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 241, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 37 of Ch. 241.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text:
(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of seventy-one thousand five hundred eighty-seven dollars ($71,587) shall be paid to the following:

(1) Chairperson of the Board of Parole Hearings.

(2) Chairperson of the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board.

(3) Chairperson of the Board of Juvenile Hearings.

(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase is subject to Section 19825.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 5. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text:
(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of sixty-nine thousand seventy-six dollars ($69,076) shall be paid to each of the following:

(1) Commissioner of the Board of Parole Hearings.

(2) Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board.

(3) Commissioner of the Board of Juvenile Hearings.

(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase is subject to Section 19825.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 6. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text: An annual salary of twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars ($25,500) shall be paid to each member of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1335, Sec. 3.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text:
(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of twenty-five thousand one hundred eighteen dollars ($25,118) shall be paid to each member of the State Personnel Board.

(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase is subject to Section 11565.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 142, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2008.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text:
(a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of twenty-five thousand one hundred eighteen dollars ($25,118) shall be paid to each member of the State Air Resources Board and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, if each member devotes a minimum of 60 hours per month to state board work. The salary shall be reduced proportionately if less than 60 hours per month is devoted to state board work.

(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase is subject to Section 11565.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 366, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a member of a board, commission, committee, or similarly constituted body created by executive order or statute, is authorized to receive a per diem salary or allowance in excess of expenses incurred by the member, that rate shall be established at one hundred dollars ($100) per day unless a higher rate is provided by statute. This section shall not apply to those boards or commissions provided an annual salary in this chapter, nor to the board specified in Section 1150 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 462, Sec. 1.)

article: 1. Salaries of Specified Positions


text: If the salary specified in Article 1 (commencing with Section 11550) for any particular position is greater than the salary which the incumbent is receiving on the date when this chapter takes effect, he or she shall receive the higher amount from and after the first day of the month immediately following such effective date.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 100.)

article: 2. Application of Salary Provisions

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text: Notwithstanding Sections 11553, 11553.5, 11563.7, and 11564, with respect to any salary increase made after January 1, 1997, for nonelected members of state boards and commissions specified in Sections 11553, 11553.5, 11563.7, and 11564, the annual compensation provided by these sections shall not automatically increase but may be increased in any fiscal year in which there is a general increase in the salary ranges and rates for state civil service classifications. The amount of the increase, as determined by the Department of Human Resources and subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, shall not exceed the percentage of the general increase in the salary rates and ranges for classifications provided during that fiscal year for state employees designated as managerial.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 323, Sec. 3. (SB 102) Effective September 22, 2015.)

article: 2. Application of Salary Provisions


text: If the salary specified in Article 1 (commencing with Section 11550) for any particular position is less than the salary which the incumbent is receiving on the date when this chapter takes effect, he or she shall continue to receive the higher amount and the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 11550) shall not become operative until a new appointment is made for the position.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 101.)

article: 2. Application of Salary Provisions


text: If any constitutional provision prevents an increase in the salary during the term of office of a position for which an increase is provided by this chapter, such increase shall become operative with the commencement of the next succeeding term of office of such position.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1613.)

article: 2. Application of Salary Provisions


text: The provisions of this chapter shall not be superseded or modified by any subsequent legislation except to the extent that such legislation shall do so expressly.

article: 2. Application of Salary Provisions


text:
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this chapter or of any statute specifying the salary to be paid to any state officer, in any fiscal year for which the Legislature appropriates additional funds to augment the salaries paid to state officers whose salaries are specified by statute, each such statutory salary for that fiscal year shall be the amount so specified plus an amount which constitutes an equal percentage increase for each officer. No such increase shall be paid to any officer whose salary is subject to Section 68203 of the Government Code. If any constitutional provision prevents an increase during the term of office of a position, the increase shall not become operative as to that position before the commencement of the next succeeding term of office, as provided in Section 11567.

The secretaries and other personnel of the Governor appointed pursuant to Section 12001 shall be regarded as state officers for purposes of determining the salaries of state officers pursuant to this section and the Governor may fix the salary of each person at an amount not to exceed the maximum for such position set forth in Section 12001 plus a percentage equal to the increase authorized for statutory salaries under this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 142, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2008.)

article: 2. Application of Salary Provisions


text:
(a) The Information Technology Innovation Council is hereby established in state government.

