15814.20. The board shall not enter into leases and energy service contracts authorized under this chapter sooner than 15 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor has been submitted to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the fiscal committees of each house, or sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may in each instance determine. At the request of the chairperson of the joint committee, the joint committee may hold a hearing within 15 days of receipt of the notification. If a hearing is held, the affected agencies shall be provided all information available to the joint committee at least 10 days in advance of the hearing. In the event that a hearing is conducted, the joint committee may recommend to the board approval, modification, or rejection of leases or energy service contracts.(Amended by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 7, Sec. 2. Effective April 12, 2001.)
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