text:
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Agency” means a community action agency, limited purpose agency, or other organization that qualifies as an eligible entity pursuant to this chapter and that receives financial assistance from the total program funds, as defined in paragraph (2).

(2) “Total program funds” means the federal Community Services Block Grant funds that remain after the amount reserved pursuant to subdivision (c) is set aside.

(3) “Uncapped program” means a program that serves an uncapped area, as defined in Section 12730.

(b) The director shall allocate federal Community Services Block Grant funds consistent with the following principles:

(1) The historic distinction between minimum and nonminimum funded agencies and other eligible entities shall be minimized and eventually eliminated.

(2) After the target allocation point as set forth in subdivision (c) is achieved, allocation adjustments shall treat all agencies equitably and without regard to minimum funding levels.

(3) If federal Community Services Block Grant funding is reduced or increased, funds shall be allocated so as to avoid abrupt changes in current allocations.

(c) For each fiscal year, the director shall first reserve from the annual federal Community Services Block Grant all amounts that federal or state law allows or requires to be set aside for statewide activities consistent with the purposes of the Community Services Block Grant, including, but not limited to, training, technical assistance, monitoring, coordination, and administration.

(d) (1) The goal of this section is to achieve a target allocation point for each agency. The target allocation for each agency, except uncapped program agencies, shall be either two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or the amount the agency received from the 2005 federal Community Services Block Grant award, whichever is greater. The target allocation point for each uncapped program shall be the amount it received from the 2005 federal Community Services Block Grant award. An agency with a target allocation point equal to the amount received from the 2005 federal Community Services Block Grant award shall have its target allocation point further adjusted pursuant to paragraph (6).

(2) The director shall first assign an initial base allocation for each agency, except an uncapped program agency, that shall be equal to either one hundred seventy-three thousand five hundred fifty-six dollars ($173,556) or the amount the agency received from the 2005 federal Community Services Block Grant award, whichever is greater. The director shall assign each uncapped program an initial base allocation that shall be equal to the amount the program received from the 2005 federal Community Services Block Grant award even if it is less than one hundred seventy-three thousand five hundred fifty-six dollars ($173,556).

(3) From the 2007 federal Community Services Block Grant, the director shall begin by allocating the initial base allocation to each agency. If the total program funds available that year are more than the amount required to fulfill the initial base allocation for all agencies, the allocation shall be adjusted pursuant to paragraph (4). If the total program funds available that year are less than the amount required to fulfill the initial base allocation, the allocation shall be adjusted pursuant to paragraph (5).

(4) Commencing with the 2007 federal fiscal year, if there is an increase in total program funds in any federal fiscal year before the target allocation point is achieved, the additional funds shall be allocated as follows:

(A) First, each agency that is not an uncapped program whose prior year allocation was less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall have its allocation increased until each of those agencies reach the target allocation point of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). The allocations to these agencies shall be prioritized initially to the lowest funded agencies to enable their allocations to, as much as the funding increase allows, float up toward the second lowest funded agencies, and then to this collective group of agencies to enable their allocations to float up toward the next lowest funded agencies, and so on until all of these agencies reach the target allocation point of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

(B) Second, once the target allocation point of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) is reached pursuant to subparagraph (A), additional funds shall be allocated proportionately among each of the agencies, including uncapped program agencies whose target allocation point equals the amount the agency received from the 2005 federal Community Services Block Grant award, in order to bring its prior year allocation back up to the target allocation point if it was previously reduced pursuant to paragraph (5).

(C) Third, if there are some total program funds remaining during the same federal fiscal year when the target allocation point for all agencies is reached, the remainder shall be allocated to each agency in an amount that bears the same relationship to the total amount of the remainder as the number of persons living in households at or below the poverty level in each agency’s respective service area bears to the total number of those persons living in the state, as reported in the most recent available decennial census.

(5) Commencing with the 2007 federal fiscal year, if there is a decrease in total program funds in any fiscal year before the target allocation point is reached, the reduction shall be allocated as follows:

(A) First, the reduction shall be subtracted proportionately from the prior years’ allocation of each agency whose initial base allocation was greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

(B) Second, no agency shall have its current year allocation fall below the current year allocation for any other agency when the other agency’s initial base allocation was less than the first agency’s allocation. If the reduction in total program funds is greater than can be absorbed among the agencies whose initial base allocations were greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), the reductions shall also be applied proportionately among any other agencies necessary to maintain this rule.

(C) Until the target allocation point is reached for all agencies, an agency that is not an uncapped program shall not have its current year allocation fall below one hundred seventy-three thousand five hundred fifty-six dollars ($173,556). At the discretion of the director, federal Community Services Block Grant discretionary funds may be used for this purpose.

(6) If a new decennial census is reported before the target allocation point is achieved, the director shall first adjust the relative allocation among each of those agencies whose initial base allocation was equal to the amount it received from the 2005 federal Community Services Block Grant award by the percentage difference of the number of persons living in households at or below the poverty level in each agency’s respective service area as compared to the number of those persons reported in previous decennial census, except that an agency that is not an uncapped program shall not have the adjustment pursuant to this paragraph reduce its current year allocation below the current year allocations of the lowest funded agencies pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4). All allocations made pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5) shall take this census-based adjustment into account.

(e) (1) Commencing with the first federal fiscal year after the target allocation point is reached, increases and decreases in total program funds for each federal fiscal year shall be proportionately allocated among all agencies relative to the prior year’s allocation.

(2) When each decennial census is reported, allocations made pursuant to this subdivision shall also be adjusted by the percentage difference of the number of persons living in households at or below the poverty level in each agency’s respective service area as compared to the number of these persons reported in the previous decennial census, except that an agency that is not an uncapped agency shall not have the adjustment pursuant to this subdivision reduce its current year allocation below two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the allocation formula specified in this section not be used as a formula for other funding distributions.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 6. Community Action Programs


kind: section

code: GOV

text: Subject to Section 12788, community action agencies funded under this article shall coordinate their plans and activities with other eligible entities funded under Articles 7 (commencing with Section 12765) and 8 (commencing with Section 12770) that serve any part of their communities, so that funds are not used to duplicate particular services to the same beneficiaries and plans and policies affecting all grantees under this chapter are shaped, to the extent possible, so as to be equitable and beneficial to all community agencies and the populations they serve.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 866, Sec. 2. (AB 1783) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

division: 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

article: 6. Community Action Programs

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text: A community action agency or eligible entity shall not use any funds received under this article to replace discontinued state or local funding.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

title: 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

chapter: 9. Community Services Block Grant Program

article: 6. Community Action Programs


text: Consistent with Section 1090, no Member of the Legislature, or any state, county, district, judicial district, or city officer or employee who also serves on a tripartite board shall vote on a contract or other matter before a tripartite board, that would have a direct bearing on services to be provided by that member, officer, or employee, or any business or organization which that member, officer, or employee directly represents or that would financially benefit that member, officer, or employee, or the business or organization that the member, officer, or employee directly represents.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 6. Community Action Programs


text: The purpose of this article is to assist migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families to achieve a greater degree of self-sufficiency within or outside the agricultural industry, or both, including, but not limited to: skills training and increasing employment stability; economic development activities that will continue to provide grantees with revenue to provide necessary services to the farmworker poor; and program assistance services, as specified in Section 12767, with highest priority given to the support of program activities with the greatest potential for successfully promoting self-sufficiency.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 3. Effective October 18, 1983. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

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text:
Subject to Section 12788, programs assisted under this article may include projects or activities to do any of the following:

(a) Meet the immediate needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families, such as daycare for children and elderly persons, education, health services, improved housing and sanitation, including the provision and maintenance of emergency and temporary housing and sanitation facilities, legal advice and representation, and consumer training and counseling, and assistance in processing applications for legalization and citizenship.

