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ED 417 815 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION SPONS AGENCY REPORT NO ISBN PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM PUB TYPE EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT DOCUMENT RESUME PS 026 372 Stroud, Joanne; Rollins, Kathy Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996. National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, CO. Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (DHHS/CDC), Atlanta, GA. Adolescent and School Health Div. U87-CCU810205 ISBN-1-55516-600-8 1997-04-00 74p.; For 1992-1994 edition, see ED 394 656. For 1995 edition, see ED 407 089. National Conference of State Legislatures, 1560 Broadway Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202 (Item No. 6660, $20). Reports Descriptive (141) MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. Abortions; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; *Adolescents; Child Behavior; *Child Health; Community Health Services; Contraception; Early Parenthood; Family Planning; Health Insurance; Mental Health; Parent Education; Prevention; School Health Services; Sex Education; *State Legislation; Substance Abuse; Tobacco; Violence Adolescent Attitudes; Health Risk Susceptibility; Medicaid; Risk Taking Behavior; School Based Health Clinics; Sexually Transmitted Diseases Many adolescents need basic health care and other services that address risky behaviors such as sexual activity, violence, alcohol and other drug abuse, and the consequences of those behaviors. This publication summarizes approximately 200 child health-related laws and resolutions passed in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This publication, third in a series of adolescent health summaries, includes a new section on violence prevention in schools. The state legislation reflects health problems that largely involve preventable behavior. Brief descriptions of laws are provided pertaining to the following topics: (1) abortion; (2) abstinence/sexuality education; (3) adolescent general health; (4) community health services; (5) HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases; (6) insurance and Medicaid; (7) mental health; (8) pregnancy/parenting and contraception/family planning; (9) school health/school-based health services; (10) substance abuse; (11) tobacco; and (12) violence prevention. Appendices include a state-by-state summary of 1992-1996 legislation, resource directory, and a list of state adolescent health coordinators/directors. 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POUND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1560 BROADWAY, SUITE 700 DENVER, COLORADO 80202 444 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, N.W., SUITE 515 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20001 APRIL 1997 The National Conference of State Legislatures serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's SO states, its commonwealths, and territories. NCSL is a bipartisan organization with three objectives: To improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures, To foster interstate communication and cooperation, and To ensure states a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system. The Conference has offices in Denver, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. el The text of this report is printed on recycled paper. ©1997 by the National Conference of State Legislatures. All rights reserved. ISBN 1-55516-600-8 CONTENTS Prevention Projects Program iv Preface and Acknowledgments v Acronyms and Abbreviations vi Executive Summary vii Abortion 1 Abstinence/Sexuality Education 2 Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) 3 Community Health Services 5 HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases 6 Insurance and Medicaid 7 Mental Health 9 Pregnancy/Parenting and Contraception/Family Planning 11 School Health/School-Based Health Services 14 Substance Abuse 17 Blood Alcohol Concentration 17 License Revocation/Suspension 18 Education 19 Other Misused Legal Substances 20 Penalties/School Policy 21 Prevention 23 Public Awareness 25 Retail 25 Treatment 26 Tobacco 27 Education 27 Prevention 27 Retail/Penalties 28 School Policy 30 Violence Prevention 31 Appendices: A. State-by-State Summary: 1992 - 1996 33 B. Resource Directory 49 C. State Adolescent Health Coordinators/Directors 57 National Conference of State Legislatures iii PREVENTION PROJECTS PROGRAM The National Conference of State Legislatures works in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to educate state legislators about HIV/STD prevention and adolescent and school health issues. NCSL's Prevention Projects Program serves state legislatures as an information resource and a forum for communicating with legislative colleagues, experts and government officials around the country. Legislators and legislative staff of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories are encouraged to request assistance from NCSL's Prevention Projects Program. These services are available at no cost to legislators and staff: Information clearinghouse Presentations to legislative audiences Publications Meetings and workshops Look on NCSL's World Wide Web page, www.ncsl.org, for an upcoming Prevention Project Program page. The projects are funded through a cooperative agreement with the CDC. For further information call Tracey Hooker, director of the Prevention Projects Program, (303) 830-2200; e-mail: tracey.hooker @ncsl.org. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Joanne Stroud is a staff assistant to NCSL's Prevention Projects Program. She provides administrative support for various health projects and has been with NCSL for 12 years. Kathy Rollins is a policy associate with NCSL's Prevention Projects Program. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Southwestern University. Kathy has been with NCSL's Prevention Projects Program for three years. 6 iv Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 summarizes nearly 200 laws and resolutions on adolescent health issues passed in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This publication is third in a series of adolescent health summaries and includes a new section on violence prevention in schools. To avoid duplication, certain adolescent health issues, including juvenile justice and adolescents with developmental disabilities, are not summarized in this publication. Additional information on access and reform, injury prevention, insurance and managed care, Medicaid, preventive and primary care, providers, and adolescents with special health care needs appears in Health Care Legislation 1996. Information on child abuse and neglect, child care and early childhood education, child mental health, child support enforcement, child welfare, family law, juvenile justice, substance abuse and control, welfare reform and public assistance, and youth-at-risk appears in 1996 State LegWatiye Summary: Children, Youth and Family Issues. Both reports are available from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Appendix A provides a list of adolescent health legislation from 1992 to 1996. The information contained in the appendix is compiled from this summary and the two previous legislative summaries completed by the Prevention Projects Program at NCSL. Appendix B lists a number of issue-related organizations for reference, and Appendix C provides a list of the adolescent health coordinators of the 50 states. In 1996, legislative sessions were not held in Arkansas, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon and Texas; therefore, adolescent health legislation from these states is not contained in this document. Legislation passed in 1996 related to adolescent health was not identified in the District of Columbia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The National Conference of State Legislatures is indebted to many state legislative staff who identified relevant legislation and sent copies of acts. In creating this publication, NCSL staff also relied heavily on legislative summaries produced by state and national research agencies, including State Net/Information for Public Affairs. Thanks to those states and organizations. The following NCSL staff dedicated many hours to making this publication possible: Melissa Hough Savage and Tracey Hooker edited the summary, Tasha Morton made numerous calls to clarify appendix information and Leann Stelzer proofread the summary. The cover was created by Bruce Holdeman of 601 Design, Inc. This publication is made possible through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) (U87/CCU810205). Please notify NCSL about mistakes or missing information. If you have any questions or requests for further information, call NCSL's Prevention Projects Program in the Denver office at (303) 830-2200. National Conference of State Legislatures v BEST COPY AVAILABLE ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AFDC Aid to families with dependent children (Title IV-A) BAC Blood alcohol concentration DARE Drug abuse resistance education program EPSDT Early, periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment program GED General equivalency diploma HIV Human immunodeficiency virus (the virus that causes AIDS) HJM House joint memorial HMO Health maintenance organization JOBS Job opportunity and basic skills program Mass Health Massachusetts' Medicaid Program Medi-Cal California's Medicaid Program SBHC School-based health clinic (or center) STD Sexually transmitted disease vi Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Many adolescents need basic health care and other services that address risky behaviors such as sexual activity, violence, alcohol and other substance abuse, and the consequences of those behaviors. During the 1996 legislative session, substance abuse, tobacco use and teen pregnancy prevention were the top adolescent health issues addressed by state legislatures. Abortion A 1994 report on abortion by the Alan Guttmacher Institute indicates that approximately one-third of teenage pregnancies end in abortion. During the 1996 session, five states enacted legislation on abortion. Nearly all the laws passed by states outline parental consent requirements for teens. Arizona passed a law prohibiting health care providers from performing an abortion on an unemancipated minor without parental consent. The Prospective Minor Parents Decision Making Program was established in Iowa. The program gives minors an opportunity to discuss pregnancy and adoption options and also requires parental consent for abortion. Wisconsin passed a law expanding the requirements for a minor to obtain consent for an abortion. Abstinence/Sexuality Education Abstinence is increasingly being considered by states and the federal government as a method of protecting adolescents from HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and teen pregnancy. Approximately $50 million has been made available through section 510 of Title