§ 12855 (operative July 1, 2026)

(a) For the purpose of this chapter, “agency” means the California Housing and Homelessness Agency, the Business and Consumer Services 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, 2026.

(Repealed (in Sec. 38) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 39. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)