(b) Promote increased community acceptance of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families.

(c) Equip unskilled migrant and seasonal farmworkers and members of their families, as appropriate, through education, training, and developmental programs to meet the changing demands in agricultural employment brought about by technological advancement and economic exigencies, and to take advantage of opportunities available to improve their well-being and self-sufficiency by gaining regular or permanent employment or by participating in available federally assisted employment or training programs.

(d) Provide such other services as are permissible under Section 12745 with specific focus on the needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 866, Sec. 3. (AB 1783) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 7. Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs


text: Migrant and seasonal farmworker entities funded by the department shall coordinate their plans and activities with other eligible entities funded by the department to avoid duplication of services and to maximize services for all eligible beneficiaries.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)


text:
(a) The purpose of this article is to set aside funds for assisting American Indians and Alaskan Natives residing in off-reservation and reservation areas of this state to achieve a greater degree of self-sufficiency through the principles of community self-help.

(b) Allocation of funds under this article shall be consistent with the sovereign legal status of federally recognized tribes as dependent nations within the United States, consistent with the specific rights accorded other tribes and tribal organizations by the federal government and consistent with the fiduciary responsibilities of the United States government for Indian people.

Tribes shall be entitled to receive a share of the total funds made available pursuant to this article which is commensurate with the number of low-income American Indians and Alaskan Natives residing in their reservation areas.

(c) Off-reservation American Indian programs shall be entitled to receive a share of the total funds made available pursuant to this article which is commensurate with the number of low-income American Indians and Alaskan Natives residing in the off-reservation areas and shall be consistent with and cognizant of the needs of off-reservation American Indians and Alaskan Natives residing in this state.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1436, Sec. 20. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 8. American Indian Programs

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text: These set-aside funds shall be used to implement programs consistent with the purposes of this chapter and as are permissible under Section 12745 with specific focus on the special needs of American Indians and Alaskan Natives and their families.

article: 8. American Indian Programs


text: American Indian entities funded by the department shall be limited to tribes and other Indian organizations in urban or rural off-reservation areas who demonstrate community governance, such as Indian nonprofit organizations, who meet the criteria of eligible entity, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 12730. In a county having a population of over 7,000,000 persons, the County Community Action Agency may serve as the eligible entity if (a) requested to serve in this capacity by a commission composed of representatives of American Indian beneficiaries in that county, and (b) the board of supervisors of the county shares grant allocation authority with an appropriate American Indian entity. American Indian programs funded under this article shall coordinate their plans and activities with other eligible entities funded by the department to avoid duplication of services and to maximize services for eligible beneficiaries.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 8. American Indian Programs


text: American Indian entities funded by the department and operating under authority of this chapter in the prior program year shall have the same protections against defunding, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 12736.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 8. American Indian Programs


text:
(a) “Limited purpose agency” means a private nonprofit organization or public agency which in federal fiscal year 1981 received direct funding under Section 221 or 222 of the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 from Region IX of the Community Services Administration, and has operated continuously as a limited purpose agency since 1981.

(b) Limited purpose agencies shall provide such services as are permissible under Section 12745, with specific focus on training, technical assistance, special support programs, or other activities serving eligible beneficiaries.

(c) Limited purpose agencies which are grantees under this article shall comply with appropriate administrative and fiscal requirements of this chapter as a condition of remaining an entity eligible for funding.

(d) Limited purpose agencies funded by the department and operating under authority of this chapter in the prior program year shall have the same protections against defunding as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 12736.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1436, Sec. 21. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

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text: Limited purpose agencies funded under this article shall coordinate their plans and activities with other eligible entities funded by the department to avoid duplication of services and to maximize services for all eligible beneficiaries.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 9. State Discretionary Fund and Funding of Limited Purpose Agencies


text:
The powers and responsibilities of the department as the state administering agency for the California Community Services Block Grant Program are those necessary to do all of the following:

(a) Ensure that all applicable federal requirements of Subtitle B of Title VI of Public Law 97-35, as amended, are met.

(b) Define and enforce state standards of programmatic performance and fiscal accountability, including, but not limited to, any assurances that the state makes in its state plan.

(c) Promulgate regulations and execute grants and contracts necessary or convenient for the exercise of its responsibilities, powers, and functions under the Community Services Block Grant.

(d) Ensure that the administrative requirements of this program are clear and uniform.

(e) Provide adequate safeguards for the due process rights of eligible entities and beneficiaries.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

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text:
The department shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) Development of an orderly grant application process culminating in a prescribed contract.

(b) Ensuring that eligible entities will have a timely cashflow within the guidelines of the federal Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-453), as amended. The department shall issue to each eligible entity an advance payment at the beginning of the contract period equal to 25 percent of the eligible entity’s total contract amount. Payments thereafter shall be equal to expenditures reported on the eligible entity’s financial progress reports, not to exceed the eligible entity’s total contract amount.

(c) Promulgation of uniform contracts management standards to include:

(1) Standards for fiscal control and fund accounting that do all of the following:

(A) Require new eligible entities to be certified by an accountant prior to receiving financial assistance.

(B) Require periodic financial reporting to the office and an annual audit.

(C) Permit a defined range of flexibility from approved budgets and the use of negotiated indirect costs rates.

(D) For the purpose of administrative expenditures, permit an eligible entity to use funds allocated under this chapter in an amount not to exceed 12 percent of the total operating funds of its community action program.

(E) Limit the use of funds for construction, as required by federal law.

(2) Minimum standards for procurement to prevent conflict of interest or malfeasance.

(3) Standards regarding property that provide that title to property purchased with funds granted under this chapter or with funds formerly granted pursuant to the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Chapter 34 (commencing with Section 2701) of Title 42 of the United States Code) shall vest in the grantee, subject to conditions requiring prudent property management and the provision for disposition of the property among other eligible entities in the event of closeout.

(4) Procedures for the withholding of payments or recovery of moneys where the underlying cost expenditures or obligations claimed by the eligible entity are disallowed.

(5) Standards for termination or reduction of financial assistance to an eligible entity, or revocation of the designation of a community action agency, for failure to comply with this chapter. The department may terminate or reduce any financial assistance provided to an eligible entity under this chapter forthwith, if the department finds there is evidence of fraud or illegal use of funds. The department also may terminate or reduce any financial assistance to an eligible entity, if the department determines that “cause,” as defined in Section 9908(c) of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended, exists and after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the record, subject to review by the secretary consistent with Section 9915 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended.

(d) Promulgation of regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), of Part 1) that are necessary and appropriate for the effective administration of this chapter. At a minimum these regulations shall clearly define all of the following:

(1) The due process rights, including notification, right of appeal, and opportunity for a fair hearing, of eligible entities, and the procedures to be followed in order to guarantee those rights, in cases of denial of refunding, suspension, reduction, or termination of funding, or revocation of designation by the department.

(2) The obligation of eligible entities to provide a fair procedure for clients denied services by eligible entities.

(3) The requirement that community action agencies select tripartite boards that include persons who represent the poor. These regulations shall ensure that democratic procedures are fully operative and may include criteria for tenure, geographic representation, and election procedures.

(e) Establishment of procedures for orderly closeout of terminated entities.

