Section 4497.34 Of Chapter 3. Juvenile Facilities From California Penal Code >> Title 4.85. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3.
4497.34
. (a) Counties with overcrowded juvenile facilities shall
not be eligible to receive funds to construct, reconstruct, remodel,
or replace juvenile facilities unless they have adopted a plan to
correct overcrowded conditions within their facilities which includes
the use of alternatives to detention. The corrective action plan
shall provide for the use of five or more methods or procedures to
minimize the number of minors detained and shall be approved by the
board of supervisors during or subsequent to a public hearing.
(b) To be eligible for funding under this chapter, the county
shall enter into a contract with the Department of the Youth
Authority and begin construction or renovation work within six years
of the operative date of the regulations that implement this chapter.
If a county fails to meet this requirement, any allocations or
awards to that county under this chapter shall be deemed void and any
moneys allocated or awarded to that county shall revert to the
Department of the Youth Authority for reallocation to another county
as provided by Section 4497.32. The department may waive this
requirement if it determines that there are unavoidable delays in
starting construction.
(c) To be eligible for funding for juvenile facilities under the
County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure Bond Act of 1986,
the county shall enter into a contract with the Department of the
Youth Authority and begin construction or renovation work by July 31,
1991. If a county fails to meet this requirement, all allocations or
awards that have been made to that county under that act shall be
deemed void and any moneys allocated or awarded to that county shall
revert to the Department of the Youth Authority and are
reappropriated for reallocation as provided by Section 4497.32. The
department may waive this requirement if it determines that there are
unavoidable delays in starting construction.
(d) Excluding moneys allocated for San Bernardino County, the
Department of the Youth Authority shall immediately reallocate unused
awards to eligible participating counties.