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SECTION 8900-8902
8900. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall adopt rules and regulations for the effective administration of pregnant minors programs operated by school districts and county superintendents of schools for the purposes of Section 2551.3 and subdivision (d) of Section 42241. 8901. County superintendents who operated pregnant minors programs in the 1979-80 fiscal year shall continue to operate pregnant minors programs in the 1980-81 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter and school districts which increased their revenue limit in the 1981-82 fiscal year pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 42241 shall continue to operate pregnant minors programs in subsequent fiscal years, unless the program is transferred to another local education agency, or unless the county superintendent or district superintendent demonstrates that programs and services for pregnant minors, such as continuation school, home instruction, or independent instruction, are available from other local education agencies in the county, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 8902. (a) The State Department of Education shall prepare and distribute to school districts comprehensive educational materials for the prevention of teen pregnancy. In developing these materials, the department shall seek input from other public agencies and from private nonprofit organizations with experience in teen pregnancy prevention. The department may adopt and use for this purpose appropriate materials developed by those agencies or organizations. (b) The department, in cooperation with those school districts and county offices of education that desire to participate, shall assist them in developing comprehensive programs for this purpose. The programs shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following: (1) Suggestions for creative format and presentation of the materials designed to attract and retain the interest of teenagers, including the use of guest speakers. (2) Information regarding the consequences of pregnancy, upon both the father and the mother, including the effect upon future educational and employment opportunities. (3) Information regarding the meaning of parental responsibility and its effect upon one's personal life. (4) Information regarding strategies for resisting peer group pressure. (5) Information regarding abstinence as a method of prevention. (6) Recommendations regarding methods for introduction of these materials into the curriculum, including, but not limited to, health and social science classes. (c) In order to implement this section, the department shall identify and seek funding and other assistance from federal and private sources, and shall otherwise utilize all available resources as may be necessary. (d) Nothing in this section shall authorize or require any activities that involve the distribution of material on pregnancy termination.
