California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

• Section 18975.
  This chapter is known and may be cited as the Maxine Waters Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec....
• Section 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 center based...
• Section 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, kindergarten through grade...
• Section 18975.3.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective...
• Section 18975.4.
  “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
• Section 18975.5.
  “Office” means the Office of Child Abuse Prevention in the State Department of Social Services.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30,
• Section 18975.6.
  “Child abuse” means those acts defined in Section 11165 of the Penal Code.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
• Section 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 occurrence of child abuse,...
• Section 18975.8.
  “Prevention training center” means a center defined in Article 3 (commencing with Section 18977).(Added by renumbering Section 18975.9 by Stats. 1985, Ch. 134, Sec. 5....
• Section 18975.9.
  “Center based preschools” means state subsidized centers in which children of preschool age are provided services under the child development programs identified in paragraphs (1)...

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