Section 4357.1 - Grants from Traumatic Brain Injury Fund(a) The department may make grants from the funds in the Traumatic Brain Injury Fund, established in Section 4358, to service providers for the purpose of carrying out the programs detailed in this chapter.(b) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this chapter, including contracts required for administration or ancillary services in support of programs, shall be exempt from the requirements of the Public Contract Code and the State Administrative Manual, and from approval by the Department of General Services.(c) Grants awarded to service providers pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to open competition every three years, unless the department elects to extend one or more grants and delay competition for those grants by a maximum of two additional years.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 4357.1
Amended by Stats 2009 ch 439 (AB 398),s 8, eff. 1/1/2010.Added October 10, 1999 (Bill Number: AB 1492) (Chapter 1023.