V (Maternal and Child Health Block Grant) of the Social Security Act created by recent welfare reform legislation, P.L. 104-193. This section provides funds to states for education programs that meet eight criteria, including having as "its exclusive purpose" the teaching of abstinence. A pilot program in Nebraska funds abstinence-based programs targeting youths aged 12 to 14 and includes a curriculum focused on postponing sexual activity. According to the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, sexuality education that focuses on helping teens change behaviors that can put them at risk for unintended pregnancy and STDs, including HIV/AIDS, have shown signs of success. Florida authorized school-based AIDS education incentive grants to encourage the prevention of teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and other STDs. A number of states passed laws to require parental consent before students can participate in sexuality education courses. In Massachusetts, schools must notify parents of a sexuality education curriculum before implementation, allow parents to review the instruction materials and allow parents to exempt their children from the curriculum. Michigan allocated funds for a comprehensive health education curriculum that is in accordance with the state's health education goals. It also allows for student and parental examination of the sexuality instruction materials. Community Health Services Community-based health centers often serve as resources to adolescents for their primary and preventive health care needs. At least seven states passed laws addressing community health concerns for teens. Louisiana passed a resolution requesting the Department of Social Services, Department of Education and National Conference of State Legislatures vii Executive Summary several other departments to collaborate and establish the Adolescent Health Initiative. The Initiative's goal is to improve the adolescent health delivery system in the state. Massachusetts includes adolescents in its new plan to create a system of comprehensive and coordinated services for the Cambridge area. HIV/AIDS/STDs AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death among youths aged 15 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). An estimated one-half of all new HIV infections occur among youth under age 25 and one-fourth of all new infections occur in youth under age 21. At least five states passed HIV/AIDS and STD legislation during the 1996 session. Connecticut enacted legislation to fund (depending on available appropriations) a program for children and youth who experience illness or death of a family member because of HIV disease. Florida authorized school-based AIDS education incentive grants for comprehensive health education. The CDC reports that teens account for 25 percent of the 12 million new STDs each year. Adolescents and young adults are at greatest risk for acquiring an STD because they are likely to have multiple sex partners, engage in unprotected sex and participate in other risky behaviors like substance abuse. Tennessee enacted a resolution to commission a study and make recommendations on preventing several conditions among young women, including preventing STDs. Insurance/Medicaid Expansions of state Medicaid programs have made youths' eligibility more uniform among states. According to a 1993 Congressional Budget Office report, the gradual increase of children on Medicaid (those born after September 30, 1983), is projected to add approximately 5.3 million youths to state Medicaid rolls by the year 2005. In Virginia, legislation allows young women age 13 or older to see an obstetrician or gynecologist without prior referral. Three statesMichigan, New Jersey and New Mexicopassed laws providing Medicaid reimbursement to school districts for health services and encourage schools to seek reimbursement. Mental Health According to a 1995 report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, approximately 1 million (4.8 percent) adolescents have received outpatient treatment for mental illness. Eleven 11 states passed laws addressing mental health for youth. In Kansas, social and rehabilitation service institutions that treat minors can release or exchange records without consent of the minor or the parent in order to improve coordination and provide continuous care. Commissioners of mental health and mental retardation, social and rehabilitation services, and education in Vermont are required to submit a joint report on the status of programs for children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances. Pregnancy and Parenting Every year, 1 million teenagers become pregnant. In 1996, at least 11 states passed legislation addressing teen pregnancy, parenting and contraception. Louisiana created a junior commission to advise its Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality Commission on ways to reduce adolescent pregnancy. Four states passed statutory rape laws in an attempt to decrease teen pregnancies. California and Georgia made it illegal for adults or minors who are at least three years older to engage in sexual intercourse with minors. Florida prohibits sexual relations between adults who are 21 or older and minors under age 16. In Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 Executive Summary Tennessee health care professionals must report allegations of pregnant minors where the father is at least four years older but is not the spouse of the minor. In Colorado, young parents must work to complete a high school diploma. Iowa minor parents who pay child support must attend parenting classes. As part of the welfare reform initiative, minor parents who receive public assistance in West Virginia must complete a GED and take parenting classes. School Health/School-Based Health Services Every school day, 46 million young people attend more than 100,000 schools across the United States. Because schools have sustained contact with such a large population, the CDC believes that schools potentially can have a positive effect on the nation's health. As of November 1996, 914 centers nationwide provided health services in schools, according to the national school-based health center group, Making the Grade. At least 18 states passed laws in 1996 relating to school health. Virginia requires its departments of medical assistance and education to examine the funding components of pilot school and community health centers. The two departments must develop ways to maximize health care for poor children and look at funding possibilities, including Medicaid reimbursement. Louisiana passed a resolution requesting that the governor not veto any school-based health center funding appropriated during the 1996 regular session. School nurses often play an important role in providing health services in schools with and without health centers. New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Utah enacted legislation ranging from hiring school nurses to administering medication to students. Substance Abuse According to the 1995 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, teen illicit drug use doubled between 1992 and 1995. The most significant increases were in the use of marijuana and hallucinogens among youth. Marijuana use rose from 1.4 million reported users in 1991 to 2.3 million in 1994. At least 36 states and Puerto Rico enacted youth substance abuse legislation during the 1996 session. States also moved to curb use of controlled substances on school campuses. According to a 1995 CDC survey of 10,000 high school students, eight of 10 students surveyed have had at least one alcoholic drink in their lifetime. Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Tennessee passed "zero tolerance" legislation that prohibits minors from driving if they have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of up to 0.02 percent. Youth offenders may be subject to immediate suspension of their driver's license. Georgia requires the state boards of education and public safety to develop an alcohol and drug course informing youth of the dangers of drinking and driving. In Arizona, California and West Virginia, adults who drive under the influence of alcohol or commit certain controlled substance offenses in the presence of a minor are subject to stiffer penalties. Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania suspend minors' driver's licenses for illegal possession or consumption of alcohol. Oklahoma goes a step further and requires minors who have had their licenses revoked or suspended to attend a drug abuse course specifically for youth. Parents in Oklahoma can prevent the Department of Public Safety from issuing driver's permits to their minor children or can cancel the minor child's driving privileges. The 1995 CDC survey also detailed student abuse of other substances, including marijuana, cocaine, steroids and inhalants. Four in 10 surveyed students had used marijuana during their lifetime and two in 10 students had used glue or other inhalants to get high at least once. Delaware requires that parents of National Conference of State Legislatures ix Executive Summary students who use drugs at school be notified. Hawaii and Idaho sanction students who use drugs and provide them with intervention and counseling services. Illinois prevents students expelled for drug possession from attending other schools until their disciplinary period ends. Alabama and Illinois allow schools to search for drugs, weapons, or other illegal or dangerous substances. In Illinois neither student consent nor a search warrant is required for a school search. In Wisconsin, local school boards with reasonable suspicion can require a chemical breath analysis from students they reasonably suspect have been drinking and can use the results in disciplinary proceedings. Tobacco Smoking rates for high school students are up dramatically, although adult smoking has declined over the past four years. Every day, according to the CDC, 3,000 young people begin smoking. In addition to smoking, some youths also use smokeless tobacco. Approximately 11 percent of 10,000 students polled by the CDC in 1995 reported using smokeless tobacco in the month before they were surveyed. Seventeen states enacted laws in 1996 that prevent youth access to tobacco. These laws address the placement of tobacco product vending machines, tobacco taxes for the prevention and reduction of tobacco use through education, sales of single cigarettes and the sale or distribution of cigarettes near school campuses. Kentucky passed a resolution opposing the federal regulation of cigarettes and urged the president to work with states to implement the federal Synar amendment as well as other state regulations to prevent underage smoking. California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii and Virginia passed laws prohibiting tobacco product sales to minors. Oklahoma's Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act requires suspension of the driver's license of anyone who sells or distributes to minors if that person fails to pay the fine for the violation. Violence Prevention In 1995 the Maternal and Child Health Bureau cited homicide as the second leading cause of death for adolescents aged 15 to 19 and the third leading cause of death for adolescents aged 10 to 14. Violence in public schools is a growing problem. About 3 million crimes occur on or near school property each year and nearly one in four students has been a victim of violence. The concern is reflected in state legislation from 13 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands that enacted youth violence prevention legislation in 1996. California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Oklahoma and Tennessee passed laws to help keep kids safe in school. Three statesIllinois, Missouri and Virginiaauthorize schools to expel those who use drugs, alcohol or weapons. Alabama and Illinois allow schools to search for weapons, illegal drugs or alcohol. Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 ABORTION AZ 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 90 prohibits anyone from knowingly performing an abortion on an unemancipated minor without written consent from the minor's parent, guardian or conservator. The act provides exceptions and penalties. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1011 establishes a Prospective Minor Parents Decision Making Program for teens to discuss pregnancy and adoption options. The act includes requirements for notifying the pregnant minor's parent prior to the performance of an abortion on a minor. The act provides an alternative notification method for emergency abortions. The act also creates an advisory committee for the program. This act is amended by Chapter 1174, below. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1174 removes parental notification requirements for adoption of a minor's child in Chapter 1011. Instead, the act requires that notice of the minor's parental rights termination hearing be given to a custodial parent or legal guardian. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1302 outlines criteria for state agencies that receive funds for adolescent health care services. These services include establishing a local advisory committee before planning an adolescent health care clinic intended to deliver services within the school district, prohibiting clinics from offering abortion services or referrals and developing a written policy on parental consent for clinic services. MS 1996 Miss. Laws, Chap. 442 requires that abortion facilities that begin operation after June 30, 1996, not be located within 1,500 feet of a property on which any church, school or kindergarten is located. WI 1996 Wis. Laws, Act 309 requires the voluntary informed written consent of a pregnant minor and her parent, or another specified adult, before performing abortion. BEST COPY AVAILABLE National Conference of State Legislatures 1 ABSTINENCE/SEXUALITY EDUCATION AK 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, NCR 27 supports the continued use of the Sugar Baby Project in school districts throughout Alaska as a method to promote abstinence and help prevent unplanned teenage pregnancies. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 authorizes school-based AIDS education incentive grants for comprehensive health education and substance abuse prevention. Priority will be given to HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy programs in the geographic area to be served. MA 1996 Mass. Acts, Chap. 291 adopts a policy that ensures notification, in writing, to parents about a curriculum that primarily involves human sexual education or human sexuality issues before implementation and maintenance. The policy allows parents or guardians to inspect and review program instruction materials and allows parents to exempt their children from any portion of the curriculum by notifying the principal in writing. An exempted child will not be penalized for not participating in the class. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1038 requires the Community Health Department to maintain comprehensive health care programs to communicate to preteens the importance of delaying sexual activity and to address teen sexual activity and sexually transmitted diseases. NE 1996 Neb. Laws, L.B. 849 creates a pilot program to which local communities can apply for money to fund abstinence-based programs to reduce teen pregnancy for boys and girls 12 to 14 years old. The act provides that the teen pregnancy pilot program be implemented in the same county where welfare reform is first implemented. The act also requires each program to include a curriculum focused on postponing sexual activity, and requires local organization, family involvement and a media campaign that encourages and supports young people in postponing sexual activity. The act requires the Department of Health, in consultation with the commissioner of education to plan, develop and make available a curriculum to be used in the pilot program. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 1045 opposes and does not permit the National Education Associations' celebration of a Lesbian and Gay History Month. The act also states that homosexuality, lesbianism and bisexuality should not be promoted in public schools. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 400 permits a pupil 18 years of age or older or a parent or legal guardian of a pupil younger than 18, to request, in writing, permission to examine the curriculum program instruction materials on AIDS. A child may be exempted from the instruction and cannot be penalized academically for not attending. 14 2 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 ADOLESCENT HEALTH (MISCELLANEOUS) CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 226 requires the Office of Policy Management to make 75 percent of its grants for the neighborhood youth center program providing on-site athletic or recreational programs to cities and nonprofit agencies. The programs must involve parents and youth and may offer mentoring, prevention and intervention services, job training and cultural opportunities for youth. The act requires evidence of collaboration and coordination with other children's service providers in the neighborhood as part of the selection criteria for grant applications. GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 798 makes it unlawful for any person to pierce the body, with the exception of the ear lobes, of any person under the age of 18 without obtaining prior written consent from the minor's custodial parent or guardian. This act applies unless the person receives proper proof of majority or reasonably believes the minor to be 18 years of age or older. LA 1996 La. Act, HCR 18 urges and requests that the departments of social services, education, public safety and corrections, and the Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice support and cooperate with the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Office of Public Health in establishing the Adolescent Health Initiative to improve the health support service delivery system currently administered for Louisiana adolescents. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 223 prohibits performing a tattoo, brand or body-piercing on an unemancipated minor without written consent from and in the presence of the minor's parent or legal guardian. The act also provides certain penalties. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 228 requires that before an unemancipated minor uses a tanning device in a tanning facility, they must show the owner a signed consent statement by their parent or legal guardian and must agree to use protective eyewear. The act requires minors under the age of 14 to also be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Ads, Act 304 allows a noncustodial parent to access a minor's records unless barred by a protective order. This information includes medical, dental, and school records and notification of meetings regarding the child's education. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 412, Sec. 4d and 4e adds consent to medical care to the circumstances under which minors can apply for emancipation. NY 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 16 updates safety requirements for in-line skates to include a brake on at least one skate. The act requires a manufacturer's warning to the consumer about the risk of injury. The act requires that skates without brakes for more experienced skaters be clearly labeled with a warning, and prohibits the retail sale or distribution of in-line skates that do not conform to these requirements. The act defers, retroactive to January 6, 1996, the effective date of restrictions on the manufacture and retail sales of such skates for one year until January 1, 1997. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 163 requires that the physician who signs a death certificate of anyone under the age of 18 report the death to the state medical examiner's office within 24 hours of the death. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 1079 emphasizes family preservation and requires the newly created Department of Children's Services to strive to ensure that health care needs, both preventive and practical, are met. The act also provides for appropriate and effective behavioral and mental health treatment. National Conference of State Legislatures 3 SiEST COPY AVAILABLE Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) WI 1996 Wis. Laws, Act 169 permits parents or guardians of minors to limit access of the minor's treatment and patient health care records in specified circumstances. 16 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, SR 5, HCR 24, and HR 28 requests that the Department of Education work in conjunction with the first representative district and community agencies in the area to develop community-based youth programs. The programs are designed to promote leadership building, team spirit, high self-esteem and reinforce values that result in positive contributions to the community. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 204 highlights the adolescent pregnancy prevention component of community-based programs that fund family planning services. The act requests that the Legislative Council establish a committee during the 1996 interim to evaluate the effectiveness of current and proposed adolescent pregnancy prevention programs. LA 1996 La. Act, HCR 18 urges and requests that the departments of social services, education, public safety and corrections, and the Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice support and cooperate with the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Office of Public Health in establishing the Adolescent Health Initiative to improve the health support service delivery system currently administered for Louisiana adolescents. MA 1996 Mass. Ads, Chap. 147 outlines the benefits of a new public health care system that can coordinate services to create a comprehensive, integrated continuum of care with the goals of promoting the health and well being of everyone in the Cambridge service area. The system would be committed to include the multicultural and multilingual composition and the needs of specific populations, including adolescents and people at high risk for health problems. Community health centers would be one of the partners to provide the needed services. The act also creates the Cambridge Public Health Commission. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1038 requires the Community Health Department to maintain comprehensive health care programs to communicate to preteens the importance of delaying sexual activity and to address teen sexual activity and sexually transmitted diseases. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 399, Sec. 1177 requires that each school administrator make a yearly report to the Director of Community Health on the immunization of each pupil in kindergarten through grade 12 who has enrolled in school for the first time. MN 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 412 provides $5 million for after-school programs in neighborhoods with especially high rates of poverty, teen pregnancy and juvenile crime. The act expands the current law to allow districts to pay for gang-resistance education and efforts such as the D.A.R.E program. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 781 requires that the Board of Health consider teen pregnancy rates, among other things, when developing a required needs-based allocation formula to calculate the local share of state funds to be appropriated. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 864 requires that the Department of Medical Assistance, in cooperation with the Department of Education, examine the funding components of the pilot school/community health centers. The act provides guidelines for revisions that must be designed to maximize access to health care for poor children, and to improve funding by making use of every possible cost- effective means, Medicaid reimbursement or program. National Conference of State Legislatures 5 BEST COPY AVAILABLE HIV/AIDS AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 238, Sec. 24 annually funds, if appropriations are available, a program of services for children and youth who experience illness or death of one or more family members due to HIV disease. The act includes support groups, mental health services and transportation in the program. Eligibility is limited to poor children without insurance to cover these services. The act also provides for training and outreach to educate professionals who work with children affected by HIV/AIDS. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 authorizes school-based AIDS education incentive grants for comprehensive health education and substance abuse prevention. The act requires priority be given to HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease (STD) and teenage pregnancy programs in the geographic area to be served. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1038 requires the Community Health Department to maintain comprehensive health care programs to communicate to preteens the importance of delaying sexual activity and to address teen sexual activity and STDs. NH 1996 N.H. Laws, Chap. 277 authorizes school nurses to administer epinephrine for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis and sets forth the duties of school nurses in the control and prevention of communicable diseases. The act clarifies duties of school nurses with regard to physical examinations of students. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 15 creates the Hepatitis B Prevention Act. The act requires the Department of Health to establish a statewide prevention program through immunization as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The act also requires placement of hepatitis B on the list of diseases that require immunization for school after August 1, 1997. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 400 permits a pupil 18 years of age or older or a parent or legal guardian of a pupil younger than age 18, to request, in writing, permission to examine the curriculum program instruction materials on AIDS. A child may be exempted from the instruction and cannot not be penalized academically for not attending. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, HJR 431 requires further study and recommendations on women's health. The study will include the high rate of suicide for young women and other mental health needs, HIV/AIDS, prevention of STDs and addictive disorders. 6 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 INSURANCE AND MEDICAID CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 197 establishes a three-year State-Only Family Planning Program under the Medi-Cal Program. The program will provide family planning services, as described, to all persons with family incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, who have no other health care coverage, except as described, and who are not otherwise eligible for Medi-Cal services without a share of cost. CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 187 moves back the datefrom July 1, 1995, to December 31, 1994 on which a child, age birth to 17 years, must have been enrolled in the Healthy Steps Program to be included in an extension of the subsidized health insurance. Moving back the enrollment date reinstates coverage for eligible children whose coverage expired between December 31, 1994, and July 1, 1995. CT 1996 Conn. Ads, P.A. 238, Sec. 24 annually funds, if appropriations are available, a program of services for children and youth who experience illness or death of one or more family members due to HIV disease. The act includes support groups, mental health services and transportation in the program and limits eligibility to poor children without insurance to cover these services. The act also provides for training and outreach to educate professionals who work with children affected by HIV/AIDS. MA 1996 Mass. Acts, Chap. 203 allows Mass Health to provide programs to adolescents aged 13 through 18 whose determined financial eligibility does not exceed 133 percent of the federal poverty level and who would not otherwise qualify for Medicaid within the definition of traditional beneficiaries. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Ads, Act 352, Sec. 1651 authorizes the Department of Community Health to pursue reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan schools from the federal Medigrant programs. The act allows the Department of Community Health and the Department of Management and Budget to negotiate agreements with the Department of Education and with school districts regarding the sharing of federal Medigrant service funds received for the services. The act also allows the Community Health Department to receive and disburse funds to participating school districts. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Ads, Act 352, Sec. 1302 outlines criteria for state agencies that receive funds for adolescent health care services. These include establishing a local advisory committee before planning an adolescent health care clinic intended to deliver services within the school district, prohibiting clinics from offering abortion services or referrals and developing a written policy on parental consent for clinic services. MN 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 451 prohibits Medicaid reimbursement for personal care services if the personal care assistant is the spouse or legal guardian of the recipient or the parent of a recipient under age 18. NE 1996 Neb. Laws, L.B. 1344 provides that anyone between 17 and 19 years of age who leaves home voluntarily, is no longer considered a minor. National Conference of State Legislatures 7 Insurance and Medicaid NJ 1996 N.J. Laws, Chap. 42 provides for each local school district that participates in the Special Education Medicaid Initiative to receive a percentage of the federal revenue the district's participation yields for current year claims. NM 1996 N.M. Laws, HJM 2 requests the Department of Education to encourage all public school districts to become eligible Medicaid providers. The department is also required to provide a district-by-district assessment of the reasons public school districts are unable to become eligible providers under the state Medicaid program. VA 1996 Va. Ads, Chap. 864 requires the Board of Health to consider teen pregnancy rates, among other things, when developing a required needs-based allocation formula to calculate the local share of state funds to be appropriated. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 864 requires the Department of Medical Assistance, in cooperation with the Department of Education, to examine the funding components of the pilot school/community health centers. The act provides guidelines for revisions that must be designed to maximize access to health care for poor children, and to improve the funding by making use of every possible cost- effective means, Medicaid reimbursement or program. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 967 requires health insurers providing obstetrical and gynecological services under their policies or plans to permit females, age 13 or older, to have direct access to obstetricians and gynecologists without the necessity of prior referral. 8 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 MENTAL HEALTH CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 654 establishes procedures governing the referral of children with disabilities to county mental health departments. The act specifies that, beginning July 1, 1997, counties shall be responsible for placement costs currently paid by school districts for children placed in other states. The act also creates a State Mandates Claim Fund that can reimburse local agencies and school districts if the bill contains costs mandated by the state. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 733 authorizes an Assessment, Orientation, and Volunteer Mentor Pilot Program in San Diego County. The act provides screening, drug and alcohol education, intervention, and assistance from volunteer mentors for minors who are wards of the court because of certain drug or alcohol violations. The act also requires an evaluation of the pilot program and submission of the results to the Legislature and to state alcohol and drug programs. CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 155, Sec. 1, subdivision 34 proclaims the second Wednesday of February as Youth to Work Day so adults can provide youth with exposure to the workplace. CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 238, Sec. 15 includes deaf and hearing impaired children who are mentally ill in the Department of Public Health's comprehensive and integrated state-wide program for children and youth whose behavior does not conform to the law or to acceptable community standards or who are mentally ill. The act also adds children with complicated or multiple disabilities to the comprehensive mental health plan required as part of the department's five-year master plan. DE Vol. 70 Del. Laws, HR 18 declares April 27 as "Take Your Child to Work Day." HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, SR 5, HCR 24, and HR 28 requests the Department of Education to work in conjunction with the first representative district and community agencies in the area to develop community-based youth programs. The programs are designed to promote leadership building, team spirit, high self-esteem and reinforce values that result in positive contributions to the community. