ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions

Article 1 added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3.

§§ 18975–18975.9 · 10 sections

• § 18975 This chapter is known and may be cited as the Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984.
• § 18975.1 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Child abuse and neglect is a severe and increasing problem in California. (b) School districts and…
• § 18975.2 It is the intention of the Legislature that primary prevention training for all children in state-funded center based preschools and public schools,…
• § 18975.3 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 18975.4 “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.
• § 18975.5 “Office” means the Office of Child Abuse Prevention in the State Department of Social Services.
• § 18975.6 “Child abuse” means those acts defined in Section 11165 of the Penal Code.
• § 18975.7 A “primary prevention program” means a training and educational program for children, which is directed toward all of the following: (a) Preventing the…
• § 18975.8 “Prevention training center” means a center defined in Article 3 (commencing with Section 18977).
• § 18975.9 “Center based preschools” means state subsidized centers in which children of preschool age are provided services under the child development programs…