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State Agencies and Departments

October 5, 2024 2:30 amOctober 5, 2024 2:31 am

Government Code Title 2, Division 3, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 1 deals generally with state departments and agencies. Section 11000 defines the term “state agency” to mean every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. However, state...

Compensation of California Justices and Judges

October 5, 2024 2:30 amOctober 5, 2024 10:08 pm

Section 68200 provides for the annual salary of the Chief Justice. Section 68203.1 requires the salary of the position of Chair of the Judicial Council and the position of a presiding judge of a superior court which has 15 or...

California Court Decisions on Statutory Construction of Ballot Measures

October 4, 2024 1:00 pmOctober 4, 2024 1:01 pm

An important topic, as voters consider 10 measures on the California statewide ballot in November, is how these and other ballot measures are often interpreted by California courts. As a result, this article sets forth a number of applicable quotes...

Minority Business Participation in State Procurement

October 4, 2024 2:30 amOctober 4, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 2, Article 12 requires certain minority business participation. Section 10470 provides definitions for the following terms: “awarding department,” “contract,” “contractor,” “goal,” “minority business enterprise,” and “women business enterprise.” Section 10471...

Disposition of California Assembly Bills

October 3, 2024 3:15 pmOctober 3, 2024 3:15 pm

Over the past sixteen years, I have tracked by each year of the 2-year California Legislative Sessions a series of actions related to bills. The following chart lists those seven actions per session year. The first figure is the number...

Disposition of California Senate Bills

October 3, 2024 12:00 pmOctober 3, 2024 12:06 pm

Over the past sixteen years, I have tracked by each year of the 2-year California Legislative Sessions a series of actions related to bills. The following chart lists those seven actions per session year. The first figure is the number...

Judicial Arbitration in California

October 3, 2024 2:30 amOctober 3, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 3, Title 3, Chapter 2.5, deals with judicial arbitration. Section 1141.10 provides legislative findings and declarations that litigation involving small civil cases can be so costly and complex that efficiently resolving these civil...