Commercially sexually exploited minors.

Existing law, until January 1, 2012, authorizes the District Attorney of Alameda County to create a pilot project, contingent upon local funding, for the purposes of developing a comprehensive, replicative, multidisciplinary model to address the needs and effective treatment of commercially sexually exploited minors, as specified. Existing law authorizes the District Attorney of Alameda County, as part of the pilot project, to develop protocols for identifying and assessing minors, upon arrest or detention by law enforcement, who may be victims of commercial sexual exploitation, and to develop a diversion program reflecting the best practices to address the needs and requirements of those minors. The district attorney is also authorized to develop, offer, and provide a training curriculum that would provide training for certain county employees on the commercial sexual exploitation of minors in Alameda County, as specified. This bill would authorize an identical pilot project for the County of Los Angeles. The bill would provide that if the county establishes this pilot project, the district attorney of the county would be required, contingent upon local funding, to submit a report to the Legislature summarizing the activities performed pursuant to the pilot project. These provisions would be in effect only until January 1, 2014.