(a) (1) The department may contract with a vendor to serve as the program implementer to manage and fund services and distribute emergency rental assistance resources pursuant to this section and consistent with the requirements of Section 50897.3. (2) The department may establish a contract with one or more education and outreach contractors to conduct a multilingual statewide campaign to promote program participation and accessibility. (3) In accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), the department shall seek contracted solutions that minimize total administrative costs so that savings may be reallocated for use as direct assistance. (4) The department may receive rental assistance program funding from localities or federally recognized tribes to administer on their behalf in a manner consistent with this chapter. (b) (1) (A) A county with a population less than or equal to 200,000 and any grantee that is eligible for, but did not receive, a direct allocation of assistance from the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Section 3201 of Subtitle B of Title III of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) shall receive assistance pursuant to the state reservation table to be administered pursuant to this section. (B) A grantee that was eligible for, but did not receive, a direct allocation of assistance from the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Section 3201 of Subtitle B of Title III of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) and was eligible for, but did not receive, block grant assistance under Section 50897.2.1 shall receive its proportionate share of assistance pursuant to the state reservation table to be administered pursuant to this section. (2) (A) A grantee that was eligible for, but did not receive, block grant funds pursuant to Section 50897.2.1 and has elected to administer its direct share of assistance provided under Section 3201 of Subtitle B of Title III of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) shall have its proportionate share of block grant funds administered pursuant to this section. (B) (i) To minimize legal liability and potential noncompliance with federal law, specifically those violations described in Section 501(k)(3)(B) of Subtitle A of Title V of Division N of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), the department, or, if applicable, the program implementer, shall request that Option C grantees enter into a data sharing agreement for the purpose of preventing unlawful duplication of rental assistance to eligible households. (ii) Notwithstanding any other law, an Option C grantee that enters into a data sharing agreement as pursuant to this subparagraph may disclose personally identifying information of rental assistance applicants to the department or the program implementer for the purposes described in this subparagraph. (iii) An Option C grantee described in clause (ii) shall provide all applicable data information, as determined by the department, before when the department, or program implementer, begins administering funds within the grantee jurisdiction. (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), an Option C grantee shall not be eligible for administrative and technical assistance provided by the department, including, but not limited to, support for long-term monitoring and reporting. (D) The state, the department, or the program implementer acting on behalf of the department shall be indemnified from liability in the administration of assistance pursuant to this paragraph, specifically with respect to a violation described in Section 501(k)(3)(B) of Subtitle A of Title V of Division N of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260). (E) (i) An Option C grantee shall not be eligible to have assistance administered on its behalf if the department determines the structure of the granteeâs local rental assistance program would put the stateâs share o
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