(b) The council shall be composed of the following members:

(1) Two representatives from the Governor’s office.

(2) Two agency secretaries, appointed by the Governor.

(3) The chief information officer of the state.

(4) The Director of Finance.

(5) A Member of the Assembly, designated by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(6) A Member of the Senate, designated by the Senate Committee on Rules.

(c) The council shall meet at least quarterly.

(d) The Governor shall appoint a member of the council as its chairperson.

(e) Council members who are Members of the Legislature shall perform the duties of council members to the extent that those duties are not inconsistent with their duties as Members of the Legislature.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 608, Sec. 2. Effective September 24, 2000.)

path: 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA > 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT > 7.2. Information Technology Innovation Grants Program


text:
(a) (1) No later than three months from the date of the enactment of the 2000–01 Budget Act, the Department of Finance and the Department of Information Technology, jointly, shall promulgate guidelines for grant applications under this chapter, and create a standard application form, to be distributed to state agencies.

(2) The departments shall jointly review and revise, as necessary, the guidelines and application form no later than September 1 of each subsequent year.

(b) (1) A state agency may submit to the Department of Information Technology an application for funding for a proposed information technology innovation project, which shall include all of the following:

(A) A description of the proposed project.

(B) A detailed justification for the proposed project.

(C) A long-range plan for the use of the proposed new information technology innovation.

(D) A detailed explanation of how, if applicable, the proposed new information technology will improve the delivery of governmental services to the public.

(E) A detailed explanation of how the proposed information technology will be integrated with existing program service delivery methodologies.

(F) The estimated costs for development and implementation of the project and anticipated ongoing costs beyond the grant period.

(G) An implementation schedule for a funded project.

(H) A description of what efforts, if any, were made to share the cost of the project with other departments that use similar information technology or have similar program needs.

(I) A description of any business process reengineering efforts planned or conducted in support of the project.

(2) The Department of Information Technology shall review applications submitted pursuant to this section to confirm that each is in the form required by, and complies with, the guidelines promulgated pursuant to subdivision (a), and shall forward them to the Information Technology Innovation Council.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, an “information technology innovation project” or “project” means an information technology project that satisfies one or more of the following criteria:

(1) Maximizes customer satisfaction.

(2) Encourages or increases access to services.

(3) Has interagency or statewide participation.

(4) Demonstrates breakthrough improvements in business efficiency.

(5) Results in information technology capabilities that are transferable to multiple agencies.

(6) Provides a demonstration of a technology’s capabilities within the context of state programs.

(7) Combines multiple technologies in ways that improve state functions.

chapter: 7.2. Information Technology Innovation Grants Program


text:
(a) The Information Technology Innovation Council shall evaluate competing project applications based on the guidelines established pursuant to Section 13161, and shall make recommendations to the Department of Finance and the Department of Information Technology based on those evaluations. The council may rank its recommendations in order of priority.

(b) The Department of Finance shall award grants from funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act for the purposes of this chapter, according to the recommendations made pursuant to subdivision (a). The grants shall be awarded only for the projects recommended by the council and only in the amounts recommended by the council.

(c) A grant made pursuant to this section shall be in an amount that ensures implementation of a project for a maximum of three years.

(d) Funding for a proposed project shall be limited to the amount of the grant provided pursuant to this section. Any additional funding necessary for expanding the scope of a project shall be requested as part of the implementing agency’s annual budget development process.


text:
(a) No grant approved under this chapter may be funded sooner than 30 days after written notice is provided by the Department of Finance to the Chair of the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, and the chairs of the relevant policy committees in the Senate and the Assembly.

(b) The notification provided pursuant to this section shall include all of the following:

(1) A brief description of the grant proposal.

(2) The estimated cost of the proposed project.

(3) A description of improved service delivery or other project goals that are estimated to result from the proposed project.

(4) An implementation schedule for the proposed project.


text:
(a) The Department of Finance shall provide funding for an outside vendor to conduct an independent evaluation of projects implemented pursuant to this chapter, and report these findings at least annually to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, and the chairs of the relevant policy committees in the Senate and the Assembly.

(b) The Department of Finance shall provide quarterly reports to the chairs of the legislative committees described in subdivision (a), listing the allocations made from the Information Technology Innovation Fund, and identifying the department, the project, and the amount for each allocation.

