California

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21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 8683 — (a) Whenever funds are available for purposes of this chapter, the director shall make allocations from the funds available in the amounts that he or she determines to be necessary to state agencies f
• § 8684.2 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature: (1) To provide the Governor with appropriate emergency powers in order to enable utilization of available emergency funding to provide guarantees for interim l
• § 8685 — From any moneys appropriated for that purpose, and subject to the conditions specified in this article, the director shall allocate funds to meet the cost of any one or more projects as defined in Sec
• § 8685.2 — An allocation may be made to a local agency for a project when, within 10 days after the actual occurrence of a disaster, the local agency has proclaimed a local emergency and that proclamation is acc
• § 8685.4 — A local agency shall make application to the director for state financial assistance within 60 days after the date of the proclamation of a local emergency.
• § 8685.6 — No money shall be allocated for a project until the local agency has indicated in writing its acceptance of the project proposal and the cost-sharing related thereto in such form as the director presc
• § 8685.7 — Any work performed by a state agency at the request of a local agency shall be agreed upon in writing and be subject to the State Contract Act.
• § 8685.8 — Under procedures to be prescribed by the director, a local agency may receive an advance of funds to initiate a project.
• § 8685.9 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including Section 8686, for any eligible project, the state share shall not exceed 75 percent of total state eligible costs unless the local agency is locat
• § 8686 — (a) For any eligible project, the state share shall amount to no more than 75 percent of total state eligible costs.
• § 8686.1 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 8686, the state share shall be up to 100 percent of total state eligible costs connected with the Middle River levee break in San Joaquin County that occ
• § 8686.2 — When the United States or any agency thereof is to provide disaster relief funds for any portion of the cost of a project, the amount so provided shall be deducted from the cost of the project in dete
• § 8686.3 — Local agencies shall undertake to recover maximum federal participation in funding projects.
• § 8686.4 — (a) Whenever the local agency and the director determine for projects that the general public and state interest will be better served by replacing a damaged or destroyed facility with a facility that
• § 8686.8 — If the director determines that a local agency is financially unable to meet the matching requirements set forth in Section 8686, or unable to provide funds for replacement of a facility pursuant to S
• § 8687 — Deferred payments made by a local agency pursuant to Section 8686.
• § 8687.2 — Notwithstanding Section 8686, whenever the director determines that a local agency to which funds are proposed to be allocated for a public facilities project is financially unable to meet the matchin
• § 8687.4 — Whenever the director determines that a local agency which would otherwise be eligible for funds under the formula of Section 8686 is unable to finance a project due to exhaustion of its financial res
• § 8687.6 — If the local agency, under Section 8687.
• § 8687.7 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Agency” or “office” means the Office of Emergency Services.
• § 8687.8 — If the local agency, under Section 8687.
• § 8687.9 — Funding and financial assistance provided to local governments in response to an emergency, as that term is used in Section 8558, is not subject to the eligibility restrictions of Section 1782 of the
• § 8690.25 — The Disaster Assistance Fund, referred to as “fund” in this article, is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury.
• § 8690.45 — The Controller shall establish the following special account in the Disaster Assistance Fund.
• § 8690.5 — Income from investment of moneys in the fund and all payments by local agencies in reimbursement of moneys disbursed from the fund, including deferred payments with charges, and all other moneys depos
• § 8690.6 — (a) The Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account is hereby established in the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties.
• § 8690.7 — Any county which distributed funds to other local agencies pursuant to Chapter 16 of the Statutes of 1986 shall not be held financially liable for those funds or responsible for any collection of thos
• § 8692 — (a) If a state of emergency is proclaimed, an eligible private nonprofit organization may receive state assistance for distribution of supplies and other disaster or emergency assistance activities re
• § 8695 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Farr Economic Disaster Act of 1984.
• § 8695.5 — The Legislature finds and declares that the disaster response of state agencies does not adequately focus on the economic impact of a natural disaster on the business community.
• § 8696 — It is the purpose of this chapter to institutionalize the planning and response of state agencies to disasters in order to reduce economic hardship stemming from these disasters to business.
