# Service Area - Resource and Referral Program (a) The contractor shall identify in its application for funding the specific geographical area in which the contractor proposes to operate referral services. (b) The proposed service area shall be approved by the Child Development Division. (c) The contractor shall not provide resource and referral services outside of its approved service area. > NOTE: Authority cited: Section 8261, Education Code. Reference: Section 8212, Education Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://title5.caqualityearlylearning.org/resource-and-referral-program/service-area-resource-and-referral-program.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.