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11 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2506Introduced by Assembly Member IrwinFebruary 19, 2020 An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 100 and 10050 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 8869.83, 11546.1, 11550, 12800, 12804, 12804.5, 12855, 12856, 12895, 12901, and 12944 of, and to add Sections 12804.6, 12816, and 12857 to, the Government Code, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 50150, 50151, 50154, 50199.8, 50400, 50407.5, 50901, and 50913 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2506, as introduced, Irwin. State of California Housing Agency Act.Existing law establishes various agencies within the state government, including the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law provides that the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is under the supervision of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing. Under existing law, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is comprised of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.This bill would enact the State of California Housing Agency Act and, as of July 1, 2021, would separate the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency into the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Housing Agency. The bill would provide that the Business and Consumer Services Agency consists of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. The bill would rename the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing as the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services. The bill would provide that the Housing Agency consists of the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing Finance Agency, the Homeless Coordinating and Finance Council, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee, and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. Under the bill, the Housing Agency would be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing and the bill would require the secretary to be appointed by the Governor, as provided. The bill would make various conforming changes to that effect. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. This act shall be known as the State of California Housing Agency Act.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The housing market plays a critical role in the California economy.(b) The need for housing is the highest priority for all Californians.(c) Adequate, stable, and accessible housing is a crucial component of life for all Californians.(d) The expenditure for housing is one of the most significant financial commitments Californians undertake in their day-to-day lives.(e) Housing and housing-related activities are of primary importance to the people of the state and they warrant the clear and unified focus of state government.SEC. 3. Section 100 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 4. Section 100 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 5. Section 10050 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:10050. (a) (1) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 6. Section 10050 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:10050. (a) (1) There is in the Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 7. Section 8869.83 of the Government Code is amended to read:8869.83. (a) There is in state government the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or his or her their designee.(2) The Controller, or his or her their designee.(3) The Governor, or his or her their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 8. Section 8869.83 is added to the Government Code, to read:8869.83. (a) There is within the Housing Agency the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or their designee.(2) The Controller, or their designee.(3) The Governor, or their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 9. Section 11546.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within his or her their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for his or her their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within his or her their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of his or her their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 10. Section 11546.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business and Consumer Services Agency, Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 11. Section 11550 of the Government Code is amended to read:11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 12. Section 11550 is added to the Government Code, to read:11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business and Consumer Services.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(13) Secretary of Housing.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 13. Section 12800 of the Government Code is amended to read:12800. (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 his or her 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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 14. Section 12800 is added to the Government Code, to read:12800. (a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business and Consumer Services; 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 operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 15. Section 12804 of the Government Code is amended to read:12804. (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 Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 16. Section 12804 is added to the Government Code, to read:12804. (a) There is in the state government the Business and Consumer Services Agency.(b) The Business and Consumer Services Agency shall consist of the following: the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 17. Section 12804.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:12804.5. (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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 18. Section 12804.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:12804.5. (a) The Secretary of Business and Consumer Services 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 operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 19. Section 12804.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:12804.6. (a) There is in the state government the Housing Agency.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of all of the following:(1) The Department of Real Estate.(2) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 20. Section 12816 is added to the Government Code, to read:12816. (a) There is hereby established in state government a Housing Agency. The Housing Agency shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing, who shall be appointed and serve pursuant to Section 12801.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of the following:(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(2) The Department of Real Estate.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 21. Section 12855 of the Government Code is amended to read:12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 22. Section 12855 is added to the Government Code, to read:12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 23. Section 12856 of the Government Code is amended to read:12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 24. Section 12856 is added to the Government Code, to read:12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 25. Section 12857 is added to the Government Code, to read:12857. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of that assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 26. Section 12895 of the Government Code is amended to read:12895. (a) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 27. Section 12895 is added to the Government Code, to read:12895. (a) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 28. Section 12901 of the Government Code is amended to read:12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 29. Section 12901 is added to the Government Code, to read:12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 30. Section 12944 of the Government Code is amended to read:12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 31. Section 12944 is added to the Government Code, to read:12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business and Consumer Services Agency or the Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 32. Section 50150 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 33. Section 50150 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 34. Section 50151 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50151. (a) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. The(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 35. Section 50151 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50151. (a) The Secretary of Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 36. Section 50154 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (a) (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (b) (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 37. Section 50154 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 38. Section 50199.8 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50199.8. (a) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation. A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee. The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 39. Section 50199.8 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50199.8. (a) The committee is within the Housing Agency.(b) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee.(c) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee.(e) The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter.(f) The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 40. Section 50400 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 41. Section 50400 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Housing Agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 42. Section 50407.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 43. Section 50407.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, or the transfer of the department from the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency to the Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 44. Section 50901 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among his or her the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 45. Section 50901 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 46. Section 50913 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 47. Section 50913 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 48. Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(l) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 49. Section 8257 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Housing Agency.(l) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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33 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2506Introduced by Assembly Member IrwinFebruary 19, 2020 An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 100 and 10050 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 8869.83, 11546.1, 11550, 12800, 12804, 12804.5, 12855, 12856, 12895, 12901, and 12944 of, and to add Sections 12804.6, 12816, and 12857 to, the Government Code, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 50150, 50151, 50154, 50199.8, 50400, 50407.5, 50901, and 50913 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2506, as introduced, Irwin. State of California Housing Agency Act.Existing law establishes various agencies within the state government, including the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law provides that the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is under the supervision of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing. Under existing law, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is comprised of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.This bill would enact the State of California Housing Agency Act and, as of July 1, 2021, would separate the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency into the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Housing Agency. The bill would provide that the Business and Consumer Services Agency consists of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. The bill would rename the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing as the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services. The bill would provide that the Housing Agency consists of the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing Finance Agency, the Homeless Coordinating and Finance Council, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee, and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. Under the bill, the Housing Agency would be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing and the bill would require the secretary to be appointed by the Governor, as provided. The bill would make various conforming changes to that effect. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
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2020 An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 100 and 10050 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 8869.83, 11546.1, 11550, 12800, 12804, 12804.5, 12855, 12856, 12895, 12901, and 12944 of, and to add Sections 12804.6, 12816, and 12857 to, the Government Code, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 50150, 50151, 50154, 50199.8, 50400, 50407.5, 50901, and 50913 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to state government.
