California Assembly Bill AB829 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 829INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Nazarian FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act to amend 13825.2 of the Penal Code, relating to gangs. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 829, as introduced, Nazarian. Gangs. Existing law establishes the California Gang, Crime, and Violence Prevention Partnership Program to be administered by the Department of Justice for the purposes of reducing gang, criminal activity, and youth violence in communities with a high incidence of gang violence, as specified. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 13825.2 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 13825.2. (a) The California Gang, Crime, and Violence Prevention Partnership Program shall be administered by the Department of Justice for the purposes of reducing gang, criminal activity, and youth violence to the extent authorized pursuant to this chapter in communities with a high incidence of gang violence, including, but not limited to, the communities of Fresno, Glendale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Riverside, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Monica, and Venice. The department shall also consider communities that meet  any  one  or more  of the following criteria: (1) An at-risk youth population, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 13825.4, that is significantly disproportionate to the general youth population of that community. (2) A juvenile arrest rate that is significantly disproportionate to the general youth population of that community. (3) Significant juvenile gang problems or a high number of juvenile gang-affiliated acts of violence. (b) All state and local juvenile detention facilities, including, but not limited to, facilities, juvenile halls, youth ranches, and youth camps of the  Department of the Youth Authority,   Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities,  shall also be considered eligible to receive services through community-based organizations or nonprofit agencies that are operating programs funded under this chapter.