Section 334.8  Competitive Application Renewal and Recompetition

a)         The Department may renew each designated local board or local service system annually for three consecutive years.  Renewal will be accomplished by recontracting on the first day of the fiscal year, unless the local board or local service system has substantially breached the contract or declines redesignation.

b)         The Department will require a competitive application process for each service area in the state at least every four years.