(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.