§ 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 1 1 So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.
  • (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 .