• § 8696.5 — As used in this chapter, the term “disaster” means those conditions specified in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8558 if the estimated damage exceeds three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000) or the
• § 8697 — (a) Upon the completion of the emergency phase and the immediate recovery phase of a disaster, appropriate state agencies shall take actions to provide continuity of effort conducive to long-range eco
• § 8697.5 — The Director of Emergency Services, in executing the purposes of this chapter, shall establish appropriate task forces or emergency teams to include concerned elements of federal, state, and local gov
• § 8698 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Political subdivision” includes the state, any city, city and county, county, special district, or school district or public a
• § 8698.1 — Upon a declaration of a shelter crisis, the following provisions shall apply during the period of the emergency.
• § 8698.2 — (a) (1) The governing body may declare a shelter crisis, and may take such action as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, upon a finding by that governing body that a significant
• § 8698.4 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, upon a declaration of a shelter crisis by a city, county, or city and county, the following shall apply to the respective city, county, or city
• § 8699 — For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Community-based organization” means a nonprofit organization, or organization fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit, that provides di
• § 8699.01 — (a) The Flexible Assistance for Survivors (FAS) pilot grant program is hereby established, to be administered by the Office of Emergency Services, with the goal of improving safety, healing, and finan
• § 8699.02 — (a) (1) By July 1, 2026, the office shall submit a progress report to the Legislature in compliance with Section 9795 discussing the impact of the grant program, which shall include information receiv
• § 8699.03 — This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.
• § 8700 — The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The United States and Mexican economies have become increasingly integrated, particularly since the 1994 adoption of the North American Free Trade
• § 8701 — The following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Office” means the Office of California-Mexico Affairs.
• § 8702 — (a) There is in state government an Office of California-Mexico Affairs.
• § 8703 — The members of the Southwest Border Regional Conference shall be the Governors of the four American border states.
• § 8705 — The office shall further and develop favorable relations with the State of Baja California, the State of Baja California Sur, other Mexican states bordering on the United States, and the remaining sta
• § 8706 — The Governor shall appoint a director of the office.
• § 8708 — Members and employees of the office may travel outside of California and may hold hearings and conduct investigations within and outside of the state whenever necessary to carry out the duties set for
• § 8709 — The office shall be responsible for the establishment of committees in those topic areas deemed necessary by the director.
• § 87100 — A public official at any level of state or local government shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use the public official’s official position to influence a governmental deci
• § 87100.1 — (a) A registered professional engineer or licensed land surveyor who renders professional services as a consultant to a state or local government, either directly or through a firm in which the consul
• § 87101 — Section 87100 does not prevent any public official from making or participating in the making of a governmental decision to the extent the official’s participation is legally required for the action o
• § 87102 — The requirements of Section 87100 are in addition to the requirements of Articles 2 (commencing with Section 87200) and 3 (commencing with Section 87300) and any Conflict of Interest Code adopted ther
• § 87102.5 — (a) The remedies provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 83100) apply to any Member of the Legislature who makes, participates in making, or in any way attempts to use the Member’s official pos
• § 87102.6 — (a) “Nongeneral legislation” means legislation as to which both of the following apply: (1) It is reasonably foreseeable that the legislation will have direct and significant financial impact on one o
• § 87102.8 — (a) An elected state officer, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 14 of Article V of the California Constitution, shall not make or participate in the making of, or use the officer’s official pos
• § 87103 — A public official has a financial interest in a decision within the meaning of Section 87100 if it is reasonably foreseeable that the decision will have a material financial effect, distinguishable fr
• § 87103.5 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 87103, a retail customer of a business entity engaged in retail sales of goods or services to the public generally is not a source of income to an offici
• § 87103.6 — Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 87103, any person who makes a payment to a state agency or local government agency to defray the estimated reasonable costs to process any application, appro
• § 87104 — (a) A public official of a state agency shall not, for compensation, act as an agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any other person by making any formal or informal appearance before, or an
• § 87105 — (a) A public official who holds an office specified in Section 87200 who has a financial interest in a decision within the meaning of Section 87100 shall, upon identifying a conflict of interest or a
• § 8720 — This chapter may be cited as the “Apology Act for the 1930s Mexican Repatriation Program.
