Section 51781.

The Department of Education shall prepare and distribute to local school districts guidelines and plans for the preparation of comprehensive educational programs for the prevention of genetic diseases, disorders, and birth defects, and in cooperation with those county offices of education which desire to participate, shall assist school districts in developing comprehensive genetic diseases and disorders plans and programs and for this purpose shall assume the following functions and carry out the following duties:

(a) Conduct on an annual basis at least 25 workshops and training programs for approximately 2,500 school district teams of certified school personnel, using instructional materials, curricula, and guidelines developed by the department for dissemination at training programs conducted during the year.

(b) Prepare an annual report for the Joint Legislative Budget Committee which shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: the names of school districts and schools participating in the workshops, the numbers and staff composition of certified school personnel in attendance at the workshops, an estimate of the number of pupils who will benefit from the genetic diseases and disorders instruction, and total program expenditures for the year.

(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 685, Sec. 1. Effective September 23, 1981.)