Welf. & Inst. Code, § 896 · Article 24.5. Regional Youth Educational Facilities
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 896
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall establish minimum performance standards for programs of education and training and for qualifications of personnel for all youth educational facilities in the program, including local continuation and intensive supervision components. These standards and qualifications shall be designed to achieve program goals such as an increase in the educational level of participants, better community protection and offender accountability, and preparation of participants to return to the community as responsible and productive members.
(b) Every person in charge of a regional youth educational facility, which, in the preceding calendar year, was used for confinement, for more than 24 hours, of any minor, shall certify annually to the board that the facility is in conformity with the standards adopted by the board under subdivision (a). The board may provide forms and instructions to local jurisdictions to facilitate compliance with this subdivision.
(c) The custodian of each regional youth educational facility shall make any reports as may be required by the board to effectuate the purposes of this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 298. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.
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