Cal. GOV § 965.7
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 965.7, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
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(a) A writ of mandate is an appropriate remedy to compel the state, or an officer or employee of the state, to perform any act required by this chapter.
(b) Nothing in this division affects the discretion of the Legislature in determining whether or not to:
(1) Make an appropriation for the payment of a claim, compromise, settlement, or judgment or to provide an offset for a claim, compromise, settlement, or judgment.
(2) Authorize such a payment or offset.
(b) Nothing in this division affects the discretion of the Legislature in determining whether or not to:
(1) Make an appropriation for the payment of a claim, compromise, settlement, or judgment or to provide an offset for a claim, compromise, settlement, or judgment.
(2) Authorize such a payment or offset.
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