• § 87200 — This article is applicable to elected state officers, judges and commissioners of courts of the judicial branch of government, members of the Public Utilities Commission, members of the State Energy R
• § 87200.5 — (a) Members of the board of directors and the executive of a groundwater sustainability agency shall file statements of economic interests in accordance with this article with the Commission using the
• § 87201 — Every candidate for an office specified in Section 87200 other than a justice of an appellate court or the Supreme Court shall file no later than the final filing date of a declaration of candidacy, a
• § 87202 — (a) (1) A person who is elected, appointed, or nominated to an office specified in Section 87200 shall file a statement disclosing the person’s investments and the person’s interests in real property
• § 87203 — A person who holds an office specified in Section 87200 shall, each year at a time specified by commission regulations, file a statement disclosing the person’s investments, interests in real property
• § 87204 — A person who leaves an office specified in Section 87200 shall, within 30 days after leaving the office, file a statement disclosing the person’s investments, interests in real property, income, and a
• § 87205 — A person who completes a term of an office specified in Section 87200 and within 45 days begins a term of the same office or another such office of the same jurisdiction is deemed not to assume office
• § 87206 — If an investment or an interest in real property is required to be disclosed under this article, the statement shall contain: (a) A statement of the nature of the investment or interest.
• § 87206.5 — If an official must disclose a leasehold interest, the official shall do all of the following: (a) Identify the interest as a leasehold interest.
• § 87207 — (a) If income is required to be reported under this article, the statement shall contain, except as provided in subdivision (b): (1) The name and street address of each source of income aggregating fi
• § 87207.5 — When an arrangement for prospective employment is required to be reported under this article, the statement shall contain the date that the filer accepted the prospective employer’s offer of employmen
• § 87208 — Except in statements required by Section 87203, investments and interests in real property which have been disclosed on a statement of economic interests filed in the same jurisdiction within the prev
• § 87209 — When a statement is required to be filed under this article, every person specified in Section 87200 shall disclose any business positions held by that person.
• § 8721 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Beginning in 1929, government authorities and certain private sector entities in California and throughout the United States undertook an a
• § 87210 — A person shall not make a gift totaling fifty dollars ($50) or more in a calendar year to a person described in Article 2 on behalf of another, or while acting as the intermediary or agent of another,
• § 87211 — This article does not apply to either of the following of the State Bar of California, who shall file statements under conflict of interest codes developed consistent with Section 87302: (a) A member
• § 8722 — The State of California apologizes to those individuals described in Section 8721 for the fundamental violations of their basic civil liberties and constitutional rights committed during the period of
• § 8723 — A plaque commemorating the individuals described in Section 8721 shall be installed and maintained by the Department of Parks and Recreation at an appropriate public place in Los Angeles.
• § 87300 — Every agency shall adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest Code pursuant to the provisions of this article.
• § 87301 — It is the policy of this act that Conflict of Interest Codes shall be formulated at the most decentralized level possible, but without precluding intra-departmental review.
• § 87302 — Each conflict of interest code shall contain the following provisions: (a) Specific enumeration of the positions within the agency, other than those specified in Section 87200, that involve the making
• § 87302.3 — (a) Every candidate for an elective office that is designated in a conflict of interest code shall file a statement disclosing the candidate’s investments, business positions, interests in real proper
• § 87302.6 — Notwithstanding Section 87302, a member of a board or commission of a newly created agency shall file a statement at the same time and in the same manner as those individuals required to file pursuant
• § 87303 — No conflict of interest code shall be effective until it has been approved by the code reviewing body.
• § 87304 — If any agency fails to submit a proposed conflict of interest code or amendments, or if any state agency fails to report amendments pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 87306 within the time limits
• § 87305 — If after six months following the deadline for submission of the proposed Conflict of Interest Code to the code reviewing body no Conflict of Interest Code has been adopted and promulgated, the superi
• § 87306 — (a) Every agency shall amend its Conflict of Interest Code, subject to the provisions of Section 87303, when change is necessitated by changed circumstances, including the creation of new positions wh
• § 87306.5 — (a) No later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, the code reviewing body shall direct every local agency which has adopted a Conflict of Interest Code in accordance with this title to review its C
• § 87307 — An agency may at any time amend its Conflict of Interest Code, subject to the provisions of Section 87303, either upon its own initiative or in response to a petition submitted by an officer, employee
• § 87308 — Judicial review of any action of a code reviewing body under this chapter may be sought by the commission, by the agency, by an officer, employee, member or consultant of the agency, or by a resident
• § 87309 — A conflict of interest code or amendment shall not be approved by the code reviewing body or upheld by a court if it: (a) Fails to provide reasonable assurance that all foreseeable potential conflict
• § 87310 — If the duties of a designated employee are so broad or indefinable that the requirements of Section 87309 cannot be complied with, the Conflict of Interest Code shall require the designated employee t
• § 87311 — The review of proposed Conflict of Interest Codes by the Commission and by the Attorney General and the preparation of proposed Conflict of Interest Codes by state agencies shall be subject to the Adm
• § 87311.5 — (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 87311, the review of the Conflict of Interest Code of an agency in the judicial branch of government shall not be subject to the provisions of the Adminis
• § 87312 — The Commission shall, upon request, provide technical assistance to agencies in the preparation of Conflict of Interest Codes.