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 125 assigns to the Department of Health the responsibility for the coordination of mental health services for children and adolescents. ID 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 377 limits a teachers or school district's duty to warn of a student's suicidal tendencies or of the possible injury of a student by another student. IN 1996 Ind. Ads, SCR 39 honors the unselfish efforts of those who encourage youth in Indianapolis to become the leaders of tomorrow. KS 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 60 allows social and rehabilitation service institutions treating minors to release records or exchange information without a patient's or parent's consent in order to provide continuity of care. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, HJR 431 requires further study and recommendations on women's health. The study will include the high rate of suicide for young women and other mental health needs, HIV/AIDS, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and addictive disorders. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 1079 emphasizes family preservation and requires the newly created Department of Children's Services to ensure that health care needs, both preventive and practical, are met and to provide appropriate and effective behavioral and mental health treatment. National Conference of State Legislatures 9 Mental Health UT 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 234 relates to commitment and treatment of children under age 18 in the mental health system. The act provides due process commitment proceedings and rules. VT 1996 Vt. Ads, Ad 137 requires the commissioners of mental health and mental retardation, social and rehabilitation services, and education to jointly submit a report to the legislature with the general appropriations bill on the status of programs for children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances and their families. WA 1996 Wash. Laws, Chap. 133 Sec. 5-6, 34 outlines parental consent requirements for minor chemical dependency and mental health treatment. The act also requires school districts to notify a minor's parents for certain mental health and chemical dependency treatment services. 10 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 PREGNANCY/PARENTING AND CONTRACEPTION/FAMILY PLANNING AK 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, HCR 27 supports the continued use of the Sugar Baby Project in school districts throughout Alaska as a method to promote abstinence and help prevent unplanned teenage pregnancies. AK 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 70 requires minors receiving AFDC assistance to reside with a parent, legal guardian or other adult relative. The act provides for exceptions. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., SCR 48 designates April 1996 as Unwed Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Month. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 197 establishes a three-year State-Only Family Planning Program under the Medi-Cal Program. The program will provide family planning services, as described, to all those with family incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, who have no other health care coverage, except as described, and who are not otherwise eligible for Medi-Cal services without a share of cost. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 789 imposes penalties for any minor or adult who engages in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is not a spouse and who is at least three years younger than the offender. CO 1996 Cob. Sess. Laws, Chap. 216 requires JOBS program participants who are parents under 20 years of age to participate in educational activities directed at the attainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent. DE Vol. 70 Del. Laws, Chap. 600 increases penalties for statutory rape when an adult is 10 or more years older than a minor under age 14. If the unlawful sexual intercourse results in the birth of a child, the adult must pay any child support ordered by the Family Court. The act requires the attorney general's office and other departments to work together to enforce laws governing unlawful sexual intercourse with minors and to report to the governor and the General Assembly on enforcement efforts. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 215 makes a level 7 felony the impregnation of a child under 16 years of age by anyone over 21 years of age. Neither the victim's lack of chastity nor the victim's consent can be used as a defense. The act requires immediate notification to the county sheriff or other appropriate law enforcement agency in certain circumstances. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 authorizes school-based AIDS education incentive grants for comprehensive health education and substance abuse prevention. Priority will be given to HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy programs in the geographic area to be served. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 402 establishes the Commission on Responsible Fatherhood. The act outlines purpose, principles and responsibilities. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 409 defines statutory rape offenses and provides criminal penalties. The act provides increased penalties for commission of sexual intercourse with a person who is 15 years of age or younger by a person 18 years of age or older and increased penalties when the victim was National Conference of State Legislatures 2:; RAT r pv AV& . 11 Pregnancy/Parenting and Contraception/Family Planning under the influence of alcohol or any specified substances. The act also creates the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 1996. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, HR 9163 and SR 3090 declares April 23 through May 1, 1996, as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Awareness Week. GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 876, Sec. 3 provides for separate penalties for those over 21 and for minors who commit statutory rape. The act makes it a misdemeanor for a minor who commits this crime, provided he is not more than three years older than a victim of 14 or 15 years of age. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, SR 83 requests the Department of Health to consult with the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Protection and Advocacy Agency, the Hawaii Chapter of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Reproductive Rights Protection Committee, the Hawaii Health Care Association, the judiciary, and the Hawaii Medical Association to develop standards and procedures to govern decisions to sterilize incapacitated minors. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 109, Sec. 18 requires minor parents ordered to pay child support to attend parenting classes approved either by the Department of Human Services or by the court. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 204, Sec. 41-47 highlights the adolescent pregnancy prevention component of community-based programs that fund family planning services. The act requests the Legislative Council to establish a committee during the 1996 interim to evaluate the effectiveness of current and proposed adolescent pregnancy prevention programs. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1011 establishes a Prospective Minor Parents Decision Making Program to discuss pregnancy and adoption options. The act includes requirements relating to notification of a pregnant minor's parent before the performance of an abortion on a minor. The act requires physicians to provide prior written notification to the pregnant minor's parent before performing an emergency abortion or within 12 hours following the abortion except under specified conditions. The act also creates an advisory committee. This act is amended by Chapter 1174, below. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1174 removes parental notification requirements for adoption of a minor's child in Chapter 1011. The act instead requires that notice of the minor's parental rights termination hearing be given to a custodial parent or legal guardian. LA 1996 La. Act, SCR 23 requests the Commission on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality to create a "Junior Commission" to advise the commission on ways to reduce adolescent pregnancy. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1038 requires the Community Health Department to maintain comprehensive health care programs to communicate to preteens the importance of delaying sexual activity and to address teen sexual activity and sexually transmitted diseases. MN 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 412 provides $5 million for after-school programs in neighborhoods with especially high rates of poverty, teen pregnancy and juvenile crime. NE 1996 Neb. Laws, L.B. 849 creates a pilot program to which local communities can apply for money to fund abstinence-based programs to reduce teen pregnancy for boys and girls 12 to 14 years old. The act provides that the teen pregnancy pilot program be implemented in the same county that welfare reform is first implemented. The act also requires each program to include a curriculum focused on postponing sexual activity and requires local organizations and family involvement and a media campaign that encourages and supports young people in postponing sexual activity. The Department of Health, in consultation with the commissioner of education shall plan, develop and make available a curriculum to be used in the pilot program. NY 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 974 appropriates $7.7 million to the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services Act to provide grants to community-based programs aimed at preventing teenage pregnancy and improving the delivery of comprehensive services to at-risk, pregnant and parenting adolescents in areas that have high rates of teenage pregnancy and infant mortality. 12 24 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 Pregnancy/Parenting and Contraception/Family Planning PA 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 35 specifies residence requirements for minor parents who receive AFDC. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, SR 103 recognizes the week of March 18 through March 24, 1996, as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 842 requires that a written report be made to the appropriate authorities if, during treatment or examination of a -child who is at least 13 but less than 18 years of age, it is determined she is pregnant and the father is at least four years older but is not the legal spouse. UT 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 185 requires information on adoption to be presented in special public schools for students who are pregnant or who are parenting. VA 1996 Va. Ads, Chap. 781 requires the Board of Health to consider teen pregnancy rates, among other things, when developing a required needs-based allocation formula to calculate the local share of state funds to be appropriated. WV 1996 W. Va. Acts, Chap. 9 creates the West Virginia Works Act, a pilot program for welfare assistance to at-risk families to replace the traditional welfare assistance and to promote self- sufficiency. The act requires teenage parent recipients to obtain a high school diploma, GED or obtain vocational training; attend parenting classes; participate in a mentoring program; and live at home with their parent or under other adult supervision. WY 1996 Wyo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 111 requires unmarried parents under the age of 18 and the dependent child of the minor parent to reside in the household of a parent, adult relative or court appointed guardian or custodian in order to qualify for welfare assistance. Assistance is to be paid to the parent, relative or court appointed guardian or custodian on behalf of the minor parent and the dependent child. The income and resources of the parents shall be considered in determining eligibility. BEST COPY AVAILABLE National Conference of State Legislatures 13 SCHOOL HEALTH/ SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 229 expands scoliosis screening in grades five through nine. DE Vol. 70 Del. Laws, HCR 72 creates the Clean Indoor Air Task Force. The act outlines membership and recommends a course of action for addressing the serious health risks and economic losses that may be caused by "sick buildings" and poor air quality within Delaware schools, governmental agencies and private employment agencies. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 authorizes school-based AIDS education incentive grants for comprehensive health education and substance abuse prevention. Priority will be given to HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy programs in the geographic area to be served. GA. 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 1038 establishes an alcohol and drug course to inform young people of the dangers involved in consuming alcohol or certain drugs while driving. The act requires that the course be offered periodically but at least once a year in public schools to students in grades nine through 12. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 287 requires the Department of Education, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services to submit certified reports that include the nature Of the working agreements pertaining to special education and school-based health services between departments, services provided by each department, personnel to be used to provide services, standards and procedures contained in the agreements, and a listing of current services and funding provided for children receiving services. IL 1996 Ill. Laws, P.A. 618, Sec. 27-5 extends to grades five through 10 those that can include a required health education course in the physical education and training course. LA 1996 La. Act, HCR 18 urges and requests that the departments of social services, education, public safety and corrections, and the Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice support and cooperate with the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, in establishing the Adolescent Health Initiative to improve the health support service delivery system currently administered for Louisiana adolescents. LA 1996 La. Act, P.A. 37, First Extraordinary Session changes the termination date for the In-School Intervention Pilot Program from June 30, 1996, to June 30, 1997. LA 1996 La. Act, SCR 40 requests that the governor not veto any allocation of funds for school-based health clinics appropriated to them during the 1996 regular session. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Ads, Act 287 clarifies that the school code does not require medical treatment or exams for pupils. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 304 allows a noncustodial parent access to a minor's records unless barred by a protective order. This information includes medical, dental and school records and notification of meetings regarding the child's education. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1203 allocates funds for a comprehensive school health education curriculum that is in accordance with the health education goals established by the state 14 Adolescent Health Issues: State Action 1996 2L School Health/School-Based Health Services steering committee. The act allows for student and parental examination of health education course contents, textbooks and other classroom materials. The act authorizes the Department of Community Health to pursue reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan schools from the federal Medigrant programs. The act also allows the Department of Community Health and the Department of Management and Budget to negotiate agreements with the Department of Education and with school districts regarding sharing federal Medigrant service funds received for these services and allows the Community Health Department to receive and disburse funds to participating school districts. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 399, Sec. 1177 requires that each school administrator make a yearly report to the Director of Community Health on the immunization of each pupil in kindergarten through grade 12 who has enrolled in school for the first time. MS 1996 Miss. Laws, Chap. 440 provides for the appointment of an advisory committee to review Department of Education contracts for vision screening of students in kindergarten through grade 12. NE 1996 Neb. Laws, L.B. 1155, Sec. 31 changes the definition of health clinic so that facilities providing only routine health screening, health education and immunizations no longer need to be licensed. NH 1996 N.H. Laws, Chap. 277 authorizes school nurses to administer epinephrine for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis and sets forth the duties of school nurses in the control and prevention of communicable diseases. The act clarifies duties of school nurses with regard to physical examinations of students. NM 1996 N.M. Laws, KIM 2 requests the Department of Education to encourage all public school districts to become eligible Medicaid providers. The department is also required to provide a district-by-district assessment of the reasons public school districts are unable to become eligible providers under the state Medicaid program. NM 1996 N.M. Laws, Chap. 62 delays until July 1, 1997, mandating the employment of school nurses as a condition of approval for school district budgets. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 1045 opposes and does not permit the National Education Associations' celebration of a Lesbian and Gay History Month and states that homosexuality, lesbianism and bisexuality should not be promoted in public schools. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 15 creates the Hepatitis B Prevention Act. The act requires the Department of Health to establish a statewide prevention program through immunization as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The act also requires placement of hepatitis B on the list of diseases that require immunization for school after August 1, 1997. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 324 provides a procedure whereby a student may expressly authorize the school to administer epinephrine in case of an allergic reaction and ensures that it be kept in a conspicuous place, readily available to be properly used by school personnel. The act provides immunity for those administering epinephrine. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 894 requires, if funding is available, that local education agencies use funds to employ or contract for a public school nurse. The bill also requires one full-time public school nurse for each 3,000 students or one full-time position for each local education agency, whichever is greater. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 979 outlines circumstances under which a school employee or person under contract to the board may assist a student in self-administering of medication. The act requires an annual report be provided to the governor and legislature, including recommendations for meeting the needs of comprehensive school health. National Conference of State Legislatures 15 School Health/School-Based Health Services UT 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 4 requires school boards to implement rules for abnormal spinal curvature examinations, with certain exemptions. UT 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 229 establishes the "School Nursing Services Program" to encourage collaboration between school districts, local health departments and private medical providers. VA 1996 Va. Ads, Chap. 410 requires the director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to suspend mining under elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities if he finds the mining presents an imminent danger to the school occupants. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 864 requires the Department of Medical Assistance, in cooperation with the Department of Education, to examine the funding components of the pilot school/community health centers. The act provides guidelines for revisions that must be designed to maximize access to health care for poor children, and to improve the funding by making use of every possible cost- effective means, Medicaid reimbursement or program. 