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AB 1085 (McCarty D) After school programs: substance use prevention: funding: cannabis revenue.
Existing law establishes the After School Education and Safety Program under which participating public schools receive grants to operate before and after school programs serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 9, inclusive. The After School Education and Safety Program requires each program component to consist of an education and literacy element and an educational enrichment element, as specified.
This bill would specifically authorize for inclusion within the educational enrichment element youth development activities that promote healthy choices and behaviors in order to prevent and reduce substance use and improve school retention and performance.
Existing law establishes the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program and the 21st Century High School After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens program, which provide for the allocation of grant funds by the State Department of Education for before or after school programs operating in accordance with specified program requirements. Existing law requires those programs to include an enrichment element.
This bill would specifically authorize for inclusion within the enrichment element youth development activities that promote healthy choices and behaviors in order to prevent and reduce substance use and improve school retention and performance.
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