(f) Monitoring and periodic evaluation of eligible entities, using evaluation methods and standards that have been published prior to the evaluation and that provide eligible entities an opportunity to respond to evaluation findings.

(g) Development of standards to ensure compliance by eligible entities with federal and state requirements for public access to records, prohibition of partisan political activities, and nondiscrimination.

(h) Establishment of policies and procedures that ensure freedom of information.

(i) Fostering cooperation among community action agencies, including providing opportunities for community action agencies to work together and publishing a directory, that shall be periodically updated, of all grantees under this program and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Subchapter II (commencing with Section 8621) of Chapter 94 of Title 42 of the United States Code).

(j) Establishment of procedures for the allocation of the funds available pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 12759.

(k) Identification and encouragement of linkages with other state departments, local governments or private groups that oversee programs providing resources for low-income persons in order to coordinate existing efforts to overcome poverty.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 10. State Administrative Agency Powers and Responsibilities


text:
(a) If diminished federal appropriations for the Community Services Block Grant result in California’s share for any fiscal year being reduced by any amount up to 3.5 percent below the amount of the federal appropriation from the prior year, the director shall use the discretionary fund to proportionately restore entities eligible for the Community Services Block Grant to full funding levels.

(b) If diminished federal appropriations for the Community Services Block Grant result in California’s share for any federal fiscal year being reduced by a cumulative amount of 20 percent or more below the amount appropriated in the federal Community Services Block Grant in the 2005 federal fiscal year, the director shall convene the network of agencies receiving grant funds to determine whether changes to the allocation system should be contemplated and referred to the Legislature for consideration.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 11. Authorization and Fund Allocations

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text: The state shall set aside up to 5 percent of the total Community Services Block Grant for discretionary use for special projects, training, technical assistance, and special support programs. Entities eligible to receive these discretionary funds shall include, but not be limited to, limited purpose agencies as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 12775, and community-based nonprofit organizations without tripartite boards.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1436, Sec. 29. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 11. Authorization and Fund Allocations


text: Except as provided in Section 12788, this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit an eligible entity under Article 6 (commencing with Section 12750), Article 7 (commencing with Section 12765), or Article 8 (commencing with Section 12770), from applying for state discretionary funds, provided that no discretionary funding received by the eligible entity shall be used to duplicate services funded pursuant to other provisions of this chapter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 866, Sec. 4. (AB 1783) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)

article: 11. Authorization and Fund Allocations


text:
(a) On and after January 1, 2020, any housing funded pursuant to this chapter shall not be rented, sold, or subleased to an agricultural employer, as defined in Section 1140.4 of the Labor Code, or its agent, or a farm labor contractor, as defined in Section 1682 of the Labor Code, or its agent, who employs at least one H-2A worker, as defined in Section 50205 of the Health and Safety Code, until the expiration of the regulatory agreement or affordability covenant, as applicable. A person or entity who receives funds made available pursuant to this chapter on or after January 1, 2020, and expends any of those funds for the purpose of funding predevelopment of, developing, or operating any housing that is rented, sold, or subleased to an agricultural employer, as defined in Section 1140.4 of the Labor Code, or its agent, or a farm labor contractor, as defined in Section 1682 of the Labor Code, or its agent, who employs at least one H-2A worker, as defined in Section 50205 of the Health and Safety Code, shall reimburse the department or other state agency that provided those funds, as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 50205 of the Health and Safety Code. A person or entity who receives funds made available pursuant to this chapter on or after January 1, 2020, and expends any of those funds for the purpose of funding predevelopment of, developing, or operating any housing shall submit a declaration to the department declaring the following:

(1) (A) The person or entity is not an agricultural employer, as defined in Section 1140.4 of the Labor Code, or its agent, or a farm labor contractor, as defined in Section 1682 of the Labor Code, or its agent, who employs at least one H-2A worker, as defined in Section 50205 of the Health and Safety Code.

(B) The person or entity will not rent, sell, or sublease any housing funded pursuant to this chapter to an agricultural employer, as defined in Section 1140.4 of the Labor Code, or its agent, or a farm labor contractor, as defined in Section 1682 of the Labor Code, or its agent, who employs at least one H-2A worker, as defined in Section 50205 of the Health and Safety Code, until the expiration of the regulatory agreement or affordability covenant, as applicable.

(2) The declaration described in paragraph (1) may be met through the inclusion in a regulatory agreement, contract, or affordability covenant, as applicable, with the department that is signed by the person or entity receiving funds pursuant to this chapter.

(b) This section shall not apply to any contract entered into or any financial assistance provided pursuant to this chapter prior to January 1, 2020.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 264, Sec. 5. (AB 107) Effective September 29, 2020.)

article: 11. Authorization and Fund Allocations


text: This chapter shall remain in effect until the Director of Finance finds that federal Community Services Block Grant funding to the state has been terminated without provision for another program to replace Community Services Block Grant funding and files a report of that finding with each house of the Legislature, and as of the date of that filing is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is chaptered before that date, deletes or extends the date.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1436, Sec. 31. Repealed conditionally by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 9, commencing with Section 12725.)

article: 12. Repeal

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text:
(a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; Transportation; California Environmental Protection; California Health and Human Services; Labor and Workforce Development; Natural Resources; Government Operations; and Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(b) The secretary of an agency shall be generally responsible for the sound fiscal management of each department, office, or other unit within the agency. The secretary shall review and approve the proposed budget of each department, office, or other unit. The secretary shall hold the head of each department, office, or other unit responsible for management control over the administrative, fiscal, and program performance of their department, office, or other unit. The secretary shall review the operations and evaluate the performance at appropriate intervals of each department, office, or other unit, and shall seek continually to improve the organization structure, the operating policies, and the management information systems of each department, office, or other unit.

(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. 30. (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. 31 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 28.)

chapter: 1. Administration

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text:
(a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business and Consumer Services; California Housing and Homelessness; Transportation; California Environmental Protection; California Health and Human Services; Labor and Workforce Development; Natural Resources; Government Operations; and Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(b) The secretary of an agency shall be generally responsible for the sound fiscal management of each department, office, or other unit within the agency. The secretary shall review and approve the proposed budget of each department, office, or other unit. The secretary shall hold the head of each department, office, or other unit responsible for management control over the administrative, fiscal, and program performance of their department, office, or other unit. The secretary shall review the operations and evaluate the performance at appropriate intervals of each department, office, or other unit, and shall seek continually to improve the organization structure, the operating policies, and the management information systems of each department, office, or other unit.

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

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 30) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 31. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)


text: Each agency is under the supervision of an executive officer known as the secretary. Each secretary shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the Governor. The appointment of each secretary is subject to confirmation by the Senate. The annual salary of each secretary is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 44.)


text:
(a) The Natural Resources Agency shall succeed to, and is vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction previously vested in the Resources Agency.

(b) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall succeed to, and is vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction previously vested in the Secretary of the Resources Agency.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 205, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)


text: The Governor may, with respect to the Resources Agency, appoint an Assistant Secretary for Energy Matters who may serve as Secretary for Resources designee on the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and an Assistant Secretary for Coastal Matters who may serve as Secretary for Resources designee on the State Coastal Commission.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 660.)


text:
(a) The Governor may, with respect to the Transportation Agency, appoint a Deputy Secretary of Housing Coordination, who shall serve as the secretary’s primary advisor on housing matters, including, but not limited to, sustainable growth policy matters, and other strategies to achieve the state’s greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives as it pertains to those housing matters.

The Deputy Secretary of Housing Coordination shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor and shall receive a salary as shall be fixed by the Governor with the approval of the Department of Finance.

