SECTIONS 15554-15562 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 15554-15562

15554. The secretary has the power of general supervision over, and
is directly responsible to the Governor for, the operations of each
department, office, and unit within the agency. The secretary may
issue those orders as the secretary deems appropriate to exercise any
power or jurisdiction, or to assume or discharge any responsibility,
or to carry out or effect any of the purposes vested by law in any
department in the agency. However, except with respect to the
Workforce Investment Board, nothing in this part authorizes the
secretary to exercise any power or jurisdiction, or assume or
discharge any responsibility related to the administration of the
state Compensation Insurance Fund, or to investigation, adjudication,
rulemaking, or legal representation that is vested by other
provisions of law exclusively in any board, commission, council, or
other appointive multimember body that is organizationally located
within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency or within any of
its departments.

15555. The secretary shall advise the Governor on, and assist the
Governor in, establishing major policy and program matters affecting
each department, office, or other unit within the agency, and shall
serve as the principal communication link for the effective
transmission of policy problems and decisions between the Governor
and each department, office, or other unit.

15556. The secretary shall exercise the authority vested in the
Governor in respect to the functions of each department, office, or
other unit within the agency, including the adjudication of conflicts
between or among the departments, offices, or other units, and shall
represent the Governor in coordinating the activities of each
department, office, or other unit within the agency with those of
other agencies, whether federal, state, or local.

15557. The secretary shall be generally responsible for the sound
fiscal management of each department, office, or other unit within
the agency. The secretary shall review and approve the proposed
budget of each department, office, or other unit. The secretary shall
hold the head of each department, office, or other unit responsible
for management control over the administrative, fiscal, and program
performance of his or her department, office, or other unit. The
secretary shall review the operations and evaluate the performance at
appropriate intervals of each department, office, or other unit, and
shall seek continually to improve the organizational structure, the
operating policies, and the management information systems of each
department, office, or other unit.

15558. Other duties of the secretary include, but are not limited
to, reviewing personnel management, acting as public advisor and
providing public information in connection with all functions of the
agency, overseeing the implementation of the workforce investment
system to ensure that it better responds to the employment, training,
and education needs of its customers, and consolidating service
points and One-Stop Taxpayer Service Centers for employers and
workers by adding services that are within the agency's authority.

15559. The secretary shall develop and report to the Governor on
legislative, budgetary, and administrative programs to accomplish
comprehensive, long-range, coordinated planning and policy
formulation in the matters of public interest related to the agency.
To accomplish this end, the secretary may hold public hearings,
consult with and use the services and cooperation of other state
agencies, employ staff and consultants, and appoint advisory and
technical committees to assist in the work.

15560. For the purpose of administration, the secretary shall
organize the agency, subject to the approval of the Governor, in the
manner he or she deems necessary to segregate and conduct the work of
the agency. The secretary may require any department, office, or
unit to assist in enforcing any law within the jurisdiction of the
agency, except as provided in Section 15554.

15561. The secretary and any other officer or employee within the
agency designated in writing by the secretary shall have the power of
a head of a department pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with
Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1.

15562. Whenever a power is granted to the secretary, the power may
be exercised by an officer or employee within the agency as
designated in writing by the secretary.