(a) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Task Force may do all of the following:
(1) Hold hearings and sit and act at any time and location in California.
(2) Request the attendance and testimony of witnesses.
(3) Request the production of books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents.
(4) Seek an order from a Superior Court compelling testimony or compliance with a subpoena.
(b) Any subcommittee or member of the Task Force may, if authorized by the Task Force, take any action that the Task Force is authorized to take pursuant to this section.
(c) The Task Force may acquire directly from the head of any state agency available information that the Task Force considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All state agencies shall cooperate with the Task Force with respect to such information and shall furnish all information requested by the Task Force to the extent permitted by law. The Task Force shall keep confidential any information received from a state agency that is confidential or exempt from the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1).
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 319, Sec. 1. (AB 3121) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of July 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 8301.7.)