34 U.S.C. § 11311

Definitions

In this subchapter—

(1)

the term “at-risk” has the meaning given that term in section 6472 of title 20 ;

(2)

the term “eligible entity” means—

(A)

a unit of local government that is in compliance with the requirements of part B of subchapter II; or

(B)

a nonprofit organization in partnership with a unit of local government described in subparagraph (A);

(3)

the term “delinquency prevention program” means a delinquency prevention program that is evidence-based or promising and that may include—

(A)

alcohol and substance abuse prevention or treatment services;

(B)

tutoring and remedial education, especially in reading and mathematics;

(C)

child and adolescent health and mental health services;

(D)

recreation services;

(E)

leadership and youth development activities;

(F)

the teaching that individuals are and should be held accountable for their actions;

(G)

assistance in the development of job training skills;

(H)

youth mentoring programs;

(I)

after-school programs;

(J)

coordination of a continuum of services that may include—

(i)

early childhood development services;

(ii)

voluntary home visiting programs;

(iii)

nurse-family partnership programs;

(iv)

parenting skills training;

(v)

child abuse prevention programs;

(vi)

family stabilization programs;

(vii)

child welfare services;

(viii)

family violence intervention programs;

(ix)

adoption assistance programs;

(x)

emergency, transitional and permanent housing assistance;

(xi)

job placement and retention training;

(xii)

summer jobs programs;

(xiii)

alternative school resources for youth who have dropped out of school or demonstrate chronic truancy;

(xiv)

conflict resolution skill training;

(xv)

restorative justice programs;

(xvi)

mentoring programs;

(xvii)

targeted gang prevention, intervention and exit services;

(xviii)

training and education programs for pregnant teens and teen parents; and

(xix)

pre-release, post-release, and reentry services to assist detained and incarcerated youth with transitioning back into and reentering the community; and

(K)

other data-driven evidence-based or promising prevention programs;

(4)

the term “local policy board”, when used with respect to an eligible entity, means a policy board that the eligible entity will engage in the development of the eligible entity’s plan described in section 11313(e)(5) of this title , and that includes—

(A)

not fewer than 15 and not more than 21 members; and

(B)

a balanced representation of—

(i)

public agencies and private nonprofit organizations serving juveniles and their families; and

(ii)

business and industry;

(C)

at least one representative of the faith community, one adjudicated youth, and one parent of an adjudicated youth; and

(D)

in the case of an eligible entity described in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity;

(5)

the term “mentoring” means matching 1 adult with 1 or more youths for the purpose of providing guidance, support, and encouragement through regularly scheduled meetings for not less than 9 months;

(6)

the term “State advisory group” means the advisory group appointed by the chief executive officer of a State under a plan described in section 11133(a) of this title ; and

(7)

the term “State entity” means the State agency designated under section 11133(a)(1) of this title or the entity receiving funds under section 11133(d) of this title .

( Pub. L. 93–415, title V, § 502 , as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12222(a) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1894 ; amended Pub. L. 115–385, title III, § 302 , Dec. 21, 2018 , 132 Stat. 5145 .)