729.13. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 281, Sec. 1.)

(a) The Department of the Youth Authority shall recognize, on an annual basis, exemplary Californians who do any of the following:

(1) Voluntarily participate in a youth mentoring program in their communities.

(2) Perform special acts or special services that promote youth mentoring programs in their communities.

(3) By their superior accomplishments, make exceptional contributions to creating, maintaining, or fostering volunteer youth mentoring programs in California.

(b) The Department of the Youth Authority shall recognize, on an annual basis, the outstanding achievements of present and former wards of the juvenile court, whether committed to state institutions or community-based programs.

(c) Recognition awards shall be made in accordance with procedures and standards established by the department.