• § 87313 — A person shall not make a gift of fifty dollars ($50) or more in a calendar month on behalf of another, or while acting as the intermediary or agent of another to a person whom the intermediary or age
• § 87314 — (a) A board, commission, or agency of a public pension or retirement system shall attach to its Conflict of Interest Code an appendix entitled “Agency Positions that Manage Public Investments for Purp
• § 87350 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a person required to file more than one assuming office statement, statement of economic interests, or leaving office statement, due to the filer
• § 8740 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) That Latino Americans have made major contributions to the social, cultural, and economic greatness of California.
• § 87400 — Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the definitions set forth in this section shall govern the interpretation of this article.
• § 87401 — A former state administrative official, after the termination of the official’s employment or term of office, shall not, for compensation, act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any oth
• § 87402 — A former state administrative official, after the termination of the official’s employment or term of office shall not, for compensation, aid, advise, counsel, consult, or assist in representing any o
• § 87403 — The prohibitions contained in Sections 87401 and 87402 shall not apply: (a) To prevent a former state administrative official from making or providing a statement, which is based on the former state a
• § 87404 — Upon the petition of any interested person or party, the court or the presiding or other officer, including but not limited to a hearing officer serving pursuant to Section 11512 of the Government Cod
• § 87405 — The requirements imposed by this article shall not apply to any person who left government service prior to the effective date of this article except that any such person who returns to government ser
• § 87406 — (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Milton Marks Postgovernment Employment Restrictions Act of 1990.
• § 87406.1 — (a) For purposes of this section, “district” means an air pollution control district or air quality management district and “district board” means the governing body of an air pollution control distri
• § 87406.3 — (a) A local elected official, chief administrative officer of a county, city manager, or general manager or chief administrator of a special district who held a position with a local government agency
• § 87407 — A public official shall not make, participate in making, or use the public official’s official position to influence, any governmental decision directly relating to any person with whom the public off
• § 87408 — (a) A member of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, an individual in a position designated in subdivision (a) or (e) of Section 20098, or an information technology
• § 87409 — (a) A member of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, an individual in a position designated in subdivision (a) or (e) of Section 20098, or an information technology
• § 8741 — The Board of Trustees for the California Museum of Latino History, Art, and Culture shall, on or before January 1, 1991, and annually thereafter, report to the Legislature on the status of the museum
• § 87410 — (a) A member of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or an individual in a position designated in subdivision (a) or (e) of Section 20098, for a period of 10 years af
• § 8742 — State moneys, from whichever fund appropriated, may be used only for developing preliminary plans and working drawings, construction, and initial equipment, including equipment for exhibits.
• § 8743 — The state shall have no liability arising from the project and its operation, and shall have no operational or maintenance responsibility for the project.
• § 87450 — (a) In addition to the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 87100), a state administrative official shall not make, participate in making, or use the official’s official position to influe
• § 87460 — (a) An elected officer of a state or local government agency shall not, from the date of the elected officer’s election to office through the date that the elected officer vacates office, receive a pe
• § 87461 — (a) Except as set forth in subdivision (b), an elected officer of a state or local government agency shall not, from the date of the elected officer’s election to office through the date the elected o
• § 87462 — (a) Except as set forth in subdivision (b), a personal loan shall become a gift to the debtor for the purposes of this title in the following circumstances: (1) If the loan has a defined date or dates
• § 8750 — The Legislature perceives that life in California is enriched by art.
• § 87500 — (a) (1) A statement of economic interests filed by a public official, for whom the Commission is the filing officer, shall be filed with the Commission using the Commission’s electronic filing system.
