2009 California Government Code - Section 3118-3119.2 :: Article 3. Volunteers

3118.  All volunteers shall comply with applicable department and
other state policy and regulations. It shall be the responsibility of
the state department in which a volunteer participates to insure
this compliance.

3119.  Each state department or division is hereby authorized to
utilize the services of volunteers. Each state department or division
utilizing the services of volunteers shall:
   (a) Provide sufficient staff for the effective management and
development of volunteer programs.
   (b) Develop written rules governing job descriptions,
recruitments, screening, training, responsibility, utilization,
supervision, and insurance of volunteers.
   (c) Take such actions as are necessary to insure that volunteers
understand their duties and responsibilities.

3119.1.  The provisions of this article shall not apply to the
Department of Aging's use of volunteers, pursuant to the provisions
of Titles III (42 U.S.C. 3021 and following), V (42 U.S.C. 3041 and
following), and VII (42 U.S.C. 3045 and following) of the Older
Americans Act.

3119.2.  (a) There is hereby created, within the Office for Citizen
Initiative and Voluntary Action, an advisory body which shall be
known as the Public Employee Review Committee.
   (b) Membership on the committee shall consist of nine members
appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall select the members of
the committee from lists or nominations prepared by recognized public
employee labor unions, organizations, and associations. Membership
on the committee shall be proportional to the numbers of persons in
the state service represented by each union, association, or
organization.
   (c) Membership on the committee is completely voluntary and no
member shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in fulfilling the
obligations of the committee.
   (d) The committee shall analyze actions of the office, critique
the effectiveness of the office, make relevant recommendations to the
office with respect to volunteerism, and provide its determinations
thereon to the office for incorporation into the annual report
required to be submitted by the office to the Legislature.