16 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Blood Alcohol Concentration AK 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 143 allows a peace officer who has probable cause to believe a minor between the ages of 14 and 21 has operated a vehicle, aircraft or watercraft after consuming any quantity of alcohol, to arrest or request they submit to a breath test. Minors may not operate a vehicle, aircraft or watercraft for 24-hours after receiving a citation. The act provides penalties and fines for refusal to submit to a chemical test and violating a 24-hour citation. The act also requires the court to order a convicted person to an alcohol safety action program or public treatment facility. AL 1996 Ala. Acts, Act 705 prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle by anyone under the age of 21 who has 0.02 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood. The act provides penalties. IN 1996 Ind. Ads, P.L. 92 makes it a class C infraction for anyone who is under the age of 21 to operate a vehicle with at least 0.02 percent by weight of alcohol in his or her blood but less than 0.10 percent by weight of alcohol in the blood. The act provides penalties. KS 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 216 makes it unlawful for anyone under the age of 21 with a breath or blood alcohol content of 0.02 percent or greater to operate or attempt to operate a vehicle. The act requires that law enforcement officers provide oral and written notice that driving privileges will be suspended for at least 30 days for a first occurrence and for at least 90 days for a second or subsequent occurrence. The act provides exceptions. Any suspension and restriction of driving privileges is in addition to any disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle. The act also requires that first offenses not be considered by any automobile insurance company for liability or used to cancel a policy. ME 1995 Me. Laws, Chap. 679 includes anyone under 21 years of age under the penalties for hunting or operating watercraft, snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles under the influence of any amount of intoxicating liquor or drugs. MN 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 442 makes it a misdemeanor for anyone under the age of 21 to operate a motor vehicle while consuming alcoholic beverages or after having consumed alcoholic beverages. MO 1996 Mo. Laws, p. 126 provides procedures for suspending and revoking a minor's driver's license when they are stopped for driving with a BAC of 0.02 percent or more. The act requires successful completion of a substance abuse traffic offender program prior to reinstatement. MS 1996 Miss. Laws, Chap. 527, Sec. 2, 10 and 12 makes it unlawful for a minor to drive while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating drug or who has a BAC of 0.08 percent or more. The act adds suspension of driving privileges to penalties for refusal of chemical testing. The act allows the court to substitute attendance at a victim impact panel for imprisonment upon conviction of driving under the influence. The act also permits the court to grant hardship driving privileges in certain circumstances during license suspension for a first offense. NY 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 196 prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from operating a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol. Provides for an administrative license suspension for a minor found to have a BAC of 0.02 percent to 0.07 percent. National Conference Conference of State Legislatures 17 IFEST CO ki Y AVAILABLE Substance Abuse ND 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 299 refers to implied consent to chemical testing for alcohol or drugs. The act requires law enforcement officers to give written notice to parents of a minor who is tested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after being taken into custody for chemical testing and provides for up to three years' license revocation for refusing chemical testing. The act also prohibits parental notification as a condition for chemical testing of the minor. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 309 establishes a zero-tolerance alcohol level for drivers under the age of 21. The act provides penalties including the possible cancellation or revocation of a driving licensefor anyone who has a measurable amount of alcohol in their blood or breath while driving. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 93 and Act 115 prohibits minors from operating a motor vehicle with 0.02 percent of alcohol in their blood or urine. The act provides a $100 fine. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 149, Sec. 3731 a.1ii provides a separate and stricter definition of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance for minors. The definition includes minors having a BAC of 0.02 percent or more at the time a chemical test is performed on a sample of a minor's breath, blood or urine. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 631 prohibits anyone under the age of 21 to operate a watercraft or motorboat with a BAC of 0.02 to 0.98 percent (zero tolerance). A violation shall result in the denial of the privilege to operate a watercraft or motorboat for six months. License Revocation/Suspension AZ 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 313 requires suspension of a minor's driver's license/privilege or identification card for selling or giving liquor to an underage person. The act also requires suspension of a person's right to qualify for a driver's license/privilege or identification card in specified circumstances. CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 199 increases from 30 to 90 days the suspension of vehicle operating licenses for minors under 21 years of age who use their licenses to obtain liquor. The act includes minors who misrepresent their age, use another's license or make false statements to purchase or attempt to purchase liquor. The suspension also applies to nonresident operating privileges. IL 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 626, Sec. 6-205d provides for the revocation of the license of a minor convicted of driving under the influence. The act allows the secretary of state to reevaluate the status of the minor's application at one year increments and either issue a license or extend the restricted driving until the applicant attains 21 years of age. The act also delays eligibility to apply for a license until at least age 21 for minors with two or more convictions. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 38 suspends for one year the license or operating privilege of a delinquent minor for possession, purchase or attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages. The act allows the minor to receive a temporary restricted license or permit. KS 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 216 makes it unlawful for anyone under 21 years of age with a breath or blood alcohol content of 0.02 percent or greater to operate or attempt to operate a vehicle. The act requires that law enforcement officers provide oral and written notice that driving privileges will be suspended for at least 30 days for a first occurrence and for at least 90 days for a second or subsequent occurrence. The act provides exceptions. Any suspension and restriction of driving privileges is in addition to any disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle. The act also requires that first offenses not be considered by any automobile insurance company for liability or used to cancel a policy. KS 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 219 makes it a felony for anyone under age 21 to display or possess a fraudulent driver's license to purchase alcoholic beverages. 3 lei 18 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 Substance Abuse MD 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 372 prohibits anyone under age 21 from possessing a card or document that falsely identifies their age to obtain alcoholic beverages from a licensed seller. MD 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 610 makes it mandatory for a juvenile court to order the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the driving privilege of a child if the court finds violations of drinking or possessing intoxicating beverages on school property. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 176 provides sanctions against minors (under the age of 21) who purchase or attempt to purchase, consume or attempt to consume alcohol, or who use a fake identification card to obtain alcohol. Sanctions include suspension of a minor's operator's or chauffeur's license and screening and assessment for substance abuse at the minor's expense. The act allows a peace officer who has reasonable cause require that a minor submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis and requires notification of a parent or guardian for a minor under age 18 who violates this section. The act outlines various exceptions. MN 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 396 establishes the Child Boating Safety Act prohibiting children under age 12 from operating boats with a motor larger than 40 horsepower. The act also requires that children between the ages of 12 and 17 operate such watercraft only with a permit or when someone 18 or older is within immediate reach of the motor controls. The act includes the person over 18, as well as the actual operator, as the one in control of the boat for purposes of alcohol and drug use or other impairments. MN 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 442 makes it a misdemeanor for anyone under the age of 21 to operate a motor vehicle while consuming alcoholic beverages or after having consumed alcoholic beverages. Allows the court to suspend the driver's license or operating privileges for 30 days or 180 days if they have a previous offense. MO 1996 Mo. Laws, p. 126 provides procedures for suspending and revoking a minor's driver's license when they are stopped for driving with a BAC of 0.02 percent or more. The act requires successful completion of a substance abuse traffic offender program prior to reinstatement. ND 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 299 refers to implied consent to chemical testing for alcohol or drugs. The act requires law enforcement officers to give written notice to parents of a minor who is tested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after being taken into custody for chemical testing and provides for up to three years license revocation for refusing chemical testing. The act also prohibits parental notification as a condition for chemical testing of the minor. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 254 gives parents the ability to prohibit the Department of Public Safety from issuing a driver's license permit to their minor child. The parent can also file an objection requiring the department to cancel a minor's current driving privilege, which can be reinstated only after three months. UT 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 188 provides for suspension or delay of driving privileges of anyone under age 21 who purchases, attempts to purchase, possess, or consumes any alcoholic beverage or product. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 509 allows a judge discretion to suspend or impose a curfew on a minor's driver's license for a third violation of purchasing tobacco products. