Education Code § 20092

(a) The endowment may create a competitive grant program to support capital projects, exhibits, educational programs, outreach programs, public programs, curriculum, publications, marketing, and collections care in museums pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 20057. The grant program shall give priority to the objectives listed in Section 20091.

(b) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the development and adoption of program guidelines and selection criteria for purposes of this section. The endowment shall hold at least one public hearing before adopting program guidelines and selection criteria.