SECTIONS 13847-13847.2

13847.  (a) There is hereby established in the agency a program offinancial and technical assistance for local law enforcement, calledthe Rural Indian Crime Prevention Program. The program shall targetthe relationship between law enforcement and Native Americancommunities to encourage and to strengthen cooperative efforts and toimplement crime suppression and prevention programs. (b) The secretary may allocate and award funds to those localunits of government, or combinations thereof, in which a specialprogram is established in law enforcement agencies that meets thecriteria set forth in Sections 13847.1 and 13847.2. (c) The allocation and award of funds shall be made uponapplication executed by the chief law enforcement officer of theapplicant unit of government and approved by the legislative body.Funds disbursed under this chapter shall not supplant local fundsthat would, in the absence of the Rural Indian Crime PreventionProgram, be made available to support the suppression and preventionof crime on reservations and rancherias. (d) The secretary shall prepare and issue administrativeguidelines and procedures for the Rural Indian Crime PreventionProgram consistent with this chapter. (e) The guidelines shall set forth the terms and conditions uponwhich the agency is prepared to offer grants of funds pursuant tostatutory authority. The guidelines do not constitute rules,regulations, orders, or standards of general application. (f) Every three years, commencing on and after January 1, 1991,the secretary shall prepare a report to the Legislature describing indetail the operation of the program and the results obtained fromlaw enforcement rural Indian crime prevention programs receivingfunds under this chapter.13847.1.  Law enforcement agencies receiving funds under thischapter shall meet the following criteria: (a) Training of law enforcement personnel to be culturallysensitive in the delivery of services to the Native Americancommunities. This training shall include, but shall not be limitedto, all of the following: (1) The creation of an Indian community officer position. (2) The recruiting and training of Native American volunteers toassist in implementing and conducting reservation or rancheria crimeprevention programs. (b) Increasing community crime awareness by establishing communityinvolvement programs, such as community or neighborhood watchprograms, tailored for reservations and rancherias. (c) Establishing drug traffic intervention programs onreservations through the increased use of law enforcement and specialassignment officers. (d) Developing a delinquency prevention or diversion program forIndian teenagers and young adults.13847.2.  (a) The Rural Indian and Law Enforcement Local AdvisoryCommittee shall be composed of a chief executive of a law enforcementagency, two tribal council members, two tribal elders, one Indianlaw enforcement officer, one Indian community officer, onerepresentative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and any additionalmembers that may prove to be crucial to the committee. All members ofthe advisory committee shall be designated by the secretary, whoshall provide staff services to the advisory committee. (b) The secretary, in consultation with the advisory committee,shall develop specific guidelines, and administrative procedures, forthe selection of projects to be funded by the Rural Indian CrimePrevention Program which guidelines shall include the selectioncriteria described in this chapter. (c) Administration of the overall program and the evaluation andmonitoring of all grants made under this chapter shall be performedby the agency, provided that funds expended for these functions shallnot exceed 5 percent of the total annual amount made available forthe purpose of this chapter.