1. (a) Open Application Process Application Deficiency. The Committee will review applications received during an Open Application Process to determine if the application is complete and an application with deficiencies will be deemed incomplete. CDLAC will provide the Applicant with written notification of an incomplete application and provide five (5) business days for the Applicant to cure the deficiencies. If deficiencies are not cured within the five (5) day period, the Application will be disqualified. This provision shall not apply during the Competitive Application Process.

2. (b) Competitive Application Process Application Deficiency.

   1. (1) Determination of completeness, compliance with minimum requirements, the scoring of the application, and any application submission requirements pursuant to these regulations and the application form shall be based on the documents contained in the application as of the final filing deadline, except as provided in (2) below. Applications not meeting all application information and submission requirements shall be considered incomplete, and shall be disqualified from receiving an Allocation during the cycle in which the application was determined incomplete. Disqualified applicants shall be notified in writing by the Committee of the basis for disqualification and may appeal the disqualification under subdivision.
   2. (2) No additional documents pertaining to: minimum requirements; scoring categories; and any application submission requirements pursuant to these regulations and the application form shall be accepted after the application-filing deadline unless the Executive Director, at their sole discretion, determines that the deficiency is an application omission of either a document existing as of the application-filing deadline, or a document certifying to a condition existing at the time of the application-filing deadline. Any submission of additional documents, including as part of an appeal for an application disqualified under subdivision (c), shall include evidence demonstrating either the document existed as of the application-filing deadline, or the document certifies to a condition existing at the time of the application-filing deadline. It is within the Executive Director's discretion to request any clarifying information or material regarding the additional document(s).

3. (c) Appeals Process.

   1. (1) The following adverse actions may be appealed:

      1. (A) Determination of the application point score;
      2. (B) Disqualification from participation in the program;
      3. (C) Disqualification of an incomplete application;
      4. (D) Notice of bond recission and denial of request to extend the deadline under Section 5105(h);
      5. (E) Assessment of negative points; and,
      6. (F) As otherwise specifically permitted under these regulations.
   2. (2) No party, whether an applicant or otherwise, may appeal the evaluation, scoring, ranking, or review of any application other than its own. Appeals shall be limited solely to the evaluation of the Applicant's own application.

   3. (3) Application appeals procedure. The following procedure applies to subdivisions (1)(A) through (C):

      1. (A) Applicants must submit written appeals within five (5) calendar days of the transmittal of the point or disqualification letter. Staff will respond in writing within five (5) calendar days of receiving the appeal.
      2. (B) Applicants may then appeal the staff response to the Executive Director within five (5) calendar days of the transmittal of that response. The Executive Director will respond in writing within ten (10) calendar days of receipt.
      3. (C) A final appeal may be submitted to the Committee within five (5) calendar days of the transmittal of the Executive Director's response. The Committee will hear the appeal at its next regularly scheduled public meeting. All final appeals must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of five hundred dollar ($500) payable to CDLAC. The Committee will consider appeals only upon payment of this fee.

   4. (4) The following procedure is for all adverse actions other than subdivisions (1)(A) through (C).

      1. (A) Applicants may appeal the adverse action by submitting a written appeal to the Executive Director within fourteen (14) calendar days of the transmittal of the communication describing the adverse action, unless extended by the Executive Director for up to an additional fourteen (14) days.
      2. (B) The Committee will hear the appeal at its next regularly scheduled public meeting.
      3. (C) All appeals must include a non-refundable fee of five hundred dollars ($500) payable to CDLAC; no appeal will be considered without this payment.
   5. (5) All appeals must be in writing and state the grounds upon which they are based and, except as provided in subdivision (b)(2), shall be reviewed based solely on documentation submitted with the original application.

Note: Authority cited: Section 8869.94, Government Code. Reference: Sections 8869.84(c) and 8869.90, Government Code.

History

1. Renumbering of section 5036 to section 5005, 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).