(a) From any state moneys made available to it for the program, commencing with fiscal year 1983–84, the Department of the Youth Authority shall provide funds to counties for the following purposes:
(1) To develop and maintain local programs for minors and adults who are eligible for commitment to the Department of Corrections or to the Department of the Youth Authority or who are considered to be at a high risk of becoming eligible for commitment.
(2) To maintain local programs for minors who have been found to be persons described by Section 602 and who are committed to a juvenile hall or to a juvenile home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp established pursuant to Sections 850 and 880.
(3) To develop and maintain programs to prevent crime and delinquency by persons who are not wards of the juvenile court or under court ordered probation supervision or serving a sentence as a result of a conviction in a court of criminal jurisdiction.
(4) To maintain programs or services required or authorized by Chapter 1071 of the Statutes of 1976.
(5) To provide funding for necessary county administrative expenses for the county justice system block grant program.
(b) In utilizing funds for the purposes set forth in subdivision (a), counties shall give primary consideration to programs which are local alternatives to the commitment of minors and adults to the Department of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority.
(c) Funds granted to counties under this article shall not be used for capital construction; for travel outside of the State of California; for law enforcement investigation or apprehension purposes; for the expense of prosecution or defense, except to the extent required by Chapter 1071 of the Statutes of 1976; or for the costs of confinement or detention in a jail, juvenile hall, or other secure lockup prior to sentencing or disposition by the court.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 8. Effective October 7, 1991.)
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