Section 49353 Of Article 5. Community Policing And Mentoring For School Safety Pilot Program From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 5.

. (a) The State Department of Education shall award grants under this article to implement the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 49350.5 for a two-year period. Funding shall be used to supplement, rather than supplant, existing programs. Grant funds shall be used for programs that are identified in the local action plan as part of a continuum of responses to reduce juvenile crime and delinquency in a school setting. In no case shall the total amount of grant funds for the two-year period exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).
  (b) (1) No grant shall be awarded unless the applicant does both of the following:
  (A) Makes matching funds available in an amount equal to 50 percent or more of the amount of the grant.
  (B) Demonstrates a commitment by local law enforcement agencies or other participating agencies to contribute matching funds in an amount equal to 50 percent or more of the amount of the grant.
  (2) For purposes of this section, credit towards the matching fund requirement may be granted in an amount equal to the value of an in-kind contribution made on behalf of the school district or on behalf of a law enforcement agency or another participating agency.