Section 33427 Of Article 9.5. California Youth Leadership Project From California Education Code >> Division 2. >> Title 2. >> Part 20. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 9.5.

. Duties of the California Youth Leadership Project Committee shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
  (a) Develop and provide applications for the California Youth Leadership Project scholarship and collect applications from youth who would like to apply.
  (b) Determine ways to promote the program and make applications available.
  (c) Establish criteria for the selection of youth, and make awards based on those criteria and the purposes of this chapter.
  (d) Ensure that there is no discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sex, or sexual orientation.
  (e) Establish the time, location, and number of annual meetings of the committee. The committee shall meet no less than once each year.
  (f) If necessary, enter into a mutually agreed upon interagency agreement with the department to carry out administrative duties related to the project.
  (g) Submit an annual budget and report to the department.
  (h) (1) Determine when there are sufficient funds to support the project. If the committee determines that there are insufficient funds to cover all costs, the activities of the California Youth Leadership Project shall cease.
  (2) State funds shall not be used to support the California Youth Leadership Project except as provided in Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 18736) of Chapter 3 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.