{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"8836","citation":"Gov. Code, § 8836","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10. Public Broadcasting Act of 1975 [8800. - 8846.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-10"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Funding [8835.5. - 8838.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-10/article-5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 37.   Effective July 1, 1983.","effective":"1983-07-01","html":"<p>The commission shall annually distribute the total amount, less the commission’s necessary administrative expenses, available for allocation to public broadcasting stations. The commission shall reserve for distribution among the public broadcasting stations an amount not less than 25 percent of the television budget and not less than 25 percent of the radio budget for use at each station’s discretion, in activities related to its local community broadcast operations.</p>","text":"The commission shall annually distribute the total amount, less the commission’s necessary administrative expenses, available for allocation to public broadcasting stations. The commission shall reserve for distribution among the public broadcasting stations an amount not less than 25 percent of the television budget and not less than 25 percent of the radio budget for use at each station’s discretion, in activities related to its local community broadcast operations.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/funding-8836","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}