(c) The Department of Information Technology, in cooperation with the Department of Finance, shall provide, on or before January 1 of each year, to the chairs of the legislative committees described in subdivision (a), a report summarizing the results of the funded projects. The report shall describe all of the following for each funded project:

(1) The project’s purpose.

(2) The project’s expected and actual accomplishments.

(3) The actual costs of the project.

(4) The results of any independent review of the project.

(5) The future next steps, if any, for the project.


text: This chapter shall not apply to the University of California, the California State University, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, community college districts, or the judicial or legislative branches of state government.


text: Funding for this chapter shall be subject to appropriations made for that purpose in the annual Budget Act.


text:
For purposes of this chapter, all of the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Employment social enterprise” has the same meaning as in Section 14005 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.

(b) “Program” means the California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise Program created pursuant to, and administered in accordance with, this chapter.

(c) “CalOSBA” or “office” means the California Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

(d) “Director” means the Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate.

(e) “Fiscal agent” means an organization with a mission that includes grantmaking to support economic empowerment of employment social enterprises and that is capable of online and mobile application development, customer support, document validation, impact analysis, grant agreements, and awards disbursement, as well as marketing, engagement, and strategic partnerships with a network of employment social enterprises for implementation.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 68, Sec. 4. (SB 193) Effective June 30, 2022.)

path: 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA > 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT > 7.3. California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Program


text:
(a) (1) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, CalOSBA shall establish the California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Program pursuant to this chapter.

(2) In order to accelerate economic mobility and inclusion for individuals that experience employment barriers, the purpose of the program shall be to provide financial assistance and technical assistance to employment social enterprises.

(b) (1) The office shall administer the program to support employment social enterprises in the state through grants disbursed by one or more fiscal agents.

(2) The office shall designate at least one fiscal agent to administer the program in accordance with Sections 11788.2 and 11788.3.

(3) In implementing the program, the office or fiscal agents shall consult with local, regional, federal, and other state public and private entities that share a similar mission to support the needs of employment social enterprises in the state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 19. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023.)

chapter: 7.3. California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Program


text:
(a) (1) A fiscal agent shall award one-time grants to employment social enterprises through a competitive grant process developed by the office or the fiscal agents.

(2) Grants awarded pursuant to this subdivision shall be of sufficient size and scope to enable the employment social enterprise to build their capacity to generate revenue and provide jobs, training, and support to employees, develop data and learning systems, or replicate or expand within their community or to other California communities. However, each grant shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).

(3) Employment social enterprises that satisfy the following shall be given preference in the competitive grant process:

(A) Are located in regions of the state with characteristics like those of the Inland Empire and the Central Valley.

(B) Are led by people with lived experience, including, but not limited to, having been incarcerated, homeless, or engaged in substance misuse.

(b) (1) Each grant shall be accompanied by technical assistance provided by a fiscal agent. The value of technical assistance provided to each grantee shall be up to 30 percent of the grant amount awarded to the grantee. The technical assistance provided shall be in addition to the grant amount awarded in subdivision (a).

(2) Technical assistance shall be provided for the duration of the grant period for purposes of growing employment social enterprises and underserved small business groups that are facing capital and opportunity gaps. The technical assistance offered by a fiscal agent to an employment social enterprise shall consist of evaluating the readiness of an employment social enterprise for sustainable growth across five areas: business model, program model, fundraising, operations, and human capital.

(c) The fiscal agent is authorized to use only up to 10 percent of moneys received under this chapter for costs incurred for program administration.


text:
A fiscal agent shall be eligible to be designated by the office if the office determines that the fiscal agent meets all of the following criteria:

(a) The fiscal agent is able to connect state and local agencies, including, but not limited to, agencies in the workforce, social and health services, homelessness, and justice systems to better serve high-barrier populations and ensure greater system collaboration.

(b) The fiscal agent provides information describing the transparent, competitive process by which it will select employment social enterprises to receive the one-time grants. The process shall require employment social enterprises to have a demonstrated track record of achieving specific outcomes related to economic inclusion, stability, and mobility that meets the following criteria:

(1) A clear and strong business model that demonstrates revenue growth and potential for further growth and scale.

(2) A comprehensive and data-driven program model that supports a quality employment social enterprise job that prioritizes long-term outcomes for its employees and demonstrates strong results.

