§ 122 Director Removal Procedures

Water Code·California

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This law says that the director can be fired by the Governor or by the Legislature if they do a bad job, are corrupt, or are not good at their job.

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•The director can be fired by the Governor.
•The Legislature can also fire the director if they vote on it.
•The director can be fired for not doing their job, being corrupt, or being incompetent.

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Imagine a director who never shows up to work and ignores important tasks.

The Legislature can vote to remove this director because they are not doing their job properly.

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§ 122 Director Removal Procedures

The director, in addition to being subject to removal from office by the Governor, may be removed from office by the Legislature, by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of all members elected to each house, for dereliction of duty or corruption or incompetency. (Added by renumbering Section 152 by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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dereliction of duty corruption or incompetency concurrent resolution

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 122.

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