California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 829


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:

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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
5Department of Justice for the purposes of reducing gang, criminal
6activity, and youth violence to the extent authorized pursuant to
7this chapter in communities with a high incidence of gang violence,
8including, but not limited to, the communities of Fresno, Glendale,
9Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Riverside, Santa Ana, Santa
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2Mateo, Santa Monica, and Venice. The department shall also
3consider communities that meetbegin delete anyend delete onebegin insert or moreend insert of the following
4criteria:

5(1) An at-risk youth population, as defined in subdivision (c)
6of Section 13825.4, that is significantly disproportionate to the
7general youth population of that community.

8(2) A juvenile arrest rate that is significantly disproportionate
9to the general youth population of that community.

10(3) Significant juvenile gang problems or a high number of
11juvenile gang-affiliated acts of violence.

12(b) All state and local juvenile detention facilities, including,
13but not limited to, facilities, juvenile halls, youth ranches, and
14youth camps of thebegin delete Department of the Youth Authority,end delete
15begin insert Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile
16Facilities,end insert
shall also be considered eligible to receive services
17through community-based organizations or nonprofit agencies that
18are operating programs funded under this chapter.



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