Rural crimes prevention program.

Existing law authorizes the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare to develop a Central Valley Rural Crime Prevention Program, administered by the county district attorney's office or the county sheriff's department of each respective county under a joint powers agreement, as specified. Existing law requires, in order to receive funds for the program, each designated county agree to participate in a regional task force, known as the Central Valley Rural Crime Task Force. Existing law authorizes the Central Valley Rural Crime Prevention Task Force to develop a uniform procedure for all participating counties to collect, and authorizes each county to collect, data on agricultural crimes. Existing law authorizes the staff of each program to consist of personnel designated by the district attorney and sheriff for each county in accordance with the joint powers agreement. This bill would authorize the Central Valley Rural Crime Task force to submit a report to the Attorney General every 2 years on the data collected on agricultural crimes. The bill would authorize the staff for each program to also consist of community leaders, representatives from related organizations, and stakeholders.