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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51900.1
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51900.1
The department, in consultation with the State Department of Developmental Services and the State Department of Public Health, shall gather and make available on its internet website school-based water safety and drowning prevention education resources and curriculum that are age
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51900.5
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51900.5
(a) During the next revision of the publication “Health Framework for California Public Schools” (health framework), the Instructional Quality Commission shall consider developing, and recommending for adoption by the state board, a distinct category on mental health instruction
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51900.6
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51900.6
(a) (1) The state board shall, based upon recommendations by the Superintendent, consider including age-appropriate content for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention in the next revision of the health content stand
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51901
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51901
The Department of Education shall be responsible for the preparation and distribution of health education materials and for providing assistance for in-service teaching programs carried out with districts that have plans approved pursuant to Section 51911.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51911
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51911
Approval of district plans shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51913
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51913
The plan for a comprehensive health education program shall include a statement setting forth the district’s educational program for health education on a districtwide basis. The state board shall establish standards and criteria to be used in the evaluation of plans submitted by
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51914
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51914
No plan shall be approved by the State Board of Education unless it determines that the plan was developed with the active cooperation of parents, community, and teachers, in all stages of planning, approval, and implementation of the plan.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51915
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51915
In the development of a plan for a comprehensive health education program, the governing board of a school district may include in such plan the employment of the following as resource persons, with or without compensation: (a) licensed physicians and surgeons, school or public h
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51920
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51920
The Department of Education shall reimburse all school certificated personnel from those school districts in which the governing board has adopted a comprehensive health education plan approved by the Department of Education according to this chapter for necessary travel and expe
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51921
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51921
School district governing boards may, at their discretion, assign units of credit for participation in in-service training programs undertaken pursuant to this chapter and such units may be included as units of credit for purposes of the salary schedule of the school district.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51925
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51925
Each school district, county office of education, state special school, and charter school that offers one or more courses in health education to pupils in middle school or high school shall include in those courses instruction in mental health that meets the requirements of this
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51926
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51926
Instruction and materials required pursuant to this article shall satisfy all of the following: (a) Be appropriate for use with pupils of all races, genders, sexual orientations, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds, pupils with disabilities, and English learners. (b) Be accessibl
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51927
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51927
(a) This article does not limit a pupil’s health and mental health privacy or confidentiality rights. (b) A pupil receiving instruction pursuant to this article shall not be required to disclose their confidential health or mental health information at any time in the course of r
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51928
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51928
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Age appropriate” has the same meaning as defined in Section 51931. (b) “English learner” has the same meaning as defined in Section 51931. (c) “Evidence-based” means verified or supported by research conducted in
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51929
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51929
On or before January 1, 2024, the department shall develop a plan to expand mental health instruction in California public schools.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51930
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51930
(a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Healthy Youth Act. (b) The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To provide pupils with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their sexual and reproductive health from HIV and other sexually trans
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51931
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51931
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Age appropriate” refers to topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typic
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51932
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51932
(a) This chapter does not apply to description or illustration of human reproductive organs that may appear in a textbook, adopted pursuant to law, if the textbook does not include other elements of comprehensive sexual health education or HIV prevention education as defined in S
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51933
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51933
All comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education pursuant to Section 51934, whether taught or supplemented by school district personnel or by outside consultants or guest speakers pursuant to Section 51936, shall satisfy all of the following criteria: (a) In
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51934
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51934
(a) Each school district shall ensure that all pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, receive comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education from instructors trained in the appropriate courses. Each pupil shall receive this instruction at least once in junior hi
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51935
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51935
(a) A school district shall cooperatively plan and conduct in-service training for all school district personnel that provide HIV prevention education, through regional planning, joint powers agreements, or contract services. (b) In developing and providing in-service training, a
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51936
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51936
School districts may contract with outside consultants or guest speakers, including those who have developed multilingual curricula or curricula accessible to persons with disabilities, to deliver comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education or to provide tr
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51937
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51937
It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage pupils to communicate with their parents or guardians about human sexuality and HIV and to respect the rights of parents or guardians to supervise their children’s education on these subjects. The Legislature intends to create a st
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51938
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51938
(a) A parent or guardian of a pupil has the right to excuse their child from all or part of comprehensive sexual health education, HIV prevention education, and assessments related to that education through a passive consent (“opt-out”) process. A school district shall not requir
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51939
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 51939
(a) A pupil may not attend any class in comprehensive sexual health education or HIV prevention education, or participate in any anonymous, voluntary, and confidential test, questionnaire, or survey on pupil health behaviors and risks, if the school has received a written request