(3) Strong leadership that presents a vision for the employment social enterprise that encompasses realistic growth, expansion, and deepening impact and demonstrates commitment to racial equality in the employment social enterprise.

(4) It is in a stable financial position, and possesses the capacity to work with a small business technical assistance center and to implement recommendations that are offered by a small business technical assistance center.


text:
The office shall evaluate eligible fiscal agents, as described in Section 11788.2, based upon the following factors:

(a) The proposed use of the requested funding, including the specificity, measurability, and ability of the fiscal agent to document and achieve the goals and objectives identified in its application.

(b) The proposed management strategy of the fiscal agent to achieve the goals and objectives identified in its application.

(c) The fiscal agent’s ability to complement and leverage the work of other local, state, federal, and nonprofit or private business technical assistance resource providers.

(d) The fiscal agent’s historical performance with private funding sources and the strength of its fiscal controls.


text:
(a) Upon approval of a grant award pursuant to this article, the office shall issue a notice to the fiscal agent that includes all of the following:

(1) The amount of the award.

(2) A requirement that the fiscal agent periodically provide a performance report that includes all of the following information:

(A) The number of employment social enterprises consulted and trained.

(B) The amount of funds awarded to employment social enterprises.

(C) The size of employment social enterprises assisted based upon the number of employees at the time that those businesses were assisted, as reported by those assisted businesses, categorized based upon the size of the assisted business, as determined by the office.

(D) The city and county in which any assisted employment social enterprises are located.

(E) A narrative description of the system collaboration with state and local government agencies that the small business technical assistance center has developed to better serve people breaking through barriers to employment.

(F) Industry sectors of the employment social enterprises assisted, as reported by those businesses.

(G) A narrative description of how the funds awarded were used to expand services to employment social enterprises and to help employment social enterprises to expand, facilitate investment, and create jobs in California, including in rural communities, low-income communities, and disaster-impacted areas included in a state or federal emergency declaration or proclamation.

(H) The demographics of employment social enterprise leaders supported, including their race.

(I) The number of jobs created.

(J) The number of individuals employed and the demographics of social enterprise employees, including race and gender.

(3) A requirement that the fiscal agents periodically provide a financial report that includes all of the following information:

(A) The name of any business consultant employed.

(B) The hourly rates of any business consultant employed.

(C) The cost of employment social enterprise training.

(D) The cost of administration and marketing.

(E) The duration of the assistance provided by the fiscal agents.

(F) The start date of the assistance provided by the fiscal agents.

(b) Each fiscal agent shall accept the performance and financial reporting requirements in this section as a condition of being designated as a fiscal agent.

(c) No more than 60 days following the completion of an agreement term pursuant to this chapter, a fiscal agent shall provide a final written performance and financial report to the office consistent with the requirements of this section.


text:
(a) There is in the Department of Justice the Hawkins Data Center.

(b) The data center shall be under the supervision of a data center director who shall be appointed by the Attorney General pursuant to civil service. The data center director shall be responsible for the efficient and effective management and operation of the data center.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 45, Sec. 2. Effective May 20, 2002.)

chapter: 7.5. State Data Centers

article: 1. Hawkins Data Center

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text: This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Performance and Results Act of 1993.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 641, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1993.)

article: 1. General Provisions

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text:
The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a) The Legislature has an interest in improving the delivery of governmental services through the use of strategic planning and performance measurement.

(b) Strategic plans and budget contracts will provide managerial accountability and flexibility to state agencies and departments that participate in a performance budgeting pilot program.

chapter: 8. The Performance and Results Act of 1993

article: 1. General Provisions


text: This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the State Government Strategic Planning and Performance and Review Act.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 779, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 1994.)

article: 1. General Provisions

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text:
The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a) Waste and inefficiency in state government undermine the confidence of Californians in government and reduces the state government’s ability to adequately address vital public needs.

(b) State government, in many instances, is a morass of bureaucratic red tape and regulations that ultimately stifle economic revitalization and further alienate the people the agencies were created to serve.

(c) Legislative policymaking, spending decisions, and program oversight are seriously handicapped by insufficient attention to program performance and results.

(d) Many of the basic components of performance-based government are missing from day-to-day operations in state government. These include strategic planning, performance measurement, management information systems, performance budget contracts, and management flexibility.

