Signature Delegation
DGS delegates purchasing authority to DSH by acquisition method and dollar threshold, which is tracked by this acronym.
What is PAAL?
The standard path for DGS Tier 2 acquisitions where contracts are priced against the market falls into this lane.
What is Competitive?
This specific WIC section establishes the State Department of State Hospitals within the California Health and Human Services Agency.
What is WIC § 4000?
The California Constitution prohibits giving away public money or things of value to aid a private party, which is referred to by this term.
What is a Gift of Public Funds?
This Government Code section strictly prohibits an official from having a financial interest in any contract they help make or negotiate.
What is Government Code § 1090?
To legally bind DSH to a contract, a person must possess this type of documented authority.
What is written delegated authority?
Emergency contracts and interagency agreements fall into this exemption lane because the exemption comes from the statute itself.
What is Exempt by Law?
This WIC section provides the statutory authority to govern all DSH institutions by uniform department-wide rule and regulation.
What is WIC § 4101?
Courts allow a narrow exception to the gift of public funds restriction if the expenditure primarily serves this.
What is a public purpose?
Any contract formed in violation of Government Code § 1090 automatically holds this legal status from the outset.
What is void?
A contract manager may never sign this specific document provided directly by a vendor.
What is a contractor's own contract form?
Non-Competitively Bid (sole source) or Fair and Reasonable awards require this specific written document to be approved before the award.
What is a justification?
This WIC section requires counties to contract annually with DSH for a specific number and type of state-hospital beds.
What is WIC § 4331?
Misusing public resources, such as state-compensated time or equipment, can result in civil fines up to this dollar amount per day.
What is $1,000?
If a Government Code § 1090 violation is willful, it elevates the conflict of interest to this type of criminal offense.
What is a felony?
A contract manager is explicitly prohibited from changing these elements of a contract unilaterally.
What are contract terms?
Contract exemptions remove the competition requirement, but they do not remove this fundamental requirement.
What is accountability?
DSH's specialized contracting authority under WIC § 4361.6 makes patient housing contracts exempt from this government code governing consulting services.
What is Government Code § 19130?
Government Code § 8314 bars the use of state resources for personal purposes or this specific type of political activity.
What is campaign activity?
A conviction under Government Code § 1090 imposes this permanent professional consequence regarding California public office.
What is a lifetime ban?
A contract manager may administer a contract but cannot sign as the authorized signatory without receiving this.
What is written authorization?
This type of exemption lane requires adherence to policy rather than competition, covering sole source and Fair and Reasonable contracts.
What is Exempt by Policy / NCB?
WIC § 4361.7 allows DSH to contract for evaluation and medical services to facilitate early treatment access for people in county jails found to have this status on felony charges.
What is IST (Incompetent to Stand Trial)?
In addition to daily fines, a person found misusing public resources under Government Code § 8314 may be forced to repay up to this multiple of the misused value.
What is 3× (three times)?
To comply with the Political Reform Act's general governmental decision-making rules, designated officials must file this Statement of Economic Interests document.
What is Form 700?