SECTIONS 1820-1820.55 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 1820-1820.55

1820. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Juvenile
Offender Local Prevention and Corrections Act.

1820.05. For purposes of this article, "partnership funds" means
the state's share of funding for county juvenile ranches, camps, and
forestry camps.

1820.1. Partnership funds shall be used only for the purpose of
confinement, discipline, and treatment of juvenile offenders in
county juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps.

1820.15. (a) The Department of the Youth Authority shall establish
and implement the Juvenile Offender Local Prevention and Corrections
Program.
(b) The purpose of the program required by subdivision (a) shall
be to coordinate state and local efforts to confine, discipline,
treat, and prevent juvenile offenders and to provide partnership
funding for county juvenile ranches, camps, and forestry camps
established pursuant to Section 880.

1820.2. The Department of the Youth Authority shall, in the
implementation of this article, do all of the following:
(a) Determine county eligibility for partnership funding.
(b) Distribute partnership funds to qualified counties quarterly
based on the average daily population of the county's juvenile
ranches, camps, and forestry camps for the previous fiscal quarter.
(c) Monitor county compliance with eligibility requirements.
(d) Provide technical assistance to counties to prevent
unnecessary commitments to the Department of the Youth Authority and
to expand the capacity of the counties to confine, discipline, and
treat juvenile offenders in a manner consistent with public safety.

1820.25. A county may apply to receive partnership funds under this
article by submitting an application to the department in a manner
and at a time determined by the department.

1820.3. A county shall be eligible for the receipt of partnership
funds under this article only if the county meets all of the
following conditions:
(a) The county administers one or more juvenile ranches, camps, or
forestry camps.
(b) The county's juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps
possess, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A residential treatment program.
(2) A structured and disciplined program for each resident.
(3) Individual counseling.
(4) Physical fitness training.
(5) Social alternatives to gangs, drugs, and alcohol, including
gang intervention programs where appropriate.
(6) Work experience and vocational training through work crew
assignments.
(7) Access to certified, accredited courses in language arts,
mathematics, science, social studies, computer laboratories, and
basic reading and writing skills, with an emphasis on remedial
education.
(8) Coordination with parents or guardians in preparation for
family reunification.
However, the Director of Youth Authority, upon request of a
county, may waive services required in paragraphs (3), (6), and (7),
as appropriate, if the provision of those services is not feasible or
necessary, as demonstrated by the county.
(c) The county program does all of the following:
(1) It provides a positive reinforcing environment that redirects
physical, social, and emotional energies into constructive channels.
(2) It emphasizes responsibility for one's actions.
(3) It employs goal-setting methods to maximize self-discipline,
self-confidence, and sense of pride.
(d) The county maintains at least the same number of beds as were
available on June 30, 1993. The director, upon request of a county,
may waive this requirement if the county demonstrates it is unable to
comply due to unforeseen circumstances.

1820.4. It is the intent of the Legislature that counties that do
not operate juvenile camps or ranches, but instead contract for beds
with counties that do, shall benefit from partnership funding via
reduced contract costs, based on the host county's cost of providing
the bed, excluding the state contribution.

1820.45. (a) (1) The Department of the Youth Authority shall work
with counties to develop boot camp programs, either separately or as
part of existing ranches, camps, and forestry camps.
(2) Boot camps shall provide the same services as juvenile
ranches, camps, and forestry camps but shall be conducted in a highly
structured, military style environment.
(3) Boot camps shall include greater emphasis on physical
conditioning, athletics, and team building than county juvenile
ranches, camps, or forestry camps.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of the
Youth Authority and participating counties shall develop a
comprehensive boot camp program that incorporates the relevant design
features of the federal juvenile boot camp pilot project. It is also
the intent of the Legislature that the comprehensive boot camp
program should include diagnostic assessment, community-based
aftercare, and accountability.

1820.47. In order to develop, establish, and operate residential
and nonresidential boot camp and similar programs for young,
first-time offenders and nonserious and nonviolent offenders, a
county may contract with the Military Department for the provision of
the following services:
(a) Program planning assistance for counties contemplating the
development of residential and nonresidential boot camp and similar
programs.
(b) Training of personnel for residential and nonresidential boot
camp and similar programs.
(c) Technical assistance for existing boot camp and similar
programs.
(d) Assistance in establishing cooperative innovative military
projects and career training (IMPACT) programs.
A county that contracts with the Military Department for any of
these services shall be reimbursed for its costs to the extent that
funds are made available in the annual Budget Act for these purposes.

1820.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, commencing
with the 1994-95 fiscal year, this article shall be funded by the
federal government, the state, and eligible counties.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the amount of funding
from each source identified in paragraph (1) shall be determined in
the Budget Act of 1994.

1820.55. The Department of the Youth Authority shall adopt
emergency regulations for implementation of this article.