(b) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Transportation, may appoint up to four deputies for the secretary.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 80. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)


text:
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Critically underserved community” has the same meaning as defined in Section 5642 of the Public Resources Code.

(2) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code or pursuant to Section 75005 of the Public Resources Code.

(3) “Multiple benefits” includes, but is not limited to, a decrease in air and water pollution or a reduction in the consumption of natural resources and energy, including, but not limited to, the establishment and enhancement of projects listed in subdivision (e).

(4) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.

(5) “Special district” means an agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or a special act, for the performance of governmental or proprietary functions, with limited geographic boundaries, including, but not limited to, a school district and a community college district.

(b) To support the development of sustainable communities, the secretary shall manage and award financial assistance, for the preparation and implementation of green infrastructure projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide multiple benefits, to any of the following:

(1) A city.

(2) A county.

(3) A special district.

(4) A nonprofit organization.

(5) An agency or entity formed pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1) if at least one of the parties to the joint powers agreement qualifies as an eligible applicant, notwithstanding the Joint Exercise of Powers Act.

(c) Moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section 16428.8, shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for allocation by the secretary pursuant to this section.

(d) The secretary shall develop minimum requirements for awarding moneys for eligible projects pursuant to this section. Those requirements shall require a project, in addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to do at least one of the following:

(1) Acquire, create, enhance, or expand community parks and green spaces.

(2) Use natural systems or systems that mimic natural systems to achieve multiple benefits.

(e) The multiple benefits of a project may include, but are not limited to, the establishment or enhancement of at least two of the following:

(1) The greening of existing public lands and structures, including schools.

(2) Multiobjective stormwater projects, including the construction of permeable surfaces and collection basins and barriers.

(3) Green streets and alleys that integrate green infrastructure elements into the street or alley design, including permeable surfaces, bioswales, and trees.

(4) Urban heat island mitigation and energy conservation efforts through greening, including green roof projects.

(5) Nonmotorized urban trails that provide safe routes for both recreation and travel between residences, workplaces, commercial centers, and schools.

(6) Tree canopy.

(7) Wetlands.

(8) Neighborhood, city, regional, or county parks and open space.

(9) Climate resilience and adaptation of urban areas that reduce vulnerability to climate impacts and improve the ability of natural systems to buffer the impacts of climate change.

(10) Economic, social, and health benefits, including, but not limited to, recreational opportunities, workforce education and training, contracting, and job opportunities for disadvantaged communities.

(f) The secretary shall give additional consideration to awarding moneys for a project pursuant to this section that meets at least two of the following criteria:

(1) Provides park or recreational benefits to a critically underserved community or disadvantaged community.

(2) Is proposed by a critically underserved community or disadvantaged community.

(3) Develops partnerships with local community organizations and businesses in order to strengthen outreach to disadvantaged communities, provides access to quality jobs for residents of disadvantaged communities, or provides access to workforce education and training.

(4) Uses interagency cooperation and integration.

(5) Uses existing public lands and facilitates the use of public resources and investments, including schools.

(g) The secretary shall allocate at least 75 percent of the moneys available for the purposes of this section to projects that are located in, and that provide benefits to, disadvantaged communities.

(h) In implementing this section, the secretary shall maximize the expenditure of funds made available pursuant to the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act of 2008 (Chapter 3.3 (commencing with Section 5640) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code).

(i) The secretary shall hold at least two public hearings to gather public input on program development before establishing the program guidelines and selection criteria. The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1) does not apply to the development and adoption of guidelines and selection criteria adopted pursuant to this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 60, Sec. 24. (AB 203) Effective June 30, 2022.)


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(a) The California Health and Human Services Agency consists of the following departments: Aging; Community Services and Development; Developmental Services; Health Care Services; Managed Health Care; Public Health; Rehabilitation; Social Services; and State Hospitals.

(b) The agency also includes the Center for Data Insights and Innovation, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration, the Office of Law Enforcement Support, the Office of the Surgeon General, the Office of Youth and Community Restoration, and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities.

(c) The Department of Child Support Services is hereby created within the agency and is the single organizational unit designated as the state’s Title IV-D agency with the responsibility for administering the state plan and providing services relating to the establishment of paternity or the establishment, modification, or enforcement of child support obligations as required by Section 654 of Title 42 of the United States Code. State plan functions shall be performed by other agencies as required by law, by delegation of the department, or by cooperative agreements.

(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 13. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)


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(a) The Government Operations Agency shall consist of all of the following:

(1) The Office of Administrative Law.

(2) The Public Employees’ Retirement System.

(3) The State Teachers’ Retirement System.

(4) The State Personnel Board.

(5) The California Victim Compensation Board.

(6) The Department of General Services.

(7) The Department of Technology.

(8) The Franchise Tax Board.

(9) The Department of Human Resources.

(10) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

(11) The Office of Data and Innovation, effective July 1, 2023.

(b) The Government Operations Agency shall include the Department of FISCal upon the acceptance of the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) by the state, as determined by the Director of Finance, pursuant to Section 11890.

(c) The Government Operations Agency shall be governed by the Secretary of Government Operations pursuant to Section 12801. However, the Director of Human Resources shall report directly to the Governor on issues relating to labor relations.

(d) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Government Operations, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 30. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)


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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration.

(2) “Office” means the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration.

(3) “Services” means all functions, responsibilities, and services deemed to be functions, responsibilities, and services of the Systems Integration Division, also known as Systems Management Services, of the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center, as determined by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services.

(b) (1) The Systems Integration Division of the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center is hereby transferred to the California Health and Human Services Agency and shall be known as the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration. The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration shall be the successor to, and is vested with, all of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Systems Integration Division of the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, all services of the Systems Integration Division of the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center shall become the services of the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration.

(c) The office shall be under the supervision of a director, known as the Director of the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration, who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services.

(d) No contract, lease, license, or any other agreement to which the California Health and Human Services Data Center is a party on the date of the transfer as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall be void or voidable by reason of this section, but shall continue in full force and effect. The office shall assume from the California Health and Human Services Data Center all of the rights, obligations, and duties of the Systems Integration Division. This assumption of rights, obligations, and duties shall not affect the rights of the parties to the contract, lease, license, or agreement.

(e) All books, documents, records, and property of the Systems Integration Division shall be in the possession and under the control of the office.

(f) All officers and employees of the Systems Integration Division shall be designated as officers and employees of the agency. The status, position, and rights of any officer or employee shall not be affected by this designation and all officers and employees shall be retained by the agency pursuant to the applicable provisions of the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5), except as to any position that is exempt from civil service.

(g) (1) All contracts, leases, licenses, or any other agreements to which the California Health and Human Services Data Center is a party regarding any of the following are hereby assigned from the California Health and Human Services Data Center to the office:

(A) Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS).

(B) Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS).

(C) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT).

(D) Case Management Information Payrolling System (CMIPS).

(2) All other contracts, leases, or agreements necessary or related to the operation of the Systems Integration Division of the California Health and Human Services Data Center are hereby assigned from the California Health and Human Services Data Center to the office.

(h) It is the intent of the Legislature that the transfer of the Systems Integration Division of the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center pursuant to this section shall be retroactive to the passage and enactment of the Budget Act of 2005 and that existing employees of the Systems Integration Division of the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center and the newly established Office of Technology and Solutions Integration shall not be negatively impacted by the reorganization and transfer conducted pursuant to this section.

