The duties of the State Department of Education include all of the following:

(a) Provision of technical assistance, focused upon transition into the Cal-SAFE program, to school districts and county superintendents of schools currently operating a School Age Parent and Infant Development Program, a Pregnant Minors Program, or a Pregnant and Lactating Students Program, or any combination thereof.

(b) Provision of technical assistance to school districts and county superintendents of schools that do not currently operate a School Age Parent and Infant Development Program, a Pregnant Minors Program, or a Pregnant and Lactating Students Program as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 54745.

(c) Identification and sharing of information on best practices across program sites.

(d) Development of benchmarks to determine to what degree pupils and children enrolled in the Cal-SAFE program attain the program goals.

(e) Consultation with local education agency representatives and others, as appropriate, to develop strategies for implementation of the Cal-SAFE program.

(f) Determination of areas in the state where there are pupils who are most in need or pupils who are least likely to access services on their own if there are not enough resources to serve all eligible pupils.

(g) Development of an application process and approval of local education agencies to implement a Cal-SAFE program.

(h) Development of operating guidelines for implementing an effective Cal-SAFE program.

(i) Development of guidelines for fiscal reporting.

(j) Coordination with other state agencies that administer teen pregnancy prevention and intervention programs.

(k) Development of procedures to conduct program evaluation and monitoring, as appropriate.

(l) Commencing March 1, 2005, and every five years thereafter, preparation and submission of a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature. The report shall include data, analysis of data, and an evaluation of the Cal-SAFE program.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 71, Sec. 24. Effective July 5, 2000.)