California § 12735 - The Governor shall submit an application containing the assurances and certificat

§ 12735. The Governor shall submit an application containing the assurances and certificat

(a) The Governor shall submit an application containing the assurances and certification required under Section 12736 to the secretary in any form the secretary may require pursuant to Section 9908 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended. (b) Since under the terms of Section 9901 et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended, the secretary may not prescribe the manner in which states shall comply with the provisions set forth in subdivision (a), it is the intent of the Legislature that California’s manner of compliance shall be controlled in the first instance by this chapter, and further by the state plan and any regulations that may be promulgated by the department, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Division 2 of Title 3. (c) The state administering agency for the California Community Services Block Grant Program shall be the Department of Community Services and Development.