(i) It is the intent of the Legislature to review fully implemented information technology projects managed by the office to assess the viability of placing the management responsibility for those projects in the respective program department.

(j) On or before April 1, 2006, the Department of Finance shall report to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee the date that the administration shall conduct an assessment for each of the projects managed by the office. The California Health and Human Services Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center, or its successor, the State Department of Social Services, and the office shall provide to the Department of Finance all information and analysis the Department of Finance deems necessary to conduct the assessment required by this section. Each assessment shall consider the costs, benefits, and any associated risks of maintaining the project management responsibility in the office and of moving the project management responsibility to its respective program department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 14. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)


text: The Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency shall evaluate, on or before April 1, 2006, how the use of established state and federal programs and databases may be optimized in order to facilitate the automatic enrollment of eligible customers into the California Alternate Rates for Energy or CARE program established pursuant to Section 739.1 of the Public Utilities Code, while complying with state and federal privacy laws.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 662, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)


text: The Governor, upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, may appoint not to exceed two deputies for the secretary.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 432.)


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(a) The Governor shall authorize the Secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, in collaboration with the secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, to make available the expertise of state employees and programs to support the employment-related needs of individuals with disabilities. Using existing resources, the agencies shall develop a sustainable, comprehensive strategy to do all of the following:

(1) Bring individuals with disabilities into gainful employment at a rate that is as close as possible to that of the general population.

(2) Support the goals of equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for these individuals.

(3) Ensure that state government is a model employer of individuals with disabilities.

(4) Support state coordination with, and participation in, benefits planning training and information dissemination projects supported by private foundations and federal grants.

(b) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency shall monitor and enforce implementation of Section 188 of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2938).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 31, Sec. 4. (AB 119) Effective June 29, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 20 of Ch. 31.)


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The secretary shall provide all possible assistance to any county desiring to integrate or otherwise unify services administered by one or more departments in the Health and Welfare Agency. This assistance shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of technical assistance, modification or waiving of administrative regulations, and supporting legislation to modify statutory requirements impeding the integration of services.

The directors of departments within the Health and Welfare Agency shall cooperate with the secretary in assisting the counties to achieve the integration of health, social service, and other programs. At the request of the secretary, the directors of departments shall make available all reasonable resources necessary to meet the legislative intent of integrating these services at the local level.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)


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(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury, the California Health and Human Services Automation Fund. The moneys in the fund shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature for expenditure by the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration, established pursuant to Section 12803.3, for support of that office.

(b) The fund shall consist of the following:

(1) All moneys appropriated to the fund in accordance with law.

(2) The balance of all moneys available for expenditure by the Systems Integration Division of the Office of Technology Services.

(3) An amount of funding transferred from the Department of Technology Services Revolving Fund to this fund determined by the Department of Finance.

(4) Funds appropriated to the State Department of Social Services in the annual Budget Act for the management, including, as needed, procurement, design, development, testing, implementation, oversight, and maintenance, of the following projects shall be transferred to this fund upon order of the Department of Finance:

(A) Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS), including Statewide Project Management, WCDS, C-IV, LEADER, LRS, and the migration of C-IV to LRS pursuant to Section 10823 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as amended by Section 9 of Chapter 13 of the First Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 2011.

(B) Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS).

(C) Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) new system project.

(D) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT).

(E) Case Management Information Payrolling System (CMIPS) Reprocurement.

(F) Welfare Data Tracking Implementation Project (WDTIP).

(5) Funds appropriated to the Department of Health Care Services and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board in the annual Budget Act for the management, including procurement, design, development, testing, implementation, oversight, and maintenance, of the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System shall be transferred to the fund from the Department of Finance.

(6) Funds from the California Health Benefit Exchange may be transferred upon order of the Department of Finance pursuant to an interagency agreement between the California Health Benefit Exchange and the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration to support the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may authorize a loan from the General Fund to the California Health and Human Services Automation Fund, in an amount not to exceed two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000), if all of the following requirements are met:

(1) The loan is to meet cash needs resulting from the delay in receipt of reimbursements for services provided.

(2) The loan is short term and is repaid by October 31 of the fiscal year following the year in which the loan was authorized.

(3) The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration frontloads payments from contracts to the extent possible to minimize need for General Fund loans.

(4) Interest charges may be waived pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 16314.

(5) The Director of Finance shall not approve the loan unless the approval is made in writing and filed with the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations not later than 30 days prior to the effective date of the approval, or not later than whatever lesser time prior to that effective date that the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may determine.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 15. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)


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(a) The Governor shall rename and establish, in the California Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Rehabilitation, the existing “California Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities” as the “California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.”

(b) (1) The California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(A) Four individuals with disabilities representing disabled persons, one each appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly and two appointed by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, each for a three-year term.

(B) The Directors of the Employment Development Department, State Department of Health Care Services, State Department of Developmental Services, State Department of Social Services, and Department of Rehabilitation, and the Chair of the State Independent Living Council.

(C) A representative from the California Health Incentive Improvement Project.

(D) A representative from the California Workforce Investment Board who is nominated by that board.

(E) At the discretion of the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, representatives from any other department or program that may have a role in increasing the capacity of state programs to support the employment-related needs of individuals with disabilities.

(F) A representative from a local one-stop or local workforce investment board, to be nominated by the California Workforce Investment Board.

(G) Three business representatives with experience in employing persons with disabilities, to be appointed by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services.

(2) The members of the California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall select a chair from among the members, and shall hold open meetings no less than four times a year.

(c) The California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall consult with and advise the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the California Health and Human Services Agency on all issues related to full inclusion in the workforce of persons with disabilities, including development of the comprehensive strategy required pursuant to Section 12803.6.

(d) The California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall coordinate and provide leadership, as necessary, with regard to efforts to increase inclusion in the workforce of persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, one annual event for youth with disabilities, to the extent funding is available.

(e) The California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall meet four times a year with the California Health Incentive Improvement Project and the project’s steering committee, to the extent funding for the project continues and the activities of the California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities are not inconsistent with the charge of the California Health Incentive Improvement Project.

(f) Using existing funding, the California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall facilitate, promote, and coordinate collaborative dissemination of information on employment supports and benefits, which shall include the Ticket to Work program and health benefits, to individuals with disabilities, consumers of public services, employers, service providers, and state and local agency staff.

(g) Using existing funding, the California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall receive primary administrative and staff support from the Department of Rehabilitation, subject to funding from the Employment Development Department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 438, Sec. 3. (AB 1468) Effective September 22, 2012.)


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(a) There is in the state government the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.

(b) The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency shall consist of the following: the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing Finance Agency, the Civil Rights Department, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, the Department of Cannabis Control, and the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel.

(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. 32. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)


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(a) Beginning July 1, 2026, the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and the Business and Consumer Services Agency, along with their respective departments, shall coordinate state policy, programs, and funding to help the state achieve its objectives related to housing, homelessness, and consumer protections and minimize service disruption due to the dissolution of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.

(b) The Secretary of Housing and Homelessness and the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services shall maintain and expand upon data, policy, and programmatic partnerships between the departments within the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and the Business and Consumer Services Agency and consider opportunities to improve coordination and alignment.

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

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 33. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)


text:
(a) Beginning July 1, 2026, there is in state government the Business and Consumer Services Agency.

(b) The Business and Consumer Services Agency shall consist of all of the following:

(1) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board.

(2) The California Horse Racing Board.

(3) The Cannabis Control Appeals Panel.

(4) The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

(5) The Department of Cannabis Control.

