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. (a) The State Allocation Board may use up to 5 percent of any
appropriation for the purposes of this article to provide loans to
private nonsectarian child care and development programs not under
contract with the department for renovation and repair of existing
program facilities, in accordance with this section.
(b) The Superintendent shall establish qualifications to determine
the eligibility of child care agencies for loans pursuant to this
section.
(c) The board, with any necessary assistance from the
Superintendent, may do any of the following:
(1) Establish procedures and policies in connection with the
administration of this section it deems necessary.
(2) Adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this
section requiring procedure, forms, and information it deems
necessary.
(d) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall do all of
the following:
(1) Document that the renovated facility shall comply with all
laws and regulations applicable to child care facilities provided for
pursuant to Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) and
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of Division 2 of the
Health and Safety Code.
(2) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that it will have
sufficient revenues to pay the principal and interest on the loan
and to maintain the operation of the child care facility.
(e) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall assure
the board that the renovated facility shall be used for purposes of
the child care and development program for the following periods:
(1) For loans equal to or less than thirty thousand dollars
($30,000), not less than three years from the beginning of the loan
period.
(2) For loans exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), the
fixed period of time shall increase one year for each additional ten
thousand dollars ($10,000) or part thereof, to a maximum of fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000).
(f) The board shall set the period of the loan for each recipient,
up to a maximum of 10 years, based upon the amount of the loan, the
recipient's ability to repay the loan, and the length of time the
recipient has committed to use the renovated facility for purposes of
the child care and development program.
(g) Interest on the loan principal shall be charged at a rate
equal to the average of the interest rate applied to the last three
bond sales pursuant to Chapter 21.6 (commencing with Section 17695)
of Part 10.
(h) In the event that a recipient ceases to use the renovated
facility for purposes of the child care and development program prior
to the expiration of the period specified pursuant to subdivision
(e), the board shall collect the entire outstanding balance of the
loan, plus interest, notwithstanding the loan period originally set
pursuant to subdivision (f).