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2828 Existing law establishes various agencies within the state government, including the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law provides that the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is under the supervision of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing. Under existing law, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is comprised of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.This bill would enact the State of California Housing Agency Act and, as of July 1, 2021, would separate the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency into the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Housing Agency. The bill would provide that the Business and Consumer Services Agency consists of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. The bill would rename the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing as the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services. The bill would provide that the Housing Agency consists of the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing Finance Agency, the Homeless Coordinating and Finance Council, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee, and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. Under the bill, the Housing Agency would be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing and the bill would require the secretary to be appointed by the Governor, as provided. The bill would make various conforming changes to that effect. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.
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3030 Existing law establishes various agencies within the state government, including the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law provides that the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is under the supervision of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing. Under existing law, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is comprised of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.
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3232 This bill would enact the State of California Housing Agency Act and, as of July 1, 2021, would separate the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency into the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Housing Agency. The bill would provide that the Business and Consumer Services Agency consists of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. The bill would rename the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing as the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services. The bill would provide that the Housing Agency consists of the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing Finance Agency, the Homeless Coordinating and Finance Council, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee, and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. Under the bill, the Housing Agency would be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing and the bill would require the secretary to be appointed by the Governor, as provided. The bill would make various conforming changes to that effect. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.
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3838 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. This act shall be known as the State of California Housing Agency Act.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The housing market plays a critical role in the California economy.(b) The need for housing is the highest priority for all Californians.(c) Adequate, stable, and accessible housing is a crucial component of life for all Californians.(d) The expenditure for housing is one of the most significant financial commitments Californians undertake in their day-to-day lives.(e) Housing and housing-related activities are of primary importance to the people of the state and they warrant the clear and unified focus of state government.SEC. 3. Section 100 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 4. Section 100 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 5. Section 10050 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:10050. (a) (1) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 6. Section 10050 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:10050. (a) (1) There is in the Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 7. Section 8869.83 of the Government Code is amended to read:8869.83. (a) There is in state government the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or his or her their designee.(2) The Controller, or his or her their designee.(3) The Governor, or his or her their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 8. Section 8869.83 is added to the Government Code, to read:8869.83. (a) There is within the Housing Agency the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or their designee.(2) The Controller, or their designee.(3) The Governor, or their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 9. Section 11546.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within his or her their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for his or her their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within his or her their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of his or her their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 10. Section 11546.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business and Consumer Services Agency, Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 11. Section 11550 of the Government Code is amended to read:11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 12. Section 11550 is added to the Government Code, to read:11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business and Consumer Services.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(13) Secretary of Housing.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 13. Section 12800 of the Government Code is amended to read:12800. (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 his or her 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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 14. Section 12800 is added to the Government Code, to read:12800. (a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business and Consumer Services; 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 operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 15. Section 12804 of the Government Code is amended to read:12804. (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 Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 16. Section 12804 is added to the Government Code, to read:12804. (a) There is in the state government the Business and Consumer Services Agency.(b) The Business and Consumer Services Agency shall consist of the following: the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 17. Section 12804.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:12804.5. (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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 18. Section 12804.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:12804.5. (a) The Secretary of Business and Consumer Services 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 operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 19. Section 12804.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:12804.6. (a) There is in the state government the Housing Agency.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of all of the following:(1) The Department of Real Estate.(2) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 20. Section 12816 is added to the Government Code, to read:12816. (a) There is hereby established in state government a Housing Agency. The Housing Agency shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing, who shall be appointed and serve pursuant to Section 12801.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of the following:(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(2) The Department of Real Estate.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 21. Section 12855 of the Government Code is amended to read:12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 22. Section 12855 is added to the Government Code, to read:12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 23. Section 12856 of the Government Code is amended to read:12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 24. Section 12856 is added to the Government Code, to read:12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 25. Section 12857 is added to the Government Code, to read:12857. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of that assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 26. Section 12895 of the Government Code is amended to read:12895. (a) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 27. Section 12895 is added to the Government Code, to read:12895. (a) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 28. Section 12901 of the Government Code is amended to read:12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 29. Section 12901 is added to the Government Code, to read:12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 30. Section 12944 of the Government Code is amended to read:12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 31. Section 12944 is added to the Government Code, to read:12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business and Consumer Services Agency or the Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 32. Section 50150 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 33. Section 50150 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 34. Section 50151 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50151. (a) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. The(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 35. Section 50151 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50151. (a) The Secretary of Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 36. Section 50154 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (a) (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (b) (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 37. Section 50154 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 38. Section 50199.8 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50199.8. (a) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation. A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee. The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 39. Section 50199.8 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50199.8. (a) The committee is within the Housing Agency.(b) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee.(c) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee.(e) The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter.(f) The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 40. Section 50400 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 41. Section 50400 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Housing Agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 42. Section 50407.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 43. Section 50407.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, or the transfer of the department from the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency to the Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 44. Section 50901 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among his or her the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 45. Section 50901 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 46. Section 50913 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 47. Section 50913 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.SEC. 48. Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(l) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 49. Section 8257 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Housing Agency.(l) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
3939
4040 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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4242 ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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4444 SECTION 1. This act shall be known as the State of California Housing Agency Act.
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4646 SECTION 1. This act shall be known as the State of California Housing Agency Act.
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4848 SECTION 1. This act shall be known as the State of California Housing Agency Act.
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5050 ### SECTION 1.
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5252 SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The housing market plays a critical role in the California economy.(b) The need for housing is the highest priority for all Californians.(c) Adequate, stable, and accessible housing is a crucial component of life for all Californians.(d) The expenditure for housing is one of the most significant financial commitments Californians undertake in their day-to-day lives.(e) Housing and housing-related activities are of primary importance to the people of the state and they warrant the clear and unified focus of state government.
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5454 SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The housing market plays a critical role in the California economy.(b) The need for housing is the highest priority for all Californians.(c) Adequate, stable, and accessible housing is a crucial component of life for all Californians.(d) The expenditure for housing is one of the most significant financial commitments Californians undertake in their day-to-day lives.(e) Housing and housing-related activities are of primary importance to the people of the state and they warrant the clear and unified focus of state government.
