(a) The Task Force may appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as the Task Force considers appropriate.
(b) The Task Force shall have the administrative, technical, and legal assistance of the Department of Justice.
(c) The Task Force may procure supplies, services, and property by contract in accordance with applicable laws and rules.
(d) The Task Force may enter into contracts for the purposes of conducting research or surveys, preparing reports, and performing other activities necessary for the discharge of the duties of the Task Force with state departments, agencies, and other instrumentalities, federal departments, agencies, and other instrumentalities, and private entities.
(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 Repealed as of July 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 8301.7.)