(a)
The office shall monitor the projects established under this chapter. In monitoring and evaluating the projects, the office shall coordinate its efforts with the activities relating to homeless youth of the state advisory group on juvenile justice, as described in Sections 1785 and 1786.
(b)
Based upon data collected from the California Runaway Hotline and other reliable sources, the office shall include in its reports an evaluation of the status of runaway homeless youth in the state. The evaluation shall include information on the extent of the homeless youth problem in major urban areas of 500,000 or more and the need for services for homeless youth. The evaluation shall also include data on other urban, suburban, and rural areas in California.