(a) The department may enter into multiyear operating contracts with entities, and provide funding annually by making an amendment to that contract.
(b) The director shall consider the data contained in the annual reports, pursuant to Section 50717, to determine the needs of the residents served at the migrant farm labor centers and how to better serve those needs in operating contracts and annual amendments.
(c) This section shall not be interpreted to allow an operating period to exceed a term that is otherwise authorized by this chapter.