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5656 SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
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6060 (a) The housing market plays a critical role in the California economy.
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6262 (b) The need for housing is the highest priority for all Californians.
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6464 (c) Adequate, stable, and accessible housing is a crucial component of life for all Californians.
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6666 (d) The expenditure for housing is one of the most significant financial commitments Californians undertake in their day-to-day lives.
6767
6868 (e) Housing and housing-related activities are of primary importance to the people of the state and they warrant the clear and unified focus of state government.
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7070 SEC. 3. Section 100 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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7272 SEC. 3. Section 100 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
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7676 100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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7878 100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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8080 100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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8484 100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.
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8686 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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8888 SEC. 4. Section 100 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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9090 SEC. 4. Section 100 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
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9494 100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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9696 100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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9898 100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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102102 100. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.
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104104 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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106106 SEC. 5. Section 10050 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:10050. (a) (1) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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108108 SEC. 5. Section 10050 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
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112112 10050. (a) (1) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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114114 10050. (a) (1) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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116116 10050. (a) (1) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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120120 10050. (a) (1) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.
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122122 (2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.
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124124 (b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.
125125
126126 (c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.
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128128 (d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.
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132132 (d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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134134 SEC. 6. Section 10050 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:10050. (a) (1) There is in the Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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136136 SEC. 6. Section 10050 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
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140140 10050. (a) (1) There is in the Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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142142 10050. (a) (1) There is in the Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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144144 10050. (a) (1) There is in the Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.(c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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148148 10050. (a) (1) There is in the Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.
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150150 (2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.
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152152 (b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.
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154154 (c) Wherever the term commissioner is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.
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156156 (d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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158158 SEC. 7. Section 8869.83 of the Government Code is amended to read:8869.83. (a) There is in state government the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or his or her their designee.(2) The Controller, or his or her their designee.(3) The Governor, or his or her their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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160160 SEC. 7. Section 8869.83 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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164164 8869.83. (a) There is in state government the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or his or her their designee.(2) The Controller, or his or her their designee.(3) The Governor, or his or her their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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166166 8869.83. (a) There is in state government the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or his or her their designee.(2) The Controller, or his or her their designee.(3) The Governor, or his or her their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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168168 8869.83. (a) There is in state government the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or his or her their designee.(2) The Controller, or his or her their designee.(3) The Governor, or his or her their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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172172 8869.83. (a) There is in state government the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:
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174174 (1) The Treasurer, or his or her their designee.
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176176 (2) The Controller, or his or her their designee.
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178178 (3) The Governor, or his or her their designee.
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180180 (4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.
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182182 (5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.
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184184 (6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.
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186186 (b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.
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188188 (c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.
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190190 (d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.
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192192 (e) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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194194 SEC. 8. Section 8869.83 is added to the Government Code, to read:8869.83. (a) There is within the Housing Agency the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or their designee.(2) The Controller, or their designee.(3) The Governor, or their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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196196 SEC. 8. Section 8869.83 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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198198 ### SEC. 8.
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200200 8869.83. (a) There is within the Housing Agency the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or their designee.(2) The Controller, or their designee.(3) The Governor, or their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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202202 8869.83. (a) There is within the Housing Agency the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or their designee.(2) The Controller, or their designee.(3) The Governor, or their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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204204 8869.83. (a) There is within the Housing Agency the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:(1) The Treasurer, or their designee.(2) The Controller, or their designee.(3) The Governor, or their designee.(4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.(5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.(6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.(b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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208208 8869.83. (a) There is within the Housing Agency the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, consisting of six members as follows:
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210210 (1) The Treasurer, or their designee.
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212212 (2) The Controller, or their designee.
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214214 (3) The Governor, or their designee.
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216216 (4) The Director of Housing and Community Development, who shall be a nonvoting member.
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218218 (5) The Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, who shall be a nonvoting member.
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220220 (6) A representative from local government who shall be a nonvoting member, selected by two voting members of the committee.
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222222 (b) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee and the office of the Treasurer shall provide an executive director and any administrative assistance and support staff that is needed for the committee to operate. The chairperson shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes and other records and documents of the committee. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.
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224224 (c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.
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226226 (d) Two voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of two voting members of the committee shall be necessary for any action taken by the committee. However, the committee may, by unanimous vote, delegate to its chairperson the authority to carry out any acts empowered to it under this chapter.
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228228 (e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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230230 SEC. 9. Section 11546.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within his or her their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for his or her their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within his or her their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of his or her their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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232232 SEC. 9. Section 11546.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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236236 11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within his or her their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for his or her their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within his or her their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of his or her their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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238238 11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within his or her their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for his or her their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within his or her their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of his or her their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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240240 11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within his or her their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for his or her their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within his or her their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of his or her their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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244244 11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.
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246246 (a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.
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248248 (2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:
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250250 (A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within his or her their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.
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252252 (B) Develop the enterprise architecture for his or her their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.
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254254 (C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.
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256256 (b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.
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258258 (2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:
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260260 (A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within his or her their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.
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264264 (c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.
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266266 (d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of his or her their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.
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268268 (e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.
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270270 (2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).
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272272 (f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.
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274274 (g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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276276 SEC. 10. Section 11546.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business and Consumer Services Agency, Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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278278 SEC. 10. Section 11546.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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282282 11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business and Consumer Services Agency, Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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284284 11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business and Consumer Services Agency, Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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286286 11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.(e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business and Consumer Services Agency, Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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290290 11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the governance and implementation of information technology by standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities for setting information technology priorities.
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292292 (a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the heads designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.
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294294 (2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:
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296296 (A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information technology services within their state agency through the operational oversight of information technology budgets of departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.
297297
298298 (B) Develop the enterprise architecture for their state agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.
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300300 (C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency are in compliance with the state information technology policy.
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302302 (b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity.
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304304 (2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision shall do all of the following:
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306306 (A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications activities within their state entity, including, but not limited to, information technology, information security, and telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects, purchases, and contracts.
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308308 (B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology and telecommunications policy and enterprise architecture.
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310310 (c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer appointed by the head of the state agency, or the heads designee, subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state agencys information security officer appointed under this subdivision shall report to the state agencys chief information officer.
