Book on California’s Governor and Agencies Recently Published
Examines key duties and authority of the California Governor, and state agencies and department of the regulatory process
By Katy Grimes, July 18, 2024 9:00 am
“A Practical Guide to California’s Governor and State Agencies” was published recently by Chris Micheli, a frequent contributor to California Globe. The book is another in his series of practical guides. This one is about 65 pages in length using short chapters and primarily a question-and-answer format. The following are the contents of this practical book:
The Governor 1
1 Executive Branch 1
2 Governor’s Legislative Role 3
3 Governor’s Actions on Bills 5
4 Signing Messages by Governors 7
5 Vetoed Bills 8
6 Bills Becoming Law without Governor’s Signature 9
7 Governor’s Pardon and Commutation Powers 10
8 Statutory Role in International Relations 12
9 EBRs and Gubernatorial Actions 14
10 Governor and Public Records Act 16
11 Governor’s Reorganization Plans 17
12 Governor’s Line-item Veto Authority 18
13 Executive Branch Revolving Door Limit 19
14 Filling Constitutional Office Vacancies 21
15 Impeachment of State Officers 23
16 Order of Precedence 26
17 State Officers and Honoraria and Gifts 27
State Agencies and Rulemaking 29
18 Administrative Agencies 29
19 State Agency Ethics Training 31
20 Legislative Delegation of Authority 32
21 Office of Administrative Law 33
22 Rulemaking Process 35
23 Regular versus Emergency Rulemaking 44
24 OAL’s Standards of Review of Regulations 46
25 OAL Disapproval Process of Regulations 48
26 Judicial Review of Regulations 49
27 Legislature’s Role in Rulemaking 50
28 Exhausting Administrative Remedies 52
29 Effective Dates of Regulations 53
30 Public Hearings under the APA 54
31 Agency Rulemaking Notifications 55
32 Underground Regulations 56
33 Economic Impact Analysis 59
34 Disapproval Process for Regulations 60
35 Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act 61
36 Rulemaking Appeals to the Governor 63
37 Possible Influences on State Agencies 64
The book can be purchased on Amazon for $15.99.
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