California Education Code

§ 44645

EDC § 44645 Effective Jan 1, 1994Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 3 · Art. 10.5

Statute text

(a)The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the use of anabolic steroids to expedite the physical development and enhance the performance level of secondary school athletes presents a serious health hazard to these pupil athletes. Therefore it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage county offices of education and school districts that offer in-service training to credentialed staff who provide health education, physical education, or science education to pupils to include, where appropriate, within the in-service training for any one of those subjects new developments in the scientific understanding of anabolic steroids as well as new education techniques directed at preventing the use of anabolic steroids.

(b)It is also the intent of the Legislature that:

(1)Participation in the training be voluntary on the part of the credentialed staff.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 424, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.