For appropriations of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) or less, the department may administer the funds using guidelines that shall not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code). If an appropriation exceeds that amount, the department may administer the funds using guidelines for 24 months, during which time those guidelines shall not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act. The guidelines and any regulations governing the CalHome Program shall include, among other things, loan terms and limits, underwriting standards, home price limits, application procedures and selection criteria, loan and grant documentation requirements, and monitoring requirements.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 84, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)