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Government Code § 12856

CHAPTER 2. Powers

Current as of September 28, 2026 · not in forceGov. Code, § 12856Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 40. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.

No version of this section is in force on September 28, 2026; the latest listed version is shown.

(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(c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.