(a) A state agency shall not permit an evaluator to review a discretionary grant application submitted by an organization or a person for which the evaluator was a representative, voting member, or staff member within the two-year period preceding receipt of that application.

(b) For purposes of this section:

Terms Used In California Government Code 11000.5

  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000

(1) “Organization” does not include a public agency as defined in Section 7920.525, an auxiliary organization as defined in § 89901 of the Education Code, or an entity of the federal government.

(2) “Person” shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 7920.520.

(3) “Representative” does not include an unpaid volunteer.

(4) “Staff member” does not include an unpaid volunteer.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 156. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)

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