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312312 (d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information security officer shall report to the chief information officer of their state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop specific qualification criteria for an information security officer. If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security officer, the entitys chief information officer shall perform the duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief information officer shall coordinate with the Department of Technology for any necessary support.
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314314 (e) (1) For purposes of this section, state agency means the Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business and Consumer Services Agency, Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture.
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316316 (2) For purposes of this section, state entity means an entity within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a state agency pursuant to paragraph (1).
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318318 (f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2 and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of Technology to do so.
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320320 (g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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322322 SEC. 11. Section 11550 of the Government Code is amended to read:11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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324324 SEC. 11. Section 11550 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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328328 11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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330330 11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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332332 11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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336336 11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:
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338338 (1) Director of Finance.
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340340 (2) Secretary of Transportation.
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342342 (3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.
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344344 (4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.
345345
346346 (5) Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.
347347
348348 (6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
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350350 (7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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352352 (8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
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354354 (9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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356356 (10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
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358358 (11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.
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360360 (12) Secretary of Government Operations.
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362362 (b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.
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364364 (c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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366366 SEC. 12. Section 11550 is added to the Government Code, to read:11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business and Consumer Services.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(13) Secretary of Housing.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
367367
368368 SEC. 12. Section 11550 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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372372 11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business and Consumer Services.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(13) Secretary of Housing.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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374374 11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business and Consumer Services.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(13) Secretary of Housing.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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376376 11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:(1) Director of Finance.(2) Secretary of Transportation.(3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.(4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.(5) Secretary of Business and Consumer Services.(6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.(7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.(10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.(11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.(12) Secretary of Government Operations.(13) Secretary of Housing.(b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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380380 11550. (a) Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:
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382382 (1) Director of Finance.
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384384 (2) Secretary of Transportation.
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386386 (3) Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.
387387
388388 (4) Secretary of California Health and Human Services.
389389
390390 (5) Secretary of Business and Consumer Services.
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392392 (6) Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
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394394 (7) Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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396396 (8) Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
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398398 (9) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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400400 (10) Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
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402402 (11) Secretary for Environmental Protection.
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404404 (12) Secretary of Government Operations.
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406406 (13) Secretary of Housing.
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408408 (b) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.
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410410 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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412412 SEC. 13. Section 12800 of the Government Code is amended to read:12800. (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 his or her 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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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414414 SEC. 13. Section 12800 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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418418 12800. (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 his or her 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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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420420 12800. (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 his or her 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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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422422 12800. (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 his or her 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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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426426 12800. (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.
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428428 (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 his or her 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.
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430430 (c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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432432 SEC. 14. Section 12800 is added to the Government Code, to read:12800. (a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business and Consumer Services; 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 operative on July 1, 2021.
433433
434434 SEC. 14. Section 12800 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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436436 ### SEC. 14.
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438438 12800. (a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business and Consumer Services; 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 operative on July 1, 2021.
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440440 12800. (a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business and Consumer Services; 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 operative on July 1, 2021.
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442442 12800. (a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business and Consumer Services; 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 operative on July 1, 2021.
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446446 12800. (a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business and Consumer Services; Housing; Transportation; California Environmental Protection; California Health and Human Services; Labor and Workforce Development; Natural Resources; Government Operations; and Corrections and Rehabilitation.
447447
448448 (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.
449449
450450 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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452452 SEC. 15. Section 12804 of the Government Code is amended to read:12804. (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 Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
453453
454454 SEC. 15. Section 12804 of the Government Code is amended to read:
455455
456456 ### SEC. 15.
457457
458458 12804. (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 Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
459459
460460 12804. (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 Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
461461
462462 12804. (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 Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
463463
464464
465465
466466 12804. (a) There is in the state government the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.
467467
468468 (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 Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.
469469
470470 (c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.
471471
472472
473473
474474 (c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
475475
476476 SEC. 16. Section 12804 is added to the Government Code, to read:12804. (a) There is in the state government the Business and Consumer Services Agency.(b) The Business and Consumer Services Agency shall consist of the following: the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
477477
478478 SEC. 16. Section 12804 is added to the Government Code, to read:
479479
480480 ### SEC. 16.
481481
482482 12804. (a) There is in the state government the Business and Consumer Services Agency.(b) The Business and Consumer Services Agency shall consist of the following: the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
483483
484484 12804. (a) There is in the state government the Business and Consumer Services Agency.(b) The Business and Consumer Services Agency shall consist of the following: the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
485485
486486 12804. (a) There is in the state government the Business and Consumer Services Agency.(b) The Business and Consumer Services Agency shall consist of the following: the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
487487
488488
489489
490490 12804. (a) There is in the state government the Business and Consumer Services Agency.
491491
492492 (b) The Business and Consumer Services Agency shall consist of the following: the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.
493493
494494 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
495495
496496 SEC. 17. Section 12804.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:12804.5. (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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
497497
498498 SEC. 17. Section 12804.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:
499499
500500 ### SEC. 17.
501501
502502 12804.5. (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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
503503
504504 12804.5. (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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
505505
506506 12804.5. (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 remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
507507
508508
509509
510510 12804.5. (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.
511511
512512 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
513513
514514 SEC. 18. Section 12804.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:12804.5. (a) The Secretary of Business and Consumer Services 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 operative on July 1, 2021.
515515
516516 SEC. 18. Section 12804.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
517517
518518 ### SEC. 18.
519519
520520 12804.5. (a) The Secretary of Business and Consumer Services 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 operative on July 1, 2021.
521521
522522 12804.5. (a) The Secretary of Business and Consumer Services 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 operative on July 1, 2021.
523523
524524 12804.5. (a) The Secretary of Business and Consumer Services 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 operative on July 1, 2021.
525525
526526
527527
528528 12804.5. (a) The Secretary of Business and Consumer Services is hereby authorized to develop programs for technical and fiscal assistance to facilitate nonprofit, self-help community vegetable gardens and related supporting activities.
529529
530530 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
531531
532532 SEC. 19. Section 12804.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:12804.6. (a) There is in the state government the Housing Agency.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of all of the following:(1) The Department of Real Estate.(2) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
533533
534534 SEC. 19. Section 12804.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:
535535
536536 ### SEC. 19.
