13282.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and until December 31, 2022, the department may, to the extent permitted by federal law and guidance, use federal funds administered by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement to award contracts and grants to private for-profit organizations to support refugee resettlement efforts within the State of California. The department shall prioritize funding for qualified nonprofit organizations and counties over funding for private for-profit organizations, if practicable.
(b) The department shall track and document the funding provided to each type of service provider and the purposes for use of this funding, and report this information to the appropriate fiscal and policy staff of the Legislature on August 1, 2022, and February 1, 2023.
(c) (1) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(2) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.
(d) This section shall become inoperative on February 28, 2023, and, as of January 1, 2024, is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 5, Sec. 2. (SB 116) Effective February 9, 2022. Inoperative February 28, 2023, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)