(6) The Department of Consumer Affairs.

(7) The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

(8) The Department of Real Estate.

(c) (1) On July 1, 2026, the Business and Consumer Services Agency succeeds to and is vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, personnel, and responsibilities vested in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency as they relate to the entities listed in subdivision (b).

(2) With respect to any of the functions transferred to the Business and Consumer Services Agency pursuant to this subdivision, whenever any reference to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency appears in any statute, regulation, or contract, it shall be deemed to refer to the Business and Consumer Services Agency.

(d) (1) A state agency, department, or entity may take actions prior to July 1, 2026, that are necessary to ensure that the provisions in this section become operative on July 1, 2026, and are implemented in a timely fashion.

(2) The actions described in this subdivision may include, but are not limited to, reassignment of duties between state agencies, departments, or entities pursuant to Section 12080.3, actions relating to planning for the changes provided in the reorganization plan, and the expenditure of funds necessary for the transfer or authority and responsibilities accomplished by the reorganization plan.

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

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 34. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)


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(a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services, may appoint up to three deputy secretaries who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

(b) The deputy secretaries shall be exempt from civil service consistent with subdivision (f) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution.

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

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 35. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)


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(a) All employees serving in state civil service, including temporary employees, who are engaged in the performance of functions transferred to the Business and Consumer Services Agency pursuant to Section 12804.2 shall be transferred to the Business and Consumer Services Agency.

(b) The status, positions, and rights of those persons shall not be affected by their transfer and shall continue to be retained by them pursuant to the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5), except as to positions for which the duties are vested in a position exempt from civil service. The personnel records of all transferred employees shall be transferred to the Business and Consumer Services Agency.

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

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 36. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)


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(a) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing is hereby authorized to develop programs for technical and fiscal assistance to facilitate nonprofit, self-help community vegetable gardens and related supporting activities.

(b) 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. 37. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)


text: The Natural Resources Agency succeeds to and is vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, and responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department of Food and Agriculture by Part 3 (commencing with Section 3801) of Division 3 of the Food and Agricultural Code with respect to the Exposition Park.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 245. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


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(a) The Resources Agency is hereby renamed the Natural Resources Agency. The Natural Resources Agency consists of the departments of Forestry and Fire Protection, Conservation, Fish and Wildlife, Parks and Recreation, and Water Resources; the State Lands Commission; the Colorado River Board; the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission; the Central Valley Flood Protection Board; the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission; the Wildlife Conservation Board; the Delta Protection Commission; Exposition Park; the California Science Center; the California African American Museum; the Native American Heritage Commission; the California Conservation Corps; the California Coastal Commission; the State Coastal Conservancy; the California Tahoe Conservancy; the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy; the San Joaquin River Conservancy; the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy; the Baldwin Hills Conservancy; the San Diego River Conservancy; and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.

(b) Existing supplies, forms, insignias, signs, or logos shall not be destroyed or changed as a result of changing the name of the Resources Agency to the Natural Resources Agency, and those materials shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 37, Sec. 15. (AB 1817) Effective June 27, 2018.)


text: The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall facilitate coordination between the Department of Fish and Game and the California Coastal Commission in a manner consistent with, and in furtherance of, the goals and policies of Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000) of the Public Resources Code (the California Coastal Act of 1976) and of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 2800) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code (the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 87, Sec. 6. Effective July 5, 2000.)


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(a) The Resources Agency, in consultation with each department, board, conservancy, and commission within the agency, shall develop and maintain a database of lands and easements that have been acquired by the departments and boards within the Resources Agency. The database shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The name of the owner of the land or easement.

(2) The location of the land or easement.

(3) The statutory authority for the acquisition of the land or easement.

(b) In conjunction with the database described in subdivision (a), the Resources Agency shall do all of the following:

(1) On or before September 1, 2002, and each year thereafter, request that all departments, boards, commissions, and conservancies within the Resources Agency provide the Secretary of the Resources Agency with information on any acquisitions of land or funding that was directed to the acquisition of land, undertaken by the department, board, commission, or conservancy.

(2) To the extent that the information is available, on or before January 10, 2003, and each year thereafter, require that all departments, boards, commissions, and conservancies within the Resources Agency provide the Secretary of the Resources Agency with general information, including a general geographic description of land acquisition priorities and potential funding sources during the next fiscal year.

(3) To the extent feasible, review and evaluate any available information from federal agencies pertaining to its land acquisition activities to coordinate and better understand the impact on California state proposals.

(4) Provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature on or before December 31, 2003, and each year thereafter, that does both of the following:

(A) Describes the amount of land acquired by each department, board, commission, and conservancy within the Resources Agency during the past year and the amount of money spent for the acquisition.

(B) Projects the approximate amount of land that will be acquired by the Resources Agency during the following year.

(5) Provide the report described in paragraph (4) to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture and the Director of Conservation.

(6) Establish a uniform open process to ensure that information is readily available to the general public, local, state, and federal agencies, adjacent landowners, and other interested parties of record regarding any state hearings to approve proposed state land acquisitions.

(7) Develop strategies with local, state, and federal agencies so that a revenue stream is established to ensure management plans are adequately funded for all new acquisitions.

(c) This section shall be implemented only during those fiscal years for which funding is provided for the purposes of this section in the annual Budget Act or in another measure.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 8, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)


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(a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall convene a committee to develop and submit to the Governor and the Legislature, before July 1, 2012, a strategic vision for the Department of Fish and Game and the Fish and Game Commission.

(b) The committee members shall include all of the following:

(1) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.

(2) The Director of Fish and Game.

(3) The president of the Fish and Game Commission.

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

(5) A representative of the University of California.

(6) Representatives of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, if they choose to participate.

(c) The strategic vision shall address all of the following matters:

(1) Improving and enhancing capacity of the department and the commission to fulfill their public trust responsibilities to protect and manage the state’s fish and wildlife for their ecological values and for the use and benefit of the people of the state.

(2) Comprehensive biodiversity management, including conservation planning and monitoring.

(3) Sustainable ecosystem functions, including terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitat.

(4) Opportunities for sustainable recreational and commercial harvest of fish and wildlife.

(5) Permitting, regulatory, and enforcement functions.

(6) Science capacity and academic relationships, including strategies to protect and enhance the independence and integrity of the science that forms the basis for department and commission policies and decisions.

(7) Education, communication, and relations with the public, landowners, nonprofit entities, and land management agencies.

(8) Reforms necessary to take on the challenges of the 21st century, including, but not necessarily limited to:

(A) Climate change and adaptation.

(B) Meeting California’s future renewable energy needs while protecting sensitive habitat.

(C) The restoration of the state’s native fish species.

(D) Implementing and updating the state’s Wildlife Action Plan.

(9) The development and deployment of technology to meet the department’s mission, including data modeling, collection, and online reporting.

(10) Budget and fiscal development, accounting, and management.

(11) Coordination among state agencies.

(12) Recommendations for institutional or governance changes, including clarification of the roles of the commission and the department.

(13) Strategies for identifying stable funding options to fulfill the mission of the department while reducing dependency on the General Fund.

(14) Other recommendations deemed desirable by the committee.

(d) The committee shall seek input from elected officials, governmental agencies, and interested parties, and shall review existing reports and studies on the functioning of the department and other state models for fish and wildlife governance.

(e) For the purposes of carrying out this section, the committee may also seek input from other policy and resource leaders.

(f) (1) The committee, its members, and state agencies represented on the committee may contract for consultants to assist in the preparation of the strategic vision.

