(a) (1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program. (2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used. (b) (1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter. (2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall: (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs; (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts; (C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities. Added by Act 2019, No. 841,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. (a) (1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program. (2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used. (b) (1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter. (2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall: (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs; (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts; (C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities. Added by Act 2019, No. 841,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. (a) (1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program. (2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used. (b) (1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter. (2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall: (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs; (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts; (C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities. Added by Act 2019, No. 841,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. (a) (1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program. (2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used. (1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program. (2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used. (b) (1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter. (2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall: (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs; (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts; (C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities. (1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter. (2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall: (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs; (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts; (C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities. (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs; (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts; (C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities. (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities.
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