Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention

This bill relates to child sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention by providing that continuing education activities authorized by the board of educational examiners for purposes of renewing a license, certificate, statement of professional recognition, or authorization may include participating in or presenting at in-service training programs on child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention. The bill also requires school districts to provide age-appropriate and research-based instruction in child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention as part of its human growth and development instruction in kindergarten through grade 12, and in prekindergarten if the school district offers a prekindergarten program. Currently, the director of the department of education has a duty to develop and make available to school districts examples of age-appropriate and research-based materials. The bill specifies that the age-appropriate and research-based materials and resources shall also cover child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.3.16.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.