SECTIONS 44645 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 44645

44645. (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.
(2) To the extent possible, training be provided to a team of
educators.
(3) The training be provided by persons with expertise on the
effects of anabolic steroids.
(c) It is further the intent of the Legislature that State
Department of Education develop guidelines for the provision of
in-service training relating to the use of anabolic steroids. In
developing and providing the in-service training, county offices of
education and school districts are encouraged to cooperate and
collaborate with the State Department of Education.