537537
538538 12804.6. (a) There is in the state government the Housing Agency.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of all of the following:(1) The Department of Real Estate.(2) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
539539
540540 12804.6. (a) There is in the state government the Housing Agency.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of all of the following:(1) The Department of Real Estate.(2) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
541541
542542 12804.6. (a) There is in the state government the Housing Agency.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of all of the following:(1) The Department of Real Estate.(2) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
543543
544544
545545
546546 12804.6. (a) There is in the state government the Housing Agency.
547547
548548 (b) The Housing Agency shall consist of all of the following:
549549
550550 (1) The Department of Real Estate.
551551
552552 (2) The Department of Housing and Community Development.
553553
554554 (3) The California Housing Finance Agency.
555555
556556 (4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.
557557
558558 (5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.
559559
560560 (6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.
561561
562562 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
563563
564564 SEC. 20. Section 12816 is added to the Government Code, to read:12816. (a) There is hereby established in state government a Housing Agency. The Housing Agency shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing, who shall be appointed and serve pursuant to Section 12801.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of the following:(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(2) The Department of Real Estate.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
565565
566566 SEC. 20. Section 12816 is added to the Government Code, to read:
567567
568568 ### SEC. 20.
569569
570570 12816. (a) There is hereby established in state government a Housing Agency. The Housing Agency shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing, who shall be appointed and serve pursuant to Section 12801.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of the following:(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(2) The Department of Real Estate.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
571571
572572 12816. (a) There is hereby established in state government a Housing Agency. The Housing Agency shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing, who shall be appointed and serve pursuant to Section 12801.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of the following:(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(2) The Department of Real Estate.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
573573
574574 12816. (a) There is hereby established in state government a Housing Agency. The Housing Agency shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing, who shall be appointed and serve pursuant to Section 12801.(b) The Housing Agency shall consist of the following:(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development.(2) The Department of Real Estate.(3) The California Housing Finance Agency.(4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
575575
576576
577577
578578 12816. (a) There is hereby established in state government a Housing Agency. The Housing Agency shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing, who shall be appointed and serve pursuant to Section 12801.
579579
580580 (b) The Housing Agency shall consist of the following:
581581
582582 (1) The Department of Housing and Community Development.
583583
584584 (2) The Department of Real Estate.
585585
586586 (3) The California Housing Finance Agency.
587587
588588 (4) The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.
589589
590590 (5) The Tax Credit Allocation Committee.
591591
592592 (6) The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.
593593
594594 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
595595
596596 SEC. 21. Section 12855 of the Government Code is amended to read:12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
597597
598598 SEC. 21. Section 12855 of the Government Code is amended to read:
599599
600600 ### SEC. 21.
601601
602602 12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
603603
604604 12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
605605
606606 12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
607607
608608
609609
610610 12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.
611611
612612 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
613613
614614 SEC. 22. Section 12855 is added to the Government Code, to read:12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
615615
616616 SEC. 22. Section 12855 is added to the Government Code, to read:
617617
618618 ### SEC. 22.
619619
620620 12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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622622 12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
623623
624624 12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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626626
627627
628628 12855. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, agency means the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Housing Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency, or the Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency, and secretary means the secretary of any such agency.
629629
630630 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
631631
632632 SEC. 23. Section 12856 of the Government Code is amended to read:12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
633633
634634 SEC. 23. Section 12856 of the Government Code is amended to read:
635635
636636 ### SEC. 23.
637637
638638 12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
639639
640640 12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
641641
642642 12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
643643
644644
645645
646646 12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.
647647
648648 (b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.
649649
650650 (c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
651651
652652 SEC. 24. Section 12856 is added to the Government Code, to read:12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
653653
654654 SEC. 24. Section 12856 is added to the Government Code, to read:
655655
656656 ### SEC. 24.
657657
658658 12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
659659
660660 12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
661661
662662 12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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664664
665665
666666 12856. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.
667667
668668 (b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of such assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.
669669
670670 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
671671
672672 SEC. 25. Section 12857 is added to the Government Code, to read:12857. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of that assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
673673
674674 SEC. 25. Section 12857 is added to the Government Code, to read:
675675
676676 ### SEC. 25.
677677
678678 12857. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of that assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
679679
680680 12857. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of that assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
681681
682682 12857. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.(b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of that assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
683683
684684
685685
686686 12857. (a) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing, may appoint up to three deputies for the secretary.
687687
688688 (b) In addition to any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing may appoint an assistant, who is exempt from the civil service laws. The secretary shall prescribe the duties of the appointed assistant and shall fix the salary of that assistant subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The appointed assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary.
689689
690690 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
691691
692692 SEC. 26. Section 12895 of the Government Code is amended to read:12895. (a) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
693693
694694 SEC. 26. Section 12895 of the Government Code is amended to read:
695695
696696 ### SEC. 26.
697697
698698 12895. (a) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
699699
700700 12895. (a) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
701701
702702 12895. (a) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
703703
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705705
706706 12895. (a) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.
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708708 (b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:
709709
710710 (1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.
711711
712712 (2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.
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714714 (c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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716716 SEC. 27. Section 12895 is added to the Government Code, to read:12895. (a) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
717717
718718 SEC. 27. Section 12895 is added to the Government Code, to read:
719719
720720 ### SEC. 27.
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722722 12895. (a) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
723723
724724 12895. (a) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
725725
726726 12895. (a) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.(b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:(1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.(2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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728728
729729
730730 12895. (a) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Business Oversight containing the Division of Corporations, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Division of Corporations in the administration of these laws, there is hereby established the State Corporations Fund. All expenses and salaries of the Division of Corporations shall be paid out of the State Corporations Fund. Therefore, notwithstanding any provision of any law administered by the Division of Corporations declaring that fees, reimbursements, assessments, or other money or amounts charged and collected by the Division of Corporations under these laws are to be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the General Fund, all fees, reimbursements, assessments, and other money or amounts charged and collected under these laws shall be delivered or transmitted to the Treasurer and deposited to the credit of the State Corporations Fund.