(e) The tremendous success of performance reviews in Texas and other states serve as excellent performance-based models of government for California state government.

(f) A performance review of California state government could identify ways to reduce state spending through more efficient and effective operations and programs, without reducing services to residents.

(g) A performance review of California state government could challenge and question the basic assumptions underlying all state agencies and the programs and services offered by the state in order to identify those that are vital to the best interests of the people of the state and those that no longer meet that goal.

(h) The Legislature authorized implementation of performance budgeting pilot projects in Chapter 641 of the Statutes of 1993, which added Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 11800).

(i) Strategic planning is a prerequisite for effective performance reviews and effective performance budgeting.

article: 2. Findings and Declarations

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text: Each agency, department, office, or commission for which strategic planning efforts are recommended pursuant to Section 11815 shall develop a strategic plan and shall report to the Governor and to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by April 1, 1995, and by each April 1 thereafter on the steps being taken to develop and adopt a strategic plan. This report shall include a description of the elements to be included in the strategic plan, the process for developing and adopting the strategic plan, and a timetable for the plan’s completion. In developing its strategic plan each agency, department, office, or commission shall consult with at least the following affected parties: employee organizations, the Legislature, client groups served, suppliers, and contractors. The report shall also identify the steps being taken to develop performance measures that could be used for a performance budgeting system or a performance review.

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text: It is the intent of the Legislature that strategic plans developed pursuant to Section 11816 form the basis for conducting performance reviews pursuant to this article or for the implementation of performance budgeting systems pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 11800).

chapter: 8.1. State Government Strategic Planning and Performance Review Act

article: 3. Strategic Planning and Performance Reviews


text:
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The current regulatory responsibility for medical services is spread among many governmental entities including all of the following:

(1) The Medical Board of California.

(2) The Department of Managed Health Care.

(3) The State Department of Health Care Services.

(b) This overlapping jurisdiction has resulted in multiple and duplicative audits of many physician offices, additional expense and hiring of additional staff to respond to duplicate requests for medical records, and the review of confidential medical records by a growing number of governmental entities.

(c) In the interest of reducing the number of separate times various public and private agencies review confidential medical records, streamlining the regulatory process, and reducing the redundant reviews of the offices of physicians, it is the intent of the Legislature to coordinate, to the extent feasible, as many of these regulatory functions as possible.

(d) In addition to government audits of physician offices, numerous private entities also conduct reviews of physician offices.

(e) It is in the public interest to achieve ultimately a uniform system of private and public auditing of physician offices and, thus, streamline the process as much as possible.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 190, Sec. 62. (AB 1517) Effective January 1, 2016.)

chapter: 9. Health Care Audits

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text: This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) Act.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 28, Sec. 9. (SB 854) Effective June 20, 2014.)

article: 1. General Provisions

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text:
For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Accounting book of record” means the central accounts maintained by the Controller and used in the preparation of financial statements, including the annual comprehensive financial report issued pursuant to Section 12460.

(b) “Approved FISCal Project documents” means any Special Project Report approved by the Department of Technology, or its successor agency, for the FISCal, as may be amended, augmented, or changed by any subsequent approved Special Project Report or legislative action.

(c) “Cost or costs of the system” means all costs related to the acquisition, design, development, installation, deployment, and other related costs of the system, including, but not limited to, software, hardware, licenses, upgrades, training, facilities, contractors, and staff.

(d) “Cost allocation plan” means the plan described in Section 11874.

(e) “Deferred departments” means departments and agencies that are extended a delayed implementation date pursuant to the department’s plan.

(f) “Department” means the Department of FISCal established pursuant to Section 11890.

(g) “Director” means the Director of FISCal appointed pursuant to Section 11894.

(h) “Exempt departments” means departments or agencies not required to implement FISCal but that will interface pursuant to the department’s plan.

(i) “FISCal” means the Financial Information System for California.

(j) “FISCal Consolidated Payment Fund” means the fund created pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11872.

(k) “FISCal Internal Services Fund” means the fund created pursuant to Section 11870.

(l) “Interface” means to communicate or interoperate with the system.

(m) “Partner agencies” means the Department of Finance, the Controller, the Department of General Services, and the Treasurer.

