Section 13862 Of Chapter 7. Suppression Of Drug Abuse In Schools From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 7.
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. Law enforcement agencies and school districts receiving
funds under this chapter shall concentrate enhanced apprehension,
prevention, and education efforts and resources on drug abuse and
drug trafficking in and around school campuses.
(a) These enhanced apprehension, prevention, and education
efforts shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Drug traffic intervention programs.
(2) School and classroom-oriented programs, using tested drug
abuse education curriculum that provides indepth and accurate
information on drugs, which may include the participation of local
law enforcement agencies and qualified drug abuse prevention
specialists and which are designed to increase teachers' and students'
awareness of drugs and their effects.
(3) Family oriented programs aimed at preventing drug abuse which
may include the participation of community-based organizations
experienced in the successful operation of such programs.
(4) The establishment of a Local Suppression of Drug Abuse in
Schools Advisory Committee. The committee shall be established and
appointed by the board of supervisors of each county and city and
county. However, if the agency receiving funds under this chapter is
a city agency and the program does not involve any county agency, or
if a county agency is involved and the county board of supervisors
consents, the committee shall be established and appointed by the
city council. The committee may be a newly created committee or an
existing local drug abuse committee as designated by the board or
city council. The committee shall be composed of, at a minimum, the
following:
(A) Local law enforcement executives.
(B) School district executives.
(C) Schoolsite staff, which includes administrators, teachers, or
other credentialed personnel.
(D) Parents.
(E) Students.
(F) School peace officers.
(G) County drug program administrators designated pursuant to
Section 11962 of the Health and Safety Code.
(H) Drug prevention program executives.
(5) Development and distribution of appropriate written and
audio-visual aids for training of school and law enforcement staff
for handling drug-related problems and offenses. Appropriate existing
aids may be utilized in lieu of development of new materials.
(6) Development of prevention and intervention programs for
elementary school teachers and students, including utilization of
existing prevention and intervention programs.
(7) Development of a coordinated intervention system that
identifies students with chronic drug abuse problems and facilitates
their referral to a drug abuse treatment program.
(b) Enhanced apprehension, prevention, and education efforts
commenced under this section shall be a joint effort between local
law enforcement and local school districts in cooperation with county
drug program offices. These efforts shall include, but not be
limited to, the concentration of apprehension efforts in "problem"
areas identified by local school authorities.
(c) Funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter may be used in
part to support state-level development and statewide distribution of
appropriate written and audio-visual aids for public awareness and
training of school and law enforcement staff for handling
drug-related problems and offenses. When existing aids can be
identified, these aids may be utilized in lieu of the development of
new aids.