731731
732732 (b) Funds appropriated from the State Corporations Fund and made available for expenditure for any law or program of the Division of Corporations may come from the following:
733733
734734 (1) Fees and any other amounts charged and collected pursuant to Section 25608 of the Corporations Code, except for fees and other amounts charged and collected pursuant to subdivisions (o) to (r), inclusive, of Section 25608 of the Corporations Code.
735735
736736 (2) Fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25608.1 of the Corporations Code.
737737
738738 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
739739
740740 SEC. 28. Section 12901 of the Government Code is amended to read:12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
741741
742742 SEC. 28. Section 12901 of the Government Code is amended to read:
743743
744744 ### SEC. 28.
745745
746746 12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
747747
748748 12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
749749
750750 12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
751751
752752
753753
754754 12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.
755755
756756 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
757757
758758 SEC. 29. Section 12901 is added to the Government Code, to read:12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
759759
760760 SEC. 29. Section 12901 is added to the Government Code, to read:
761761
762762 ### SEC. 29.
763763
764764 12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
765765
766766 12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
767767
768768 12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
769769
770770
771771
772772 12901. (a) There is in the state government, in the Business and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Fair Employment and Housing, who is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.
773773
774774 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
775775
776776 SEC. 30. Section 12944 of the Government Code is amended to read:12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
777777
778778 SEC. 30. Section 12944 of the Government Code is amended to read:
779779
780780 ### SEC. 30.
781781
782782 12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
783783
784784 12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
785785
786786 12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
787787
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789789
790790 12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.
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792792 Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.
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794794 If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.
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796796 (b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.
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798798 (c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.
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800800 (d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.
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802802 (e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.
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804804 (f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.
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806806 (g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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808808 SEC. 31. Section 12944 is added to the Government Code, to read:12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business and Consumer Services Agency or the Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
809809
810810 SEC. 31. Section 12944 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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812812 ### SEC. 31.
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814814 12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business and Consumer Services Agency or the Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
815815
816816 12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business and Consumer Services Agency or the Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
817817
818818 12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.(b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.(c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.(d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.(e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.(f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business and Consumer Services Agency or the Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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820820
821821
822822 12944. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or sexual orientation, unless the practice can be demonstrated to be job related.
823823
824824 Where the commission, after hearing, determines that an examination is unlawful under this subdivision, the licensing board may continue to use and rely on the examination until such time as judicial review by the superior court of the determination is exhausted.
825825
826826 If an examination or other qualification for licensing is determined to be unlawful under this section, that determination shall not void, limit, repeal, or otherwise affect any right, privilege, status, or responsibility previously conferred upon any person by the examination or by a license issued in reliance on the examination or qualification.
827827
828828 (b) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation to an individuals mental or physical disability or medical condition.
829829
830830 (c) It shall be unlawful for any licensing board, unless specifically acting in accordance with federal equal employment opportunity guidelines or regulations approved by the commission, to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any publication, or to make any non-job-related inquiry, either verbal or through use of an application form, which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, or sexual orientation or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board from making, in connection with prospective licensure or certification, an inquiry as to, or a request for information regarding, the physical fitness of applicants if that inquiry or request for information is directly related and pertinent to the license or the licensed position the applicant is applying for. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit any licensing board, in connection with prospective examinations, licensure, or certification, from inviting individuals with physical or mental disabilities to request reasonable accommodations or from making inquiries related to reasonable accommodations.
831831
832832 (d) It is unlawful for a licensing board to discriminate against any person because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this part.
833833
834834 (e) It is unlawful for any licensing board to fail to keep records of applications for licensing or certification for a period of two years following the date of receipt of the applications.
835835
836836 (f) As used in this section, licensing board means any state board, agency, or authority in the Business and Consumer Services Agency or the Housing Agency that has the authority to grant licenses or certificates which are prerequisites to employment eligibility or professional status.
837837
838838 (g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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840840 SEC. 32. Section 50150 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
841841
842842 SEC. 32. Section 50150 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
843843
844844 ### SEC. 32.
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846846 50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
847847
848848 50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
849849
850850 50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
851851
852852
853853
854854 50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.
855855
856856 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
857857
858858 SEC. 33. Section 50150 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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860860 SEC. 33. Section 50150 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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862862 ### SEC. 33.
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864864 50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
865865
866866 50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
867867
868868 50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
869869
870870
871871
872872 50150. (a) This chapter sets forth the general responsibilities and roles of the Housing Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. It is declaratory of existing law as to those roles and responsibilities, and shall not be construed as creating additional responsibilities.
873873
874874 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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876876 SEC. 34. Section 50151 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50151. (a) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. The(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
877877
878878 SEC. 34. Section 50151 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
879879
880880 ### SEC. 34.
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882882 50151. (a) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. The(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
883883
884884 50151. (a) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. The(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
885885
886886 50151. (a) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. The(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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890890 50151. (a) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.
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892892 The
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896896 (b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.
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898898 (c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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900900 SEC. 35. Section 50151 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50151. (a) The Secretary of Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
901901
902902 SEC. 35. Section 50151 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
903903
904904 ### SEC. 35.
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906906 50151. (a) The Secretary of Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
907907
908908 50151. (a) The Secretary of Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
909909
910910 50151. (a) The Secretary of Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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914914 50151. (a) The Secretary of Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.
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916916 (b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.
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918918 (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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920920 SEC. 36. Section 50154 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (a) (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (b) (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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922922 SEC. 36. Section 50154 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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924924 ### SEC. 36.
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926926 50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (a) (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (b) (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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928928 50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (a) (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (b) (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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930930 50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (a) (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (b) (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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934934 50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (a) (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (b) (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.
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936936 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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938938 SEC. 37. Section 50154 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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940940 SEC. 37. Section 50154 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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942942 ### SEC. 37.
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944944 50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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946946 50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
947947
948948 50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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952952 50154. (a) The California Housing Finance Agency, within the Housing Agency, is a primary agency in the implementation of state housing policy. The agencys role is to make financing opportunities available for the construction, rehabilitation, and purchase of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income by (1) borrowing in the securities markets and relending to housing sponsors, developers, and homeowners and (2) insuring loans made by the agency or by others for the same purposes. In general, the agency pays for its operations out of the excess of its interest revenue from loan repayments over the cost of the money it borrows or, in the case of insurance, by the excess of fees charged for the provision of insurance over the value of claims paid. The agency shall seek to implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan and shall annually report on its progress toward compliance with priorities in the California Statewide Housing Plan.
