California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 310


Introduced by Assembly Member Alejo

February 12, 2013


An act to amend Section 13825.2 of the Penal Code, relating to crime prevention, and making an appropriation therefor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 310, as introduced, Alejo. Crime prevention.

Existing law requires the Department of Justice to administer the California Gang, Crime, and Violence Prevention Partnership Program, pursuant to which, the department disburses any appropriated funds to community organizations and nonprofit agencies for prevention and intervention activities for at-risk youth. Existing law provides that certain specified communities that have high incidences of gang violence are included in the program.

This bill would provide that the communities of Monterey and Salinas be included under the program. This bill would appropriate $3,000,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Justice to implement the program.

Vote: 23. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 13825.2 of the Penal Code is amended
2to read:

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13825.2.  

(a) The California Gang, Crime, and Violence
4Prevention Partnership Program shall be administered by the
P2    1Department of Justice for the purposes of reducing gang, criminal
2activity, and youth violence to the extent authorized pursuant to
3this chapter in communities with a high incidence of gang violence,
4including, but not limited to, the communities of Fresno, Glendale,
5Long Beach, Los Angeles,begin insert Monterey,end insert Oakland, Riverside,begin insert Salinas,end insert
6 Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Jose, San
7Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Monica, and Venice. The department
8shall also consider communities that meet any one of the following
9criteria:

10(1) An at-risk youth population, as defined in subdivision (c)
11of Section 13825.4, that is significantly disproportionate to the
12general youth population of that community.

13(2) A juvenile arrest rate that is significantly disproportionate
14to the general youth population of that community.

15(3) Significant juvenile gang problems or a high number of
16juvenile gang-affiliated acts of violence.

17(b) All state and local juvenile detention facilities, including,
18but not limited to, facilities, juvenile halls, youth ranches, and
19youth camps of the Department of the Youth Authority, shall also
20be considered eligible to receive services through community-based
21organizations or nonprofit agencies that are operating programs
22funded under this chapter.

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SEC. 2.  

The sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) is hereby
24appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Justice
25to implement the California Gang, Crime, and Violence Prevention
26Partnership Program, as established by Chapter 3.1 (commencing
27with Section 13825.1) of Title 6 of Part 4 of the Penal Code.



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