• § 87500.2 — (a) An agency may permit the electronic filing of a statement of economic interests required by Article 2 (commencing with Section 87200) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300), including amendm
• § 87500.3 — (a) The Commission may develop and operate an online system for filing statements of economic interests required by Article 2 (commencing with Section 87200) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 873
• § 87500.4 — (a) If the Commission establishes an online system pursuant to Section 87500.
• § 87505 — Each city clerk or county clerk who maintains an Internet Web site shall post on that Internet Web site a notification that includes all of the following: (a) A list of the elected officers identified
• § 8751 — (a) There is in the state government an Arts Council which shall be composed of 11 members.
• § 8751.5 — If any member of the council is an employee, member, director, or officer of any arts organization that has applied to the council for a grant, such member shall not communicate with any other member
• § 8752 — The council shall meet at the call of the chairperson no more than eight times each calendar year.
• § 8753 — The council shall: (a) Encourage artistic awareness, participation and expression.
• § 8753.5 — The council shall not make any grants or fund any program which has not been established pursuant to the powers granted by this chapter or the California Creative Workforce Act of 2021 (Article 4 (com
• § 8753.6 — (a) The California Arts Council Contribution and Donations Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury to receive funds pursuant to subdivision (m) of Section 8753.
• § 8754 — The Governor shall appoint a director for the Arts Council.
• § 8755 — Upon nomination by the council, the Governor may grant special recognition to any citizen with exceptional talent who has made a unique contribution to the cultural or artistic heritage of the State o
• § 8755.5 — The executive or principal office of the Arts Council shall be located in the County of Sacramento.
• § 8756 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Dixon-Zenovich-Maddy California Arts Act of 1975.
• § 8757 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Adjusted gross revenue” means the average annual revenue received over the preceding three years, in whatever form, received or accr
• § 8757.1 — (a) The Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 8757.2 — If any provision or application of this chapter is declared illegal, invalid, or inoperative, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions and portions thereof
• § 8758 — (a) As used in this chapter, “state-designated cultural district” means a geographical area certified pursuant to this chapter with a concentration of cultural facilities, creative enterprises, or art
• § 8758.1 — The council may solicit and receive gifts, donations, bequests, grants of funds, or any other revenues, from public or private sources, and expend those moneys, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
• § 8760 — (a) The position of California Poet Laureate is hereby established.
• § 8761 — The Arts Council may establish an appropriate stipend for the California Poet Laureate and shall provide for the payment of the poet laureate’s expenses incurred in fulfilling his or her responsibilit
• § 8762 — The California Poet Laureate shall, as a condition of the appointment, assume the following minimum responsibilities: (a) Provide a minimum of six public readings during his or her two-year term endea
• § 8763 — The Arts Council shall, commencing in 2010 and every 10 years thereafter, and with the agreement of the past California Poets Laureate and their representatives, publish or cause to be published an an
• § 8765 — The council may solicit and receive gifts, donations, bequests, grants of funds, or any other revenues, from public or private sources, and expend those moneys to increase the stipend of the Californi
• § 8770 — (a) The position of California Teen Poet Laureate is hereby established.
• § 8800 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Broadcasting Act of 1975.
• § 88000 — There shall be a state voter information guide which shall be prepared by the Secretary of State.
• § 88001 — The state voter information guide shall contain all of the following: (a) A complete copy of each state measure.
• § 88002 — The state voter information guide shall contain as to each state measure to be voted upon, the following in the order set forth in this section: (a) (1) Upon the top portion of the first page and not
• § 88002.5 — (a) The state voter information guide shall also contain a section, located near the front of the guide, that provides a concise summary of the general meaning and effect of “yes” and “no” votes on ea
• § 88003 — The Legislative Analyst shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure describing the measure and including a fiscal analysis of the measure showing the amount of any increase or decrease in reven
• § 88004 — Measures shall be printed in the state voter information guide, so far as possible, in the same order, manner, and form in which they are designated upon the ballot.
• § 88005 — The state voter information guide shall be printed according to the following specifications: (a) The guide shall be printed in clear readable type, no less than 10-point, except that the text of any
• § 88005.5 — The Legislative Counsel shall prepare and proofread the texts of all measures and the provisions which are repealed or revised.
• § 88006 — Not less than 20 days before submitting the copy for the state voter information guide to the State Printer, the Secretary of State shall make the copy available for public examination.