(2) Contracts entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall terminate no later than December 31, 2011.

(3) Contracts entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

(g) The Governor or the committee shall appoint a “blue ribbon” citizen commission or task force, a stakeholder advisory group, and any other group that the Governor or the committee deems necessary or desirable to assist in carrying out this section. A stakeholder advisory group appointed pursuant to this section shall be broadly constructed to represent a diverse range of interests affected by state policies that govern fish and wildlife, including, but not necessarily limited to, persons representing fishing and hunting interests, nonprofit conservation organizations, nonconsumptive recreational users, landowners, scientific and educational interests, and other interests or entities dedicated to habitat conservation and protection of public trust resources. The committee convened pursuant to subdivision (a), in developing the strategic vision, shall take into account the recommendations of any group appointed pursuant to this subdivision.

(h) (1) The requirement for submitting the strategic vision imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on January 1, 2015, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, or on the date that the strategic vision is submitted, whichever date is later.

(2) The strategic vision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 424, Sec. 1. (AB 2376) Effective January 1, 2011.)


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(a) The Governor, utilizing the staff and resources of state agencies, shall transmit to the Legislature, not later than March 15 of each year, an environmental report designated as the “Environmental Report of the Governor” setting forth all of the following:

(1) A review of environmental developments during the preceding calendar year, including trends in air quality, water quality, solid waste, the generation and disposal of hazardous waste, population growth, the growth in number of vehicles, depletion of natural resources, and other indicators of environmental quality and pollution.

(2) Forecasts of trends in major indicators of environmental quality, resource depletion, and pollution.

(3) Insofar as possible within existing resources, an evaluation of the economic and human health costs of resource depletion, pollution, and changes in environmental quality.

(4) Additional material on the California environment that is pertinent and of interest, with historical analysis and future projections whenever possible.

(5) Summaries of state policies and actions that relate to environmental developments and trends.

(6) A status update on the California Environmental Technology Program established pursuant to Section 12812.5.

(b) In conjunction with the environmental report, the Governor shall present an environmental message reviewing significant environmental achievements of the past year, outlining problem areas, and defining environmental policy, and shall make recommendations as may be appropriate for programs to decrease pollution, improve environmental quality, and protect natural resources.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1306, Sec. 2. Effective October 11, 1993.)


text: The Resources Agency shall identify, for future conservation, key buffer properties adjacent to large ecologically valuable working landscapes that provide significant economic benefits to the state, such as active military or National Guard properties, whose future viability could be threatened by encroachment of incompatible land use activities. An acquisition of a land or conservation easement on property identified pursuant to this section shall occur with a willing seller.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 77, Sec. 6. Effective July 18, 2006.)


text:
(a) On or before April 1, 2022, and annually thereafter on April 1 of each year until April 1, 2026, the Natural Resources Agency shall develop a report on all programs related to wildfires and forest resilience funded pursuant to the Budget Act of 2020 and the Budget Act of 2021 for the purpose of informing the Legislature and the public on the agency’s implementation of the funded programs.

(b) In developing the report required pursuant to subdivision (a), the Natural Resources Agency shall consult with the departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions within the agency, as well as any other state government entities the agency deems appropriate.

(c) The Natural Resources Agency shall include in the report required pursuant to subdivision (a), for each program funded pursuant to the Budget Act of 2020 and the Budget Act of 2021, all of the following:

(1) The amount of funding committed to the program and the amount of funding spent on the program from the Budget Act of 2020 and the Budget Act of 2021 for the prior fiscal year.

(2) The total amount of funding committed to the program and the total amount of funding spent on the program from the Budget Act of 2020 and the Budget Act of 2021 through the current fiscal year.

(3) A summary of the projects implemented by the program, including all of the following:

(A) The number of projects for which funding has been committed, as well as the number of projects completed.

(B) The geographic distribution of projects funded by county and region, including the number of projects and the average project cost per county and region. The Natural Resources Agency shall establish regions, as appropriate, for purposes of the report.

(C) The criteria used to prioritize and select the projects that received funding.

(d) The Natural Resources Agency shall, on or before April 1, 2022, and annually thereafter on April 1 of each year until April 1, 2026, do all of the following:

(1) Publish the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) on its internet website.

(2) Submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and the Assembly Committee on Budget.

(3) Submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 258, Sec. 3. (SB 155) Effective September 23, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)


text:
(a) The California Health and Human Services Agency shall succeed to, and is vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Health and Welfare Agency.

(b) The Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency shall succeed to, and is vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 817, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)


text:
(a) The Resources Agency succeeds to and is vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Health and Welfare Agency in respect to the Office of Atomic Energy Development and Radiation Protection, which, by Section 12803, is renamed the Office of Nuclear Energy and transferred to the Resources Agency.

The Secretary of the Resources Agency succeeds to and is vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Administrator of the Health and Welfare Agency in respect to the Office of Atomic Energy Development and Radiation Protection.

(b) Any reference to the Health and Welfare Agency or to the administrator of that agency in any law pertaining to the Office of Atomic Energy Development and Radiation Protection or the Office of Nuclear Energy shall be considered a reference to the Resources Agency or to the Secretary of the Resources Agency, as the case may be, unless the context otherwise requires.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)


text:
The Secretary of the Resources Agency, in reviewing projects pursuant to Sections 5096.87 and 5096.128 of the Public Resources Code, shall consider the arborescent prototype park project of the Southgate Recreation and Park District in Sacramento County.

It is the intent of the Legislature that, if the secretary deems that project to be among projects of highest priority and there are insufficient moneys available under the Z’berg-Collier Park Bond Act and the Nejedly-Hart State, Urban, and Coastal Park Bond Act of 1976 to fund a one hundred seventy-two thousand dollar ($172,000) grant to the district for that project, any deficiency in that grant be made from other available sources.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 253. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text:
(a) The Resources Agency shall establish a revolving low-interest loan program and a grant program for commercial fishing vessel owners, operators, and crew members whose primary source of income for each of the last five years has been derived from commercial fishing. The purpose of the low-interest loan program and the grant program is to provide financial assistance to these commercial fishermen who have suffered devastating economic losses from the drought.

(b) Commercial fishing vessel owners, operators, and crew members may apply for a loan under the program at an interest rate not to exceed 3 percent per annum in order to assist them in rescheduling their debts for commercial fishing vessels, homes, and motor vehicles. Applicants shall demonstrate to the Resources Agency the necessity to reschedule these loans.

(c) The Resources Agency may provide grants, not to exceed three months’ payment or five thousand dollars ($5,000), whichever is less, to commercial fishermen for the purpose of making payments on commercial fishing vessels, homes, and motor vehicles. Applicants for these grants shall have previously submitted applications for low-interest loans pursuant to subdivision (b). Checks for the amount of the grant shall be issued to the lender who holds title to the property.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 3. Effective October 7, 1991.)


text: The Health and Welfare Agency and the Resources Agency may use the unexpended balances of funds available for use by the Human Relations Agency in connection with the functions of the Human Relations Agency that are transferred to or vested in the Health and Welfare Agency or the Resources Agency by Section 12803, 12806, or 12807, as the case may be. Such funds shall be used by the Health and Welfare Agency and the Resources Agency only for the purposes for which they were originally appropriated or otherwise made available to the Human Relations Agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 624, Sec. 6.)


text: All officers and employees of the Human Relations Agency who, on the effective date of the 1972 amendment of this section, are serving in the state civil service, other than as temporary employees, and engaged in the performance of a function transferred to or vested in the Health and Welfare Agency or the Resources Agency by Section 12803, 12806, or 12807 shall be transferred to the Health and Welfare Agency or the Resources Agency, as the case may be. The status, positions, and rights of such persons shall not be affected by the transfer, and shall be retained by them as officers and employees of the Health and Welfare Agency or the Resources Agency pursuant to the State Civil Service Act, except as to positions exempt from civil service in the Human Relations Agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 624, Sec. 7.)


text: The Health and Welfare Agency and the Resources Agency shall have the possession and control of all records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of the Human Relations Agency in the performance of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Human Relations Agency that are transferred to or vested in the Health and Welfare Agency or the Resources Agency by Section 12803, 12806, or 12807.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 624, Sec. 8.)


text: Any reference in any law in effect on June 30, 1979, to the Health and Welfare Agency or to the secretary of that agency, with respect to the Department of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority shall be considered a reference to the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency or to the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency, as the case may be, unless the context otherwise requires.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 624, Sec. 11.)


