California § 1457. 1457. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 584, Sec. 3.)

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§ 1457. — 1457. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 584, Sec. 3.)

California § 1457.

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Code WICWelfare and Institutions Code - WIC

Div. 2.DIVISION 2. CHILDREN

Part 1.PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT

Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Youth Reinvestment Grant Program

Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Trauma-Informed Diversion Programs for Youth

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For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Applicant” means a nonprofit organization or local governmental entity.

(b)“Area of high need” means either of the following:

(1)A city or a ZIP Code with rates of youth arrests that are higher than the county average, based on available arrest data, as described by the applicant.

(2)A city or a ZIP Code with racial or ethnic disparities in youth arrests that are higher than their representation in the county population, as described by the applicant.

(c)“Board” means the Board of State and Community Corrections.

(d)“Diversion program” means a program that promotes positive youth development by relying on responses that prevent a young person’s involvement or further involvement in the justice system. Diversion progra

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For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a)
“Applicant” means a nonprofit organization or local governmental entity.
(b)
“Area of high need” means either of the following:
(1)
A city or a ZIP Code with rates of youth arrests that are higher than the county average, based on available arrest data, as described by the applicant.
(2)
A city or a ZIP Code with racial or ethnic disparities in youth arrests that are higher than their representation in the county population, as described by the applicant.
(c)
“Board” means the Board of State and Community Corrections.
(d)
“Diversion program” means a program that promotes positive youth development by relying on responses that prevent a young person’s involvement or further involvement in the justice system. Diversion programs, which may follow a variety of different models, aim to divert youth from justice system engagement at the earliest possible point. Departments or agencies that may refer youth to diversion programs include, but are not limited to, schools, service organizations, police, probation, or prosecutors.
(e)
“Local governmental entity” means a local government agency, including, but not limited to, a county child welfare agency, county probation department, county behavioral health department, county public health department, school district, or county office of education.
(f)
“Nonprofit organization” means a private, community-based organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that is nongovernmental and does not carry out any law enforcement duties.