It is the goal of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to do all of the following:
(a)To give every young person in California access to a quality mentoring relationship. This shall be accomplished by sustaining or growing the state's resources under the auspices of the Governor's Mentoring Partnership, to the extent those resources are available. The Legislature recognizes the efforts of state departments who have supported local mentor programs under the Governor's Mentoring Partnership, including the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, the California Conservation Corps, the Department of the Youth Authority, the Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism, the Department of Community Services and Development, the State Department of Education, the State Department of Health Services, the Department of Justice, the Office of the Secretary for Education, and the Office of Criminal Justice Planning. This base of support shall be sustained or increased predicated upon the performance outcomes in successfully addressing the four risk factors, and in ensuring that youth are problem free, and fully prepared for the responsibilities and challenges of adulthood.
(b)To direct consideration towards identifying opportunities for increased private sector investment in the support and expansion of mentoring.
(c)To encourage state agencies and departments to collaborate to build youth developmental assets.