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 626 clarifies that the use of a restricted driver's license, for anyone found guilty of violating the unlawful purchase or possession of alcohol, applies to juveniles and nonjuveniles. Education AZ 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 284 amends current Board of Education and Department of Health Services practices on chemical abuse prevention education programs. The act removes 3i National Conference of State Legislatures 19 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Substance Abuse recommendations for education criteria, adoption of rules, requirements for in-service training of school employees, program types, program evaluation and implementation materials. CO 1996 Cob. Sess. Laws, Chap. 278 allows the designation of funds on state tax returns to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) fund. The act provides appropriations and specifies how distribution shall be done. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 authorizes school-based AIDS education incentive grants for comprehensive health education and substance abuse prevention. Priority will be given to HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy programs in the geographic area to be served. GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 1038 requires the Board of Education and the Board of Public Safety to jointly develop an alcohol and drug course informing young people of the dangers involved in consuming alcohol or certain drugs while driving. The act requires the course to be offered at least once a year in public schools to students in grades nine through 12. IL 1996111. Laws, P.A. 621, Sec. 3-631 distributes proceeds from the special registration D.A.R.E. license plate to the Illinois State Police. The act allows the police to make grants to county and municipal D.A.R.E. programs. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1216 requires that the money collected from the D.A.R.E. surcharge be appropriated for the D.A.R.E. program. LA 1996 La. Ad, P.A. 48 requires that the $1.25 tax collected on cigarette papers by the state or any other taxing authority be distributed in Washington Parish and St. Tammany Parish. In Washington Parish, 50 cents of the tax on each pack of cigarette papers will be dedicated to the sheriff to be used solely for developing or continuing the D.A.R.E. program. The remaining 75 cents will go to the general fund. In St. Tammany Parish, 50 cents is dedicated to the D.A.R.E. program and.the remainder to recreation purposes. MN 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 412 allows districts to pay for gang-resistance education and efforts such as the D.A.R.E. program. MS 1996 Miss. Laws, Chap. 905 authorizes Lee County to impose additional court costs to fund D.A.R.E. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 162 requires that anyone under 21 years of age who has had a license revoked or suspended for alcohol- or drug-related reasons to attend and successfully complete an alcohol and drug abuse course. The course must be developed specifically to address the needs of young people and must be offered by an institution or organization certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 309 requires the Department of Education to develop and administer driver education programs in all schools to increase awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, SCR 31 encourages Congress to fully fund the D.A.R.E. program. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, SCR 60 proclaims April 11, 1996, to be D.A.R.E. Day. Other Misused Legal Substances CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 846 classifies the depressant flunitrazepam (rohypnol) as a Schedule IV controlled substance. The Legislature reserves the right to reclassify rohypnol as a Schedule I controlled substance in the future. By expanding the scope of and increasing the penalty for the crime, the act imposes a state-mandated program upon local government. 20 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 34 Substance Abuse GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 652, Sec. 8 increases the fines and penalties for distributing or possessing with intent to distribute nitrous oxide to anyone under 18 years of age for any use other than for a medical treatment. IL 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 632 establishes the new crime of drug-induced infliction of aggravated battery of a child athlete. The act makes it unlawful to give a minor under age 18 a drug to produce quick weight gain or loss for an athletic event or to encourage such use. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 161 makes it unlawful to possess, sell, distribute or make available ephedrine if the seller knows, or should know, that the product may be used as a precursor to any illegal substance or an intermediary to any controlled substance. LA 1996 La. Act, HCR 118 directs the secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals to study the drug rohypnol. The study is to determine whether the drug should be added to the list of Schedule I controlled substances, to report findings of the study to the speaker of the House and the president of the Senate, and to add the drug to Schedule I if it is determined that the drug has a high potential for abuse. MD 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 22 adds nitrous oxide to the list of noxious substances it is unlawful to smell or inhale. The act clarifies that the prohibition pertains to any chemical or substance that contains, wholly or in part, certain substances. WA 1996 Wash. Laws, Chap. 205 provides penalties for anyone who possesses ephedrine or pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine. The act increases the penalties that may be imposed on those who manufacture, deliver or possess methamphetamine. Penalties/School Policy AL 1996 Ala. Acts, SW 65 urges school officials to conduct random locker searches to discourage the presence of weapons, drug use and abuse and violence by using drug dogs, metal detectors and uniformed police officers in schools when the local board of education determines such action to be necessary, justified and appropriate. AS 1996 American Samoa, P. L. 24-20 increases the penalty for delivering, dispensing, distributing, producing or manufacturing or attempting to deliver, dispense, distribute, produce or manufacture a controlled substance in any school or on any school campus without prior authorization. AZ 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 76 makes it a Class 6 felony for a person convicted of driving under the influence to have a person under the age of 15 in the vehicle when the offense occurs. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 846 classifies the depressant flunitrazepam (rohypnol) as a Schedule IV controlled substance. The legislature reserves the right to reclassify rohypnol as a Schedule I controlled substance in the future. By expanding the scope of and increasing the penalty for the crime, the act imposes a state-mandated program upon local government. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 871 provides that anyone convicted of manufacturing or possessing certain controlled substances while in the presence of a child or that causes injury or the death to a child under age 16 to receive additional punishment. DE Vol. 70 Del. Laws, Chap. 519 requires a parent or legal guardian of a pupil to be notified if the pupil is the victim of criminal conduct, or the pupil is found to possess a controlled substance, a dangerous instrument or a deadly weapon on school property. GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 652, Sec. 8 increases the fines and penalties for distributing or possessing with intent to distribute nitrous oxide to anyone under 18 years of age for any use other than for a medical treatment. BEST COPY AVAILABLE National Conference of State Legislatures 3,3 21 Substance Abuse GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 1014 gives certain probate courts additional powers to conduct trials, receive guilty pleas and impose sentences upon defendants for furnishing alcoholic beverages to or purchasing or possessing alcoholic beverages for use by minors under 21 years old. GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 1020 adds glue, aerosol or other toxic vapors to the definition of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 90 establishes that a child found in possession of a dangerous weapon, switchblade knife, intoxicating liquor or illicit drugs while attending school may be excluded from attending school for up to 92 days. Requires the superintendent to ensure that substitute educational activities or other appropriate assistance is provided and that the child is referred for appropriate intervention and treatment services. ID 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 379 adds to existing sanctions for students illegally using drugs in the public schools and provides for intervention by trained teachers and counselors. ID 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 718 provides $250,000 annually to the Department of Law Enforcement to increase toxicology laboratory capacity in the Bureau of Forensic Sciences for drug testing of juveniles. Any excess money will be returned to the public school income fund for substance abuse programs in the public school system. The act provides additional penalties for minors who use controlled substances. IL 1996 Ill. Laws, P.A. 610, Sec. 10-22.6e allows school authorities to inspect and search for illegal drugs, weapons or other illegal or dangerous substances or materials. Provides for searches of school property, equipment owned or controlled by the school and students' personal effects left in these areas. A search warrant or student consent is not required. IL 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 622 prevents students who are suspended or expelled for possession of a weapon or for possession, sale or delivery of a controlled substance on school property or for battering a staff member from attending another school in another district until the period of suspension or expulsion expires. IL 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 632 establishes the new crime of drug-induced infliction of aggravated battery of a child athlete. The act makes it unlawful to give a minor under age 18 a drug to produce quick weight gain or loss for an athletic event or to encourage such use. IN 1996 Ind. Acts, P.L. 65 raises the penalties for dealing or possessing certain controlled substances if the offense is committed in, on or within 1,000 feet of a family housing complex. IA 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 161 makes it unlawful to possess, sell, distribute or make available ephedrine if the seller knows, or should know, that the product may be used as a precursor to any illegal substance or an intermediary to any controlled substance. MD 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 22 adds nitrous oxide to the list of noxious substances it is unlawful to smell or inhale. The act clarifies that the prohibition pertains to any