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8406.6
. (a) The Superintendent shall establish a contract
classification system for purposes of identifying, monitoring, and
providing technical assistance to contractors as follows:
(1) Clear contract. This designation shall be given to a contract
that is neither a provisional contract, as described in paragraph
(2), nor a conditional contract, as described in paragraph (3).
(2) Provisional contract. This designation applies to an agency's
first contract for any particular service or to the contract of an
existing contracting agency for a new, modified, or different type of
service. The timeframe of a provisional contract is at the
discretion of the department and is given to ensure that the
contracting agency can demonstrate fiscal and programmatic compliance
before the contract is designated as a clear contract. The contract
status shall be reviewed annually.
(3) Conditional contract. This designation applies to a high-risk
contract awarded to a contracting agency that evidences fiscal or
programmatic noncompliance, or both fiscal and programmatic
noncompliance. A contracting agency with one or more contracts
designated as conditional is deemed to be on conditional status with
the department for all child care and development program purposes
and is subject to any restrictions deemed reasonable to secure
compliance. The conditional contract shall include a bill of
particulars detailing the items of noncompliance, the standards that
must be met to avoid termination of contract and to qualify the
agency for clear contract status, and technical assistance plan.
Failure to demonstrate substantive progress toward fiscal or program
compliance within six months of that designation shall constitute a
breach of contract and may subject the contract to termination for
any applicable cause specified in Section 8406.7 or 8407, in
accordance with Section 8402.
(b) Agencies with conditional contracts shall receive technical
assistance from the Child Development Division of the department.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), technical assistance shall be
provided to any contracting agency making a written request to its
assigned consultant or administrator within 60 days of receipt of the
request.