California Code of Regulations
Title 25 - Housing and Community Development
Division 1 - Housing and Community Development
Chapter 7 - Department of Housing and Community Development Programs
Subchapter 21 - Enterprise Zone Program
Article 5 - Eligible Area Petition Process
Section 8441.3 - Substantially Similar Conditions of Economic Distress
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
A petition area shall qualify as a distressed area if at least 51% of the population or the geographic area within the petition area complies with the provisions of section 8440.2. The remaining portion of the population or the geographic area within the petition area shall meet a minimum of three (3) economic distress criteria. At least one (1) of the three (3) criteria shall be an economic distress criteria specified in section 8440.2. The remaining criteria shall meet the criteria set forth below.
(a) The percentage of aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) recipients residing in the petition area is one hundred and twenty percent (120%) or more of the percentage of AFDC recipients residing in the State of California and in the county within which the petition area is located. For the purposes of this subsection, the following data shall be utilized in calculating the percentage of AFDC recipients residing in the petition area, the State and the county:
(b) The percentage of county general relief program recipients residing in the petition area is one hundred and twenty percent (120%) or more of the percentage of general relief program recipients residing in the State of California and in the county within which the petition area is located. For the purposes of this subsection, the following data shall be utilized in calculating the percentage of general relief recipients residing in the petition area, the State and the county:
(c) The most recent one year high school drop-out rate for school age children residing in the petition area is one hundred and twenty percent (120%) or more of the most recent one year high school drop-out rate for school age children residing in the State of California and in the county within which the petition area is located. The petition area drop-out rate is available from the local unified school district. The State and county drop-out rates shall be contained in the Enterprise Zone Preliminary Application Handbook.
(d) The population of the petition area meets the population loss criteria (also referred to as "population lag/decline") identified by the most recent Urban Development Action Grant guidelines published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as of the date the preliminary applications were mailed by the Agency.
(e) The most recent annual percentage of persons residing in the petition area below the poverty rate is one hundred and twenty percent (120%) or more of the most recent annual poverty rate for the persons residing in the State of California. The State poverty rate shall be contained in the Enterprise Zone Preliminary Application Handbook.
(f) The most recent annual unemployment rate for persons residing in the petition area is one hundred and twenty percent (120%) or more of the most recent annual unemployment rate for the persons residing in the State of California and in the county in which the petition area is located. The State and county unemployment rates shall be contained in the Enterprise Zone Preliminary Application Handbook.
1. New section filed 4-2-90 as an emergency; operative 4-2-90 (Register 90, No. 14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 10-1-90. For prior history, see Register 87, No. 2.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-2-90 order transmitted to OAL 9-27-90 and filed 10-29-90 (Register 90, No. 50).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) filed 2-7-94 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 94, No. 6).
4. Amendment filed 5-24-94 as an emergency; operative 5-24-94 (Register 94, No. 21). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-21-94 pursuant to Government Code section 7076 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to emergency amendment filed 2-6-95 by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 95, No. 6).
6. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(2), (b)(1)-(2), (c), (e) and (f) filed 3-14-95; operative 3-14-95 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 95, No. 11).
7. Change without regulatory effect renumbering title 10, section 5605.2 to title 25, section 8441.3 and amending section and NOTE filed 7-19-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 7073 and 7076, Government Code. Reference: Section 7073, Government Code.
