(a) The secretary shall provide funding to qualified grantees to develop and implement, not later than 12 months after the receipt of funds, a course or courses of instruction for the training of staff of community-based nonprofit organizations, public prosecutors, or staff of community-based nonprofit organizations and public prosecutors in the enforcement of state and local environmental laws. (b) The course or courses of instruction shall, at a minimum, do one or more of the following: (1) Provide an understanding of the requirements of environmental laws. (2) Teach prosecution techniques that will facilitate prosecution of environmental law violations. (c) The secretary shall not award a grant to, or enter into a contract with, the California District Attorneys Association for development and implementation of courses of instruction pursuant to this section.
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