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

This bill relates to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention. Current law requires the director of the department of education to develop and make available to school districts examples of age-appropriate and research-based materials. The bill provides that the age-appropriate and research-based materials shall also cover child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention. The bill requires the director of the department of education to develop and distribute to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools model guidelines related to how to best provide instruction to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade six in child sexual abuse and child sexual abuse awareness and prevention. The bill establishes requirements related to the model guidelines. The bill requires school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to provide instruction related to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention that is consistent with the model guidelines to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade six. The bill requires the board of educational examiners to adopt rules that establish continuing education requirements for renewal of a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition. The bill establishes that continuing education activities may include participating in or presenting at in-service training programs related to 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.