(n) “Partner staff” means specified employees or contractors of the Department of Finance, the Controller’s office, the Department of General Services, or the Treasurer’s office who are assigned to work on FISCal activities such as the maintenance, operations, and support of the FISCal system and who are issued a department email account.

(o) “State departments and agencies” means all state offices, officers, departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions, organizations, or agencies, claims against which are paid by warrants drawn by the Controller, and whose financial activities are reported in the annual financial statement of the state or are included in the annual Governor’s Budget, including, but not limited to, the California State University, the University of California, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.

(p) “System” means a single integrated financial management system for the state that encompasses the management of resources and dollars as described in the approved FISCal Project documents and includes the information required by Section 11862.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 198, Sec. 12. (SB 152) Effective September 13, 2023.)

chapter: 10. The Financial Information System for California (FISCal)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
The Legislature intends that the system meet all of the following objectives:

(a) Replace the state’s aging legacy financial management systems and eliminate fragmented and diverse reporting by implementing standardized financial management processes and systems across all departments and control agencies. For purposes of this subdivision, “financial management” means accounting, budgeting, cash management, asset accounting, vendor management, and procurement.

(b) Increase competition by promoting business opportunities through the use of electronic bidding, online vendor interaction, and automated vendor functions.

(c) Maintain a central source for financial management data to reduce the time and expense of vendors, departments, and agencies collecting, maintaining, and reconciling redundant data.

(d) Increase investment returns through timely and accurate monitoring of cash balances, cashflow forecasting, and timing of receipts and disbursements.

(e) Improve fiscal controls and support better decisionmaking by state managers and the Legislature by enhancing the quality, timeliness, consistency, and accessibility of financial management information through the use of powerful data access tools, standardized data, and financial management reports.

(f) Improve access and transparency of California’s financial management information allowing the implementation of increased auditing, compliance reporting, and fiscal accountability while sharing information between the public, the Legislature, external stakeholders, state, federal, and local agencies.

(g) Automate manual processes, to the extent that automation is feasible, by providing the ability to electronically receive and submit financial management documents and data between agencies, departments, banks, vendors, and other government entities.

(h) Provide online access to financial management information resulting in a reduction of payment or approval inquiries, or both.

(i) Improve the state’s ability to preserve, access, and analyze historical financial management information to reduce the workload required to research and prepare this information.

(j) Enable the state to more quickly implement, track, and report on changes to financial management processes and systems to accommodate new information such as statutory changes and performance information.

(k) Reduce the time, workload, and costs associated with capturing and projecting revenues, expenditures, and program needs for multiple years and scenarios, and for tracking, reporting, and responding to legislative actions.

(l) Track purchase volumes and costs by vendor and commodity code or service code to increase strategic sourcing opportunities, reduce purchase prices, and capture total state spending data.

(m) Reduce procurement cycle time by automating purchasing authority limits and approval dependencies, and easing access to goods and services available from existing sources, including, but not limited to, using leveraged procurement agreements.

(n) Streamline the accounts receivable collections process and allow for offset capability which will provide the ability for increased cash collection.

(o) Streamline the payment process and allow for faster vendor payments that will reduce late payment penalty fees paid by the state.

(p) Improve role-based security and workflow authorization by capturing near real-time data from the state’s human resources system of record.

(q) Implement a stable and secure information technology infrastructure.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 17. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, and to the extent feasible as determined by the department in consultation with the Department of Finance and the Department of Technology, state departments and agencies shall use the system.

(b) The system’s project objectives, as identified in Sections 11854 and 11862, for purposes of reporting pursuant to Section 11546, are determined to be complete as of July 1, 2022. Therefore, no further reporting pursuant to Section 11546 on system development, implementation, enhancement, maintenance and operations, security, or related workload is required.

(c) The department shall create and maintain a plan or roadmap pursuant to Section 11865.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 84, Sec. 11. (SB 172) Effective July 13, 2026.)

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text:
(a) To serve the best interest of the state by optimizing the financial business management of the state, the partner agencies shall collaboratively develop enhancements to the system, utilize the system, and assist the department to maintain the system. This effort shall ensure best business practices by embracing opportunities to reengineer the state’s business processes and shall encompass the management of resources and funds in the areas of budgeting, accounting, procurement, cash management, financial management, financial reporting, cost accounting, asset accounting, project accounting, and grant accounting.

