1. (a) Applications submitted under a Competitive Application Process will be ranked according to the number of points awarded by the Committee pursuant to the evaluation criteria specific to the State Ceiling Pool or program to which the Application is addressed.

2. (b) At least ten (10) calendar days prior to any meeting at which the Committee is to award Allocations, the Executive Director shall publish a preliminary list of Applicants for which the Executive Director expects to recommend an Allocation (and the amount of those Allocations). During competitive rounds, the following procedures shall be followed for the Qualified Residential Rental Program:

   1. (1) Within ten (10) calendar days after the application due date, a list of applicants, project names, project locations, selected pools and set asides, geographic regions, and requested Allocations and all reported self-scoring totals and tiebreaker scores shall be published on the Committee's website. Applicants shall have five (5) calendar days from the date of publication to notify the Committee of any errors related to the information published in this subsection.
   2. (2) Projects will be evaluated and ranked based on information submitted in the application. Only applications that are substantially complete and self-score high enough to receive an Allocation shall be reviewed. Prior to publishing the preliminary recommendation list on the Committee's website, Applicants and developers/sponsors shall be notified of their preliminary score and the reasons for any modifications from the Applicant's Self-Scoring Worksheet. That notice, or a subsequent notice, may also contain completeness and/or feasibility defects determined during the application evaluation. Notices shall only be sent for projects that self-score high enough to receive an Allocation.

Note: Authority cited: Section 8869.94, Government Code. Reference: Section 8869.84(c), Government Code.

History

1. Renumbering of section 5034 to section 5004, including amendment of section heading, section and Note, filed 2-4-2026; operative upon adoption by the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee on 12-10-2025 pursuant to Government Code section 8869.94(c). Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 2026, No. 6).