(a) In the event that the department is allocated supplemental funds in excess of the state‘s annual program allocation pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5306 of Title 42 of the United States Code to meet an extraordinary need, including funds provided to serve as an economic stimulus to the economy of California, or in the event that federal funds are required to be set aside from the department’s annual allocation pursuant to federal law or regulation, the department may distribute these supplemental or federally mandated set-aside funds pursuant to guidelines to be set forth in a special Notice of Funding Availability.

(b) The distribution of supplemental or federally mandated set-aside funds under this section shall not be subject to the requirements of Sections 50831, 50832, and 50833, and shall be made notwithstanding any special allocations specified in Subchapter 2 (commencing with Section 7050) of Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations or guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 50826.1.

(c) The guidelines for the distribution of supplemental allocations and federally mandated set-aside funds shall not be subject to any provision of Subchapter 2 (commencing with Section 7050) of Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations that the department determines to be in conflict with the purpose of, or impair the achievement of the goals of, the supplemental allocation or the federally mandated set-aside funds.

(d) The department may adopt emergency regulations to implement this section. The adoption of any emergency regulations to implement this section that are filed with the Office of Administrative Law within one year of the effective date of the federal act that allocates these supplemental funds shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 96, Sec. 11. (SB 106) Effective July 21, 2017.)