Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) For the
purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Assistive Technology Loan Guarantee Program"
means the program established pursuant to Sections
19850
through
19856,
Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2)
"Eligible lender" means a financial institution organized, chartered, or holding a
license or authorization certificate under a law of this state or the United States
to make loans or extend credit and subject to supervision by an official or agency
of this state or the United States.
(3)
"Eligible persons" means any of the following provided that household income does
not exceed the level prescribed for moderate-income families by the Department of
Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section
50093 of
the Health and Safety Code:
(A) Parents or legal
guardians of children of any age with disabilities who are living in the home and
who require a modified vehicle for mobility, as certified by a physician or the
Department.
(B) Persons with
disabilities who require a modified vehicle for mobility, as certified by a
physician or the Department, and who have been found ineligible for vocational
rehabilitation services from the Department or who are eligible for vocational
rehabilitation services but have been placed on the Department's order of selection
waiting list pursuant to Section
7053. The person shall be employed and
require a vehicle to maintain that employment.
(4) "Household income" means the net income
received by the individuals specified in either (A), (B), or (C). Net income is the
amount of income received after deductions for such items as income tax
withholdings, state disability insurance, health insurance premiums, or retirement.
In the case of an employer, net income is the amount of income received after
deductions for all expenses and any items specified above.
(A) When the loan is for an item for the primary
benefit of a child with a disability, the income received by or on behalf of the
child as well as the income of any person living with the child who contributes to
his/her support shall be considered household income.
(B) Except as specified in (C), when the loan is
for an item for the primary benefit of an adult, the income received by that person
and that person's spouse, or other adult with whom that person voluntarily shares
income or financial responsibility, shall be considered household income.
(C) When an employer is applying for the loan in
accordance with Section
7264.4(a)(1)(C), the
employer's income shall be considered the household income.
(5) "Loan guarantee agreement" means the
contractual agreement between the lender and the Department which specifies the
terms of the loan guarantee and the conditions under which the Department may
terminate a loan guarantee.
(6) "Program
Administrator" means the Department's designee who reviews and approves applications
for the programs.
(7) "Transportation
Loan Guarantee Program" means the program established pursuant to Sections
19460
through
19470,
Welfare and Institutions Code.
1. New section
filed 12-31-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
1).
2. New article 3 heading filed 4-22-93; operative 5-24-93 (Register
93, No. 17).
3. Amendment of article heading, section heading, text and
NOTE filed 4-5-94; operative 5-5-94 (Register 94, No. 14).
4. New
subsections (a)(2) and (a)(4)-(a)(4)(B), subsection renumbering, and amendment of
newly designated subsections (a)(3) and (a)(5) filed 5-17-2001; operative 5-17-2001
pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2001, No. 20).
5. Change without regulatory effect repealing
subsection (a)(2) and renumbering subsections filed 5-9-2013 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2013, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
19006,
19016
and
19470,
Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
19460-
19470,
19852
and
19853,
Welfare and Institutions Code.
