The Division of Juvenile Justice, in consultation with the Corrections Standards Authority, the Chief Probation Officers of California, and experts in the field of California juvenile justice programs, shall establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants, which shall take into consideration, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) The size of the eligible population. (b) A demonstrated ability to administer the program. (c) A demonstrated ability to develop and provide a collaborative approach to improving parolee success rates that includes the participation of nonprofit and community partners. (d) A demonstrated ability to provide comprehensive services to support improved parolee outcomes, including housing, training, and treatment. (e) A demonstrated ability to provide effective oversight and management of youthful offenders or young adults who have been committed to a detention facility, and parolees that require reentry supervision and control. (f) A demonstrated history of maximizing federal, state, local, and private funding sources.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 749.9
Added by Stats 2006 ch 69 (AB 1806),s 35, eff. 7/12/2006.