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954954 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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956956 SEC. 38. Section 50199.8 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50199.8. (a) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation. A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee. The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
957957
958958 SEC. 38. Section 50199.8 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
959959
960960 ### SEC. 38.
961961
962962 50199.8. (a) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation. A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee. The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
963963
964964 50199.8. (a) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation. A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee. The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
965965
966966 50199.8. (a) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation. A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee. The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
967967
968968
969969
970970 50199.8. (a) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation. A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee. The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter. The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.
971971
972972 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
973973
974974 SEC. 39. Section 50199.8 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50199.8. (a) The committee is within the Housing Agency.(b) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee.(c) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee.(e) The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter.(f) The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
975975
976976 SEC. 39. Section 50199.8 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
977977
978978 ### SEC. 39.
979979
980980 50199.8. (a) The committee is within the Housing Agency.(b) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee.(c) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee.(e) The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter.(f) The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
981981
982982 50199.8. (a) The committee is within the Housing Agency.(b) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee.(c) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee.(e) The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter.(f) The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
983983
984984 50199.8. (a) The committee is within the Housing Agency.(b) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee.(c) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.(d) A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee.(e) The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter.(f) The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
985985
986986
987987
988988 50199.8. (a) The committee is within the Housing Agency.
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990990 (b) The committee is composed of the Governor, or in the Governors absence, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Housing and Community Development, and the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Two representatives of local government, one representative of the counties appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one representative of the cities appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of the committee.
991991
992992 (c) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.
993993
994994 (d) A majority of voting members shall be empowered to act for the committee.
995995
996996 (e) The committee may employ an executive director to carry out its duties under this chapter.
997997
998998 (f) The committee may, by resolution, delegate to one or more of its members, its executive director, or any other official or employee of the committee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the committee.
999999
10001000 (g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10011001
10021002 SEC. 40. Section 50400 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10031003
10041004 SEC. 40. Section 50400 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
10051005
10061006 ### SEC. 40.
10071007
10081008 50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10091009
10101010 50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10111011
10121012 50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10131013
10141014
10151015
10161016 50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.
10171017
10181018 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10191019
10201020 SEC. 41. Section 50400 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Housing Agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10211021
10221022 SEC. 41. Section 50400 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
10231023
10241024 ### SEC. 41.
10251025
10261026 50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Housing Agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10271027
10281028 50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Housing Agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10291029
10301030 50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Housing Agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10311031
10321032
10331033
10341034 50400. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Housing Agency.
10351035
10361036 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10371037
10381038 SEC. 42. Section 50407.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10391039
10401040 SEC. 42. Section 50407.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
10411041
10421042 ### SEC. 42.
10431043
10441044 50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10451045
10461046 50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10471047
10481048 50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10491049
10501050
10511051
10521052 50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.
10531053
10541054 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10551055
10561056 SEC. 43. Section 50407.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, or the transfer of the department from the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency to the Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10571057
10581058 SEC. 43. Section 50407.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
10591059
10601060 ### SEC. 43.
10611061
10621062 50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, or the transfer of the department from the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency to the Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10631063
10641064 50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, or the transfer of the department from the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency to the Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10651065
10661066 50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, or the transfer of the department from the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency to the Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10671067
10681068
10691069
10701070 50407.5. (a) Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, or the transfer of the department from the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency to the Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.
10711071
10721072 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10731073
10741074 SEC. 44. Section 50901 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among his or her the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10751075
10761076 SEC. 44. Section 50901 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
10771077
10781078 ### SEC. 44.
10791079
10801080 50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among his or her the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10811081
10821082 50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among his or her the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10831083
10841084 50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among his or her the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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10861086
10871087
10881088 50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among his or her the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.
10891089
10901090 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
10911091
10921092 SEC. 45. Section 50901 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10931093
10941094 SEC. 45. Section 50901 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
10951095
10961096 ### SEC. 45.
10971097
10981098 50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
10991099
11001100 50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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11021102 50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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11061106 50901. (a) The agency shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of 13 voting members, including a chairperson selected by the Governor from among the Governors appointees. The Treasurer; the Secretary of Housing; the Director of Housing and Community Development; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall be members, in addition to seven members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Director of Finance, the Director of Planning and Research, and the executive director of the agency shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the board.
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11081108 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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11101110 SEC. 46. Section 50913 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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11121112 SEC. 46. Section 50913 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
11131113
11141114 ### SEC. 46.
11151115
11161116 50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
11171117
11181118 50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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11201120 50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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11241124 50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
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11261126 (b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
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11281128 SEC. 47. Section 50913 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
11291129
11301130 SEC. 47. Section 50913 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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11321132 ### SEC. 47.
11331133
11341134 50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
11351135
11361136 50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
11371137
11381138 50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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11421142 50913. (a) For its activities under this division, the executive director shall prepare a preliminary budget on or before December 1 of each year for the ensuing fiscal year to be reviewed by the Secretary of Housing, the Director of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
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11441144 (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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11461146 SEC. 48. Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(l) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
11471147
11481148 SEC. 48. Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
11491149
11501150 ### SEC. 48.
11511151
11521152 8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(l) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
11531153
11541154 8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(l) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
11551155
11561156 8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(l) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
11571157
11581158
11591159
11601160 8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.
11611161
11621162 (b) The council shall have all of the following goals:
11631163
11641164 (1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.
11651165
11661166 (2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.
11671167
11681168 (3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.
11691169
11701170 (4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.
11711171
11721172 (5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.
11731173
11741174 (6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.
11751175
11761176 (7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.
11771177
11781178 (8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.
11791179
11801180 (9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.
11811181
11821182 (10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.
11831183
11841184 (11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.
11851185
11861186 (12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.
11871187
11881188 (13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).
11891189
11901190 (14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.
11911191
11921192 (15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.
11931193
11941194 (16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.
11951195
11961196 (17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.
11971197
11981198 (18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.
11991199
12001200 (c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:
12011201
12021202 (A) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.
12031203
12041204 (B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.