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the provisions of subdivision (i), any employee of a department, board, or commission under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, who is designated as a peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, may transfer from the employee’s current position to another department, board, or commission under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(b) Any peace officer who desires to transfer to another department, board, or commission pursuant to subdivision (a), and who is prohibited from carrying a firearm pursuant to state or federal law shall not transfer to a department, board, or commission that requires the use of a firearm.

(c) Any peace officer who desires to transfer to another department, board, or commission pursuant to subdivision (a) to a position requiring the ability to carry a firearm, as determined by the department, board, or commission, and who has not completed the required training pursuant to Section 832 of the Penal Code, shall successfully complete the required training before appointment to a new peace officer position.

(d) (1) Any peace officer who desires to transfer shall not be required to undergo a psychological screening pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 1031 of this code or subdivision (a) of Section 13601 of the Penal Code, unless the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or the secretary’s designee, makes a determination that a peace officer is required to undergo all or a portion of a psychological screening as described in subdivision (f) of Section 1031 of this code or subdivision (a) of Section 13601 of the Penal Code.

(2) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall promulgate emergency regulations in order to implement paragraph (1). Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 11346.1, no showing of an emergency shall be necessary in order to adopt, amend, or repeal the emergency regulations required by this paragraph.

(e) Any peace officer who has successfully completed a course of training pursuant to Section 13602 of the Penal Code and who transfers to another department, board, or commission pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be required to complete a new course of training pursuant to Section 13602 of the Penal Code. However, each department, board, or commission may prescribe additional training to be provided to an employee who transfers pursuant to subdivision (a) and shall provide that training within the first six months of appointment to a new peace officer position.

(f) Any peace officer who desires to transfer to another department, board, or commission pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be required to undergo a new background investigation pursuant to Section 1029.1.

(g) Nothing in this section shall affect an employee’s seniority calculation as provided for under current law or any memorandum of understanding between the state and any applicable bargaining unit agreement in effect upon the effective date of this section.

(h) The provisions of the Unit 6 Memorandum of Understanding, which expires July 2, 2006, as modified by the ratified addendum dated June 30, 2004, relating to the release of copies of video recorded incidents, shall be subject to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).

(i) This section shall become operative only when the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation certifies in writing that it is necessary to prevent or minimize employment actions, including, but not limited to, layoffs, demotions, reductions in time base, or involuntary transfers of employees. In addition, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall have the sole authority to designate any or all departments, boards, or commissions eligible to have its peace officer employees transfer pursuant to subdivision (a) and any or all departments, boards, or commissions that shall accept peace officer employees under this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 176. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615. Section conditionally operative as provided in subd. (i).)


text:
(a) One of the deputies to the Secretary for Environmental Protection shall be a deputy secretary for law enforcement and counsel, who, subject to the direction and supervision of the secretary, shall have the responsibility and authority to do all of the following:

(1) Develop a program to ensure that the boards, departments, offices, and other agencies that implement laws or regulations within the jurisdiction of the California Environmental Protection Agency take consistent, effective, and coordinated compliance and enforcement actions to protect public health and the environment. The program shall include training and cross-training of inspection and enforcement personnel of those boards, departments, offices, or other agencies to ensure consistent, effective, and coordinated enforcement.

(2) (A) In consultation with the Attorney General, establish a cross-media enforcement unit to assist a board, department, office, or other agency that implements a law or regulation within the jurisdiction of the California Environmental Protection Agency, to investigate and prepare matters for enforcement action in order to protect public health and the environment. The unit may inspect and investigate a violation of a law or regulation within the jurisdiction of the board, department, office, or other agency, including a violation involving more than one environmental medium and a violation involving the jurisdiction of more than one board, department, office, or agency. The unit shall exercise its authority consistent with the authority granted to the head of a department pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1.

(B) Each board, department, or office within the California Environmental Protection Agency shall participate and have representatives in the cross-media enforcement unit established pursuant to this section. The unit, including those representatives, shall undertake activities consistent with Section 71110 of the Public Resources Code and shall give priority to activities in disadvantaged communities identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.

(3) Refer a violation of a law or regulation within the jurisdiction of a board, department, office, or other agency that implements a law or regulation within the jurisdiction of the California Environmental Protection Agency to the Attorney General, a district attorney, or city attorney for the filing of a civil or criminal action.

(4) Exercise the authority granted pursuant to paragraph (3) only after providing notice to the board, department, office, or other agency unless the secretary determines that notice would compromise an investigation or enforcement action.

(b) Nothing in this section shall authorize the deputy secretary for law enforcement and counsel to duplicate, overlap, compromise, or otherwise interfere with an investigation or enforcement action undertaken by a board, department, office, or other agency that implements a law or regulation subject to the jurisdiction of the California Environmental Protection Agency.

(c) The Environmental Protection Agency shall post on its Web site, updated no later than December 1 of each year, the status of the implementation of this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 340, Sec. 15. (SB 839) Effective September 13, 2016.)


text: One of the deputies to the Secretary for Environmental Protection authorized pursuant to Section 12812.1 shall be a deputy secretary for external affairs who shall provide public outreach, communication to individuals and communities impacted by permitted activities, and technical support to businesses subject to regulation by one or more boards, departments, or offices within the California Environmental Protection Agency.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 65, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)


text:
On or before March 1, 1994, the California Environmental Protection Agency, using existing resources and in consultation with other relevant agencies in state and local government, shall do all of the following:

(a) Establish an environmental technologies clearinghouse, which shall include, but not be limited to, maintaining information on California-based environmental technology companies and information on funding sources for environmental technology endeavors and making this information available to interested parties.

(b) Make available technical assistance within the California Environmental Protection Agency to assist California-based environmental technology companies to improve export opportunities, and to enhance foreign buyers’ awareness of, and access to, environmental technologies and services offered by California-based companies. The technical assistance may include, but is not limited to, organizing and leading trade missions, receiving reverse trade missions, referral services, reviewing project opportunities, and notifying California-based companies of export opportunities and trade shows.

(c) Perform research studies and solicit technical advice to identify international market opportunities for California-based environmental technology companies.

(d) Participate in federally and other nonstate funded technical exchange programs, when appropriate, to increase foreign buyers’ interest in California’s environmental technologies.

(e) Coordinate activities in state government, and with the federal government and other countries’ governments, to take advantage of trade promotion and financial assistance opportunities available to California-based environmental technology companies.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 644, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)


text: The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall coordinate greenhouse gas emission reductions and climate-change activities in state government.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 4. Effective August 16, 2004.)