(b)

1. (1) The Department of Justice is hereby authorized to carry out the purpose of this section with the cooperation of the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Public Health, the California State Coroner’s Association, the County Welfare Directors Association, and the state domestic violence coalition.
2. (2) The Department of Justice, after consulting with the agencies and organizations specified in paragraph (1), may consult with other representatives of other agencies and private organizations to accomplish the purpose of this section.

(c) To accomplish the purpose of this section, the Department of Justice and agencies and organizations involved may engage in the following activities:

1. (1) Collect, analyze, and interpret state and local data on domestic violence death and near death in an annual report to be available upon request. The report may contain, but need not be limited to, information provided by state agencies and the county domestic violence death review teams for the preceding year.

2. (2) Develop a state and local database on domestic violence deaths.

   1. (A) The state data may include the Department of Justice statistics, the State Department of Public Health Vital Records, and information obtained by other relevant state agencies.
   2. (B) The Department of Justice, in consultation with the agencies and organizations specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), may develop a model minimal local data set and request data from local teams for inclusion in the annual report.
3. (3) Distribute a copy of the report to public officials in the state who deal with domestic violence issues and to those agencies responsible for domestic violence death review investigation in each county.