• § 88007 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 81012, the Legislature may without restriction amend this chapter to add to the state voter information guide information regarding candidates or any other in
• § 8801 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) It is the policy of this state to support and encourage the provision of a high-quality educational, cultural, and public affairs program service des
• § 8802 — The definitions contained in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter unless the context requires otherwise.
• § 8803 — “Commission” means the California Public Broadcasting Commission.
• § 8804 — “Corporation for Public Broadcasting” means the corporation established pursuant to Section 396 of Title 47 of the United States Code.
• § 8804.5 — “Instructional programming” means public broadcast programming which is curriculum related, whether for credit or not.
• § 8805 — “Interconnection” means the use of apparatus or equipment for the electronic transmission and distribution of public broadcast programming to public broadcasting stations.
• § 8806 — “Public broadcast programming” means programming intended for presentation on public broadcast stations, including, but not limited to, public affairs, cultural, and instructional programming.
• § 8807 — “Public broadcasting station” means a noncommercial educational broadcasting station licensed as such by the Federal Communications Commission and eligible for financial grants from the Corporation fo
• § 8807.5 — “Instructional committee” means the instructional broadcast advisory committee created by Article 4 (commencing with Section 8830).
• § 8808 — “Radio committee” means the radio advisory committee created by Article 4 (commencing with Section 8830).
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• § 8809.5 — If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can b
• § 8810 — The California Public Broadcasting Commission is hereby created in state government as an independent commission in order to encourage the growth and development of public broadcasting services to the
• § 8811 — The commission shall consist of 11 members, as follows: (a) Five members appointed by the Governor for terms of five years, except that the terms of the original members shall be as follows: one membe
• § 8812 — Appointees to the commission shall be persons who are eminent in such fields as education, cultural affairs, public service, or the arts, including public broadcasting.
• § 8813 — The appointive members of the commission shall be compensated at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of official commission meetings they attend.
• § 8814 — The commission shall select annually from among its membership a chairman and vice chairman.
• § 8815 — The commission shall appoint an executive secretary and employ such staff as it may deem necessary in performing the duties prescribed by this chapter.
• § 8816 — The commission shall, in carrying out its responsibility and exercising its authority, make maximum use, for the purposes of economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, of existing public broadcast facili
• § 8817 — (a) The commission shall adopt and enforce reasonable standards governing the acceptance of any salary or other compensation by its employees from sources other than the commission during the course o
• § 8818 — The meetings of the commission shall be open and public in accordance with Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3.
• § 8820 — The commission shall develop and support a statewide policy to encourage the orderly growth and development of public broadcasting service responsive to the informational, cultural, and educational ne
• § 8821 — The commission may make grants to public broadcasting stations in order to aid in the improvement of their broadcast operations, programming, and capital facilities and equipment.
• § 8822 — The commission may cause to be established, managed, and operated systems of interconnection and other methods of statewide distribution of public television and radio programs.
• § 8823 — The commission may, taking into account the advice of the radio committee or the T.
• § 8824 — The commission may apply for, receive, and distribute federal funds, state funds, and other public or private funds from any source for all or any purposes of this chapter.
• § 8825 — The commission may conduct, through grants or contracts, research and demonstration activities in matters relating to public broadcasting.
• § 8826 — The commission may enter into contracts, leases, and other arrangements, and shall do all things necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter, consistent with state and federal law
• § 8827 — The commission shall perform its duties under this chapter in a manner that will assure the maximum freedom of the public broadcasting stations and systems from interference with or control of program
• § 8828 — The commission shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, on or before December 31 of each year, covering the commission’s activities, financial condition, and accomplishments
• § 8830 — At its first meeting, the commission shall establish the radio committee, the T.
• § 8831 — Each public radio station may appoint a representative to the radio committee, and each public television station may appoint a representative to the T.
• § 8832 — The commission shall also establish the instructional committee composed of one member and one alternate member appointed for one-year terms by each of the following: (a) The Regents of the University
• § 8833 — The instructional committee shall advise the commission on instructional programming.
• § 8835.5 — There is hereby appropriated to the California Public Broadcasting Commission the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from the General Fund to the California Public Broadcasting Fund
• § 8836 — The commission shall annually distribute the total amount, less the commission’s necessary administrative expenses, available for allocation to public broadcasting stations.
• § 8836.5 — The commission shall, after consultation with the radio, television, and instructional broadcast committees, establish, and review annually, criteria and conditions regarding the distribution of amoun