12051205
12061206 (C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.
12071207
12081208 (D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.
12091209
12101210 (E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.
12111211
12121212 (F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.
12131213
12141214 (G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
12151215
12161216 (H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
12171217
12181218 (I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.
12191219
12201220 (J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.
12211221
12221222 (K) A representative from the State Department of Education.
12231223
12241224 (L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:
12251225
12261226 (i) The California Community Colleges.
12271227
12281228 (ii) The University of California.
12291229
12301230 (iii) The California State University.
12311231
12321232 (M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.
12331233
12341234 (N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.
12351235
12361236 (O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.
12371237
12381238 (P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.
12391239
12401240 (2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.
12411241
12421242 (3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.
12431243
12441244 (d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.
12451245
12461246 (e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
12471247
12481248 (f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.
12491249
12501250 (g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.
12511251
12521252 (h) The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.
12531253
12541254 (i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.
12551255
12561256 (j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.
12571257
12581258 (k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.
12591259
12601260 (l) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
12611261
12621262 SEC. 49. Section 8257 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Housing Agency.(l) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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12641264 SEC. 49. Section 8257 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
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12661266 ### SEC. 49.
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12681268 8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Housing Agency.(l) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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12701270 8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Housing Agency.(l) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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12721272 8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.(b) The council shall have all of the following goals:(1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.(2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.(3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.(4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.(5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.(6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.(7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.(8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.(9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.(10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.(11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.(12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.(13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).(14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.(15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.(16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.(17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.(18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:(A) The Secretary of Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.(B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.(C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.(D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.(E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.(F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.(G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.(J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.(K) A representative from the State Department of Education.(L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:(i) The California Community Colleges.(ii) The University of California.(iii) The California State University.(M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.(N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.(O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.(P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.(2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.(3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.(d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.(e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.(g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.(h) The Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.(i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.(j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Housing.(k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Housing Agency.(l) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
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12761276 8257. (a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.
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12781278 (b) The council shall have all of the following goals:
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12801280 (1) To oversee implementation of this chapter.
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12821282 (2) To identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.
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12841284 (3) To create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, participants in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program, federal agencies, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, nonprofit entities working to end homelessness, homeless services providers, and the private sector, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness.
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12861286 (4) To promote systems integration to increase efficiency and effectiveness while focusing on designing systems to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth under 25 years of age.
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12881288 (5) To coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Any action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall not restructure or change any existing allocations or allocation formulas.
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12901290 (6) To make policy and procedural recommendations to legislators and other governmental entities.
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12921292 (7) To identify and seek funding opportunities for state entities that have programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, federal and philanthropic funding opportunities, and to facilitate and coordinate those state entities efforts to obtain that funding.
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12941294 (8) To broker agreements between state agencies and departments and between state agencies and departments and local jurisdictions to align and coordinate resources, reduce administrative burdens of accessing existing resources, and foster common applications for services, operating, and capital funding.
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12961296 (9) To serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.
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12981298 (10) To report to the Governor, federal Cabinet members, and the Legislature on homelessness and work to reduce homelessness.
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13001300 (11) To ensure accountability and results in meeting the strategies and goals of the council.
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13021302 (12) To identify and implement strategies to fight homelessness in small communities and rural areas.
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13041304 (13) To create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through Homeless Management Information Systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs, such as Medi-Cal (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9).
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13061306 (14) Setting goals to prevent and end homelessness among Californias youth.
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13081308 (15) Working to improve the safety, health, and welfare of young people experiencing homelessness in the state.
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13101310 (16) Increasing system integration and coordinating efforts to prevent homelessness among youth who are currently or formerly involved in the child welfare system or the juvenile justice system.
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13121312 (17) Leading efforts to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness.
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13141314 (18) Identifying best practices to ensure homeless minors who may have experienced maltreatment, as described in Section 300, are appropriately referred to, or have the ability to self-refer to, the child welfare system.
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13161316 (c) (1) The Governor shall appoint up to 19 members of the council as follows:
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13181318 (A) The Secretary of Housing, or the secretarys designee, who shall serve as chair of the council.
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13201320 (B) A representative from the Department of Transportation.
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13221322 (C) A representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development.
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13241324 (D) A representative of the State Department of Social Services.
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13261326 (E) A representative of the California Housing Finance Agency.
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13281328 (F) A representative of the State Department of Health Care Services.
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13301330 (G) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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13321332 (H) A representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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13341334 (I) A representative from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in the Treasurers office.
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13361336 (J) A representative of the Victim Services Program within the Division of Grants Management within the Office of Emergency Services.
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13381338 (K) A representative from the State Department of Education.
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13401340 (L) A representative of the state public higher education system who shall be from one of the following:
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13421342 (i) The California Community Colleges.
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13441344 (ii) The University of California.
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13461346 (iii) The California State University.
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13481348 (M) A formerly homeless person who lives in California.
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13501350 (N) A formerly homeless youth who lives in California.
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13521352 (O) Two representatives of local agencies or organizations that participate in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developments Continuum of Care Program.
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13541354 (P) State advocates or other members of the public or state agencies, at the Governors discretion.
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13561356 (2) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member to the council from two different stakeholder organizations.
13571357
13581358 (3) The council may, at its discretion, invite stakeholders, individuals who have experienced homelessness, members of philanthropic communities, and experts to participate in meetings or provide information to the council.
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13601360 (d) The council shall hold public meetings at least once every quarter.
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13621362 (e) The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
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13641364 (f) Within existing funding, the council may establish working groups, task forces, or other structures from within its membership or with outside members to assist it in its work. Working groups, task forces, or other structures established by the council shall determine their own meeting schedules.
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13661366 (g) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, except that members of the council who are, or have been, homeless may receive reimbursement for travel, per diem, or other expenses.
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13681368 (h) The Housing Agency shall provide staff for the council.
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13701370 (i) The members of the council may enter into memoranda of understanding with other members of the council to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, as necessary, in order to facilitate communication and cooperation between the entities the members of the council represent.
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13721372 (j) There shall be an executive director of the council under the direction of the Secretary of Housing.
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13741374 (k) The council shall be under the direction of the executive director and staffed by employees of the Housing Agency.
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13761376 (l) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.