(b) State departments and agencies shall use the system, or, upon approval from the department in consultation with the Department of Finance and the Department of Technology, a department or agency may interface its departmental system with the system. The system is intended to replace any existing central or departmental systems duplicative of the functionality of the system.

(c) To facilitate the integration of the state’s accounting book of record by July 1, 2026, to the extent feasible pursuant to the objectives stated in Section 11854, the Controller shall do both of the following:

(1) On or before December 31, 2023, provide the necessary system and interface requirements to the department to perform the accounting functions and produce the financial reports identified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 12460) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2.

(2) On or before December 31, 2023, with FISCal, evaluate and develop a timeline to complete the original scope for the Controller’s accounting book of record functionality. The timeline shall be based on an analysis of the ability to onboard, complete workload, and consider resource constraints. The Controller shall report the findings of this evaluation and updated timeline to the fiscal committees of both houses at the time of budget hearings.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 84, Sec. 12. (SB 172) Effective July 13, 2026.)

article: 2. Ongoing Maintenance and Operation of FISCal


text:
(a) In addition to the requirements set forth in the approved FISCal project documents, the system shall include a state transparency component that allows the public to have access to information regarding General Fund, special fund, federal fund, and other nongovernmental cost fund expenditure data using an internet website.

(b) This section does not require the disclosure of information deemed confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under state or federal law.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 21. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)


text:
(a) On or before October 31, 2023, and annually thereafter on or before October 31, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, that includes all of the following:

(1) An executive summary and overview of the system’s status.

(2) An overview of the system’s history.

(3) Significant events of the system within the current reporting period.

(4) An overview of change management activities and stakeholder engagement for any new departments onboarding to the system.

(5) A discussion of lessons learned and best practices that will be incorporated into future changes in the management of the system.

(6) A description of any significant software customization, including the reason for the customization, if any customization was granted.

(7) The date on which state departments and agencies submit year-end reports to the Controller.

(8) The number of trainings held at the department and a list of state departments and agencies participating in these trainings.

(9) The number and length of unplanned outages that occurred during normal business hours.

(10) The number of requests for changes to the system by entities that reported concerns with using the system to meet federal requirements and descriptions of the department’s efforts to resolve those concerns.

(11) The recommendations from evaluations performed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 11868.

(b) (1) Commencing October 31, 2023, and biennially thereafter, the department shall report on the status of planning for roadmap activities, as described in Section 11865, including any expenditures made with funds provided by the Department of Finance and the Legislature to support “roadmap” activities pursuant to items 8880-001-0001 and 8880-001-9740 of the annual Budget Act.

(2) This section shall remain operative until the completion of roadmap activities, as described in Section 11865, or until January 1, 2034, whichever is earlier.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 23. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022. Conditionally inoperative on or before January 1, 2034, as prescribed by its own conditions.)


text:
The department shall complete all of the following roadmap activities on or before July 1, 2032, unless otherwise specified:

(a) Ensure the system is technically optimized and secure based on infrastructure, platform, and software industry best practices, whether on-premise technologies, cloud-hosted technologies, or a combination thereof are used.

(b) Onboard the remaining deferred departments by July 1, 2032, or interface pursuant to the department’s plan upon approval from the department in consultation with the Department of Finance and the Department of Technology, and be sufficiently staffed to provide ongoing support and assistance to end users.

(c) Ensure the integrity and security of the state’s financial data.

(d) Support the transition of the state’s accounting book of record from the Controller’s legacy systems to the system pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 11860, including validation work related to the annual comprehensive financial report issued pursuant to Section 12460.

(e) Work with partner agencies to identify and implement additional products, interfaces, and add-ons to the system to enhance business transactions.

(f) Continue to enhance, upgrade, and manage the system to ensure efficient and relevant alignment with the state’s financial management processes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 84, Sec. 13. (SB 172) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
(a) In its independent monitoring of the system, the California State Auditor’s Office shall do, but is not limited to doing, both of the following:

(1) (A) Monitor and report annually to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding the Controller’s progress toward transitioning the state’s accounting book of record from the legacy system utilized by the Controller to the system pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 11860.

(B) This paragraph shall apply only until the successful transition of the accounting book of record to the system.

(2) (A) Monitor and report annually to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding the department’s completion of the activities required by Section 11865, with an emphasis on the activities described in subdivisions (c) and (e) of Section 11865 as top priorities.

