§ 18970
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(a)The department shall expend funds appropriated to it pursuant to Section 18969 for innovative local child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs operated by private nonprofit organizations or public institutions of higher education with recognized expertise in fields related to child welfare. These projects shall be joined to formal evaluation components.
(b)These funds may also be used for evaluation, research, or dissemination of information concerning existing program models for the purpose of replication of successful models.
(c)The Office of Child Abuse Prevention and those local commissions designated by the county boards of supervisors shall collect and publish the following data relevant to the state and local children’s trust funds:
(1)Descriptions of the types of programs and services funded by local and state children’s trust funds and the target populations benefiting from these programs.
(2)The amount in each portion of the state and local trust fund as of June 30 each year, beginning June 30, 1987, as well as the amount disbursed in the preceding fiscal year.
(1)Funds shall be expended from the moneys appropriated to the State Children’s Trust Fund pursuant to Section 18969 of this code and Section 103590 of the Health and Safety Code to enable the Office of Child Abuse Prevention to annually collect and publish the data specified in subdivision (c).
(2)Funds may be expended from local children’s trust funds established pursuant to Section 18966 to enable those local commissions designated by the county boards of supervisors in accordance with Section 18966 to annually collect and publish the data specified in subdivision (c).