(a) Contractors have no vested right to a subsequent contract.

(b) Contractors who are not on conditional contract status but where there is evidence of fiscal or programmatic noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter or Education Code sections 8200 et seq., shall receive an administrative review in accordance with section 17828 of this chapter to determine whether they will receive an offer for continued funding.

(c) Contractors currently on conditional status who do not meet the requirements specified in the Conditional Status Addendum, as specified in section 17830, may not be offered a subsequent contract and shall be so notified by the Early Education Division in accordance with section 17828.

(d) Contractors who intend to accept the offer to continue services in the subsequent contract period shall respond to a continued funding application request from the Early Education Division in accordance with the instructions and timelines specified in the request.

(e) Failure to respond within the timelines specified in the continued funding application request shall constitute notification to the Early Education Division of the contractor's intent to discontinue services at the end of the current contract period unless the contractor has received a written extension of the original timeline from the Early Education Division.