(B) This paragraph shall apply only until the successful completion of the roadmap activities described in Section 11865.

(b) The department may contract for quality assurance services to monitor system-related workload, as needed or as determined to be appropriate by the department.

(c) The department shall contract for an annual assessment of the system that determines the ease of use of the system by end users, including control agencies, relative to statutory and policy requirements for accounting, cash management, procurement, and budgeting. The assessment shall include recommendations to the department on process, policy, and system improvements including, but not limited to, changes that would assist departments in submitting timely annual financial statements.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 25. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)


text: The FISCal Internal Services Fund continues in existence in the State Treasury to pay the costs of development, implementation, and other approved costs of the system. All assets, liabilities, and surplus shall remain in the FISCal Internal Services Fund. The Department of Finance shall make the final determination of the budgetary and accounting transactions that are required to carry out this section. Accounts and subaccounts may be created within the FISCal Internal Services Fund as needed. Moneys in the FISCal Internal Services Fund, and its accounts and subaccounts, are available for cashflow borrowing by the General Fund pursuant to Section 16310.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 84. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)

article: 3. Funding and Accounts

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text:
(a) The FISCal Consolidated Payment Fund is created in the State Treasury for the purpose of allowing the Controller to issue consolidated payments, excluding payroll, to any payee, of costs that are chargeable to appropriations made from other funds in the State Treasury, thereby allowing for efficient processing through the system of payments.

(b) The amounts to be disbursed from the FISCal Consolidated Payment Fund shall be transferred by the Controller, from the funds and appropriations otherwise chargeable therewith, to the FISCal Consolidated Payment Fund prior to the time of disbursement. All amounts in the FISCal Consolidated Payment Fund that are derived from abatements, refunds of amounts disbursed, returned warrants, or the cancellation of warrants issued from the FISCal Consolidated Payment Fund shall be returned by the Controller to the funds and appropriations from which the amounts were originally transferred.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 85. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)

article: 3. Funding and Accounts


text:
(a) The department, subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, shall establish and assess fees and a payment schedule for state departments and agencies to pay for the design, development, and implementation of the system. The fees shall be deposited in the FISCal Internal Services Fund.

(b) The department shall submit the cost allocation plan, including the methodology used to develop fees, to the Department of Finance during the state’s annual budget development processes for review and approval. The office shall submit any proposed changes in fees or methodology to the Department of Finance concurrently with budget requests.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 86. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)

article: 3. Funding and Accounts


text:
(a) The department shall require fingerprint images and related information from any department employee, prospective employee, contractor, subcontractor, volunteer, or partner staff whose duties include, or would include, having access to confidential or sensitive information or production data on the network.

(b) The department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for any current or prospective department employee, contractor, subcontractor, and current or prospective Department of Finance partner staff whose duties include, or would include, having access to confidential or sensitive information or production data on the network, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

(c) The Department of General Services shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for any current or prospective Department of General Services partner staff whose duties include, or would include, having access to confidential or sensitive information or production data on the network, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

(d) The Treasurer’s office shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for any current or prospective Treasurer’s office partner staff whose duties include, or would include, having access to confidential or sensitive information or production data on the network, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

(e) The Controller’s office shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for any current or prospective Controller’s office partner staff whose duties include, or would include, having access to confidential or sensitive information or production data on the network, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 198, Sec. 13. (SB 152) Effective September 13, 2023.)

article: 4. Background Check Program

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text:
(a) There is in state government the Department of FISCal.

(b) The Department of FISCal shall be within the Government Operations Agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 27. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)

article: 5. Department of FISCal

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text: The department shall be responsible for the system functionality and shall perform all functions necessary to fulfill the requirements of Section 11865.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 28. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)

article: 5. Department of FISCal


text: The administrative costs, as defined in Section 11270, of the Department of FISCal shall be allocated to and recovered from funds in a manner consistent with Section 11274.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 91. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)

article: 5. Department of FISCal


text: The Director of FISCal shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 29. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)

article: 5. Department of FISCal


text:
(a) The director shall, at least annually, confer with the partner agencies and at least one representative of other agencies utilizing the system to prioritize system enhancements, defects, and workarounds.

(b) The director retains the discretion and ultimate authority on the implementation of changes in the system.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 93. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)

article: 5. Department of FISCal