(a) Within 30 days after service of a copy of a decision or order issued by the state board under this chapter, an aggrieved party may file with the superior court a petition for a writ of mandate for review of the order.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, subdivisions (e) and (f) of Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall govern proceedings pursuant to this section. For the purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the court shall uphold the findings of the state board if those findings are supported by substantial evidence in light of the whole record.
(c) If no aggrieved party petitions for a writ of mandate within the time provided by this section, the decision or order of the state board is not subject to review by any court.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 327, Sec. 25. (AB 1438) Effective January 1, 2018.)