11019.81.
(a) (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Government-to-Government Consultation Act.(2) The State of California and its agencies shall consult on a government-to-government basis with California Native American Tribes, in order to allow tribal officials the opportunity for meaningful and timely input in the development of policies, processes, programs, and projects that have tribal implications.
(b) At the request of a California Native American Tribe for a government-to-government consultation on a specified policy, the executive branch shall consult with the tribe
as to the specified policy within 60 days of the request.
(c) Each agency director shall consider the need for tribal consultation before approving an agency policy.
(d) (1) Within the executive branch, the following officials shall have authority to represent the State of California in a tribal government-to-government consultation:
(A) The Governor.
(B) The Attorney General.
(C) Each constitutional officer.
(D) The director of each state agency and department.
(E) The chair and the executive officer of each state commission and task force.
(F) The chief counsel of any state agency.
(2) Each official authorized by this subdivision may formally designate another agency official to conduct preliminary tribal consultations, however only the identified officials have authority to act on behalf of the State of California during a government-to-government consultation.
(e) The Governor’s Tribal Advisor shall convene a council of tribal liaisons within each state agency to develop A
training shall be developed regarding the required elements of training on government-to-government consultations for agency directors, chairs, executive officers, and chief counsels. The elements of the training shall be identified and described by June 30, 2022. 2023.
(f) All agency directors, chairs, executive officers and chief counsels shall complete the training on government-to-government consultation, as arranged by the Governor’s Tribal Advisor, consultation by January
1, 2023. 2024. Agency officials appointed after that date shall arrange for the training within six months of their appointment or confirmation of appointment, whichever is later.