Section 12750.1 Of Article 6. Community Action Programs From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 6.
12750.1
. (a) No new community action agency may be designated by
the director for a political subdivision that is served by an
existing community action agency unless any of the following exist:
(1) The political subdivision is informed in writing by the
director that the existing community action agency has failed to
comply, after having a reasonable opportunity to do so, with the
requirements of this chapter, subject to paragraph (5) of subdivision
(c) of Section 12781.
(2) The political subdivision is informed by its existing
community action agency that because of changes in assistance
furnished to programs to economically disadvantaged persons it can no
longer operate a satisfactory community action program.
(3) The director is petitioned by significant numbers of eligible
beneficiaries to reconsider its existing designation and, based on
that reconsideration, determines to designate an alternate community
action agency.
(b) In the event that the designation of an existing community
action agency is revoked, the director shall designate a new
community action agency within a period of 90 days after the
effective date of the revocation, subject to Section 12750.2.
(c) New community action agency designations may be made in
political subdivisions or combinations of political subdivisions in a
county or portion thereof for which no community action agency has
been designated provided that the community to be served has a
population of at least 50,000, as determined by the Bureau of Census
from the most recent available census or survey. The director may
waive the general requirement that the community to be served have a
population of at least 50,000 in those instances where no practical
grouping of contiguous political subdivisions can be made in order to
meet that requirement.
(d) A private nonprofit agency that serves a political subdivision
or combination of political subdivisions having more than 50,000
population shall be entitled to petition the department for state
designation as a community action agency, provided it has a governing
board meeting community action agency requirements and has the
capability to plan, conduct, administer, and evaluate a community
action program.