California Code
DIVISION 1 - GENERAL
CHAPTER 10 - Public Broadcasting Act of 1975

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

Section 8800. - 8800. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 8801. - 8801. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) It...

Section 8802. - 8802. The definitions contained in this article shall govern the...

Section 8803. - 8803. “Commission” means the California Public Broadcasting Commission. (Added by...

Section 8804. - 8804. “Corporation for Public Broadcasting” means the corporation established pursuant...

Section 8804.5. - 8804.5. “Instructional programming” means public broadcast programming which is curriculum...

Section 8805. - 8805. “Interconnection” means the use of apparatus or equipment for...

Section 8806. - 8806. “Public broadcast programming” means programming intended for presentation on...

Section 8807. - 8807. “Public broadcasting station” means a noncommercial educational broadcasting station...

Section 8807.5. - 8807.5. “Instructional committee” means the instructional broadcast advisory committee created...

Section 8808. - 8808. “Radio committee” means the radio advisory committee created by...

Section 8809. - 8809. “T.V. committee” means the television advisory committee created by...

Section 8809.5. - 8809.5. If any provision of this chapter or the application...

ARTICLE 2 - California Public Broadcasting Commission

Section 8810. - 8810. The California Public Broadcasting Commission is hereby created in...

Section 8811. - 8811. The commission shall consist of 11 members, as follows:...

Section 8812. - 8812. Appointees to the commission shall be persons who are...

Section 8813. - 8813. The appointive members of the commission shall be compensated...

Section 8814. - 8814. The commission shall select annually from among its membership...

Section 8815. - 8815. The commission shall appoint an executive secretary and employ...

Section 8816. - 8816. The commission shall, in carrying out its responsibility and...

Section 8817. - 8817. (a) The commission shall adopt and enforce reasonable standards...

Section 8818. - 8818. The meetings of the commission shall be open and...

ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties

Section 8820. - 8820. The commission shall develop and support a statewide policy...

Section 8821. - 8821. The commission may make grants to public broadcasting stations...

Section 8822. - 8822. The commission may cause to be established, managed, and...

Section 8823. - 8823. The commission may, taking into account the advice of...

Section 8824. - 8824. The commission may apply for, receive, and distribute federal...

Section 8825. - 8825. The commission may conduct, through grants or contracts, research...

Section 8826. - 8826. The commission may enter into contracts, leases, and other...

Section 8827. - 8827. The commission shall perform its duties under this chapter...

Section 8828. - 8828. The commission shall submit an annual report to the...

ARTICLE 4 - Advisory Committees

Section 8830. - 8830. At its first meeting, the commission shall establish the...

Section 8831. - 8831. Each public radio station may appoint a representative to...

Section 8832. - 8832. The commission shall also establish the instructional committee composed...

Section 8833. - 8833. The instructional committee shall advise the commission on instructional...

ARTICLE 5 - Funding

Section 8835.5. - 8835.5. There is hereby appropriated to the California Public Broadcasting...

Section 8836. - 8836. The commission shall annually distribute the total amount, less...

Section 8836.5. - 8836.5. The commission shall, after consultation with the radio, television,...

Section 8837. - 8837. (a) The commission shall prepare an annual financial statement...

Section 8838. - 8838. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to supersede...

ARTICLE 6 - Emergency Broadcasting Grant Program

Section 8840. - 8840. For purposes of this article, “eligible radio station” means...

Section 8841. - 8841. For purposes of this article, “eligible television station” means...

Section 8842. - 8842. For the purposes of this article, “nonfederal financial support”...

Section 8843. - 8843. For purposes of this article, “station” or “public broadcasting...

Section 8844. - 8844. (a) Recognizing the necessity of converting California stations to...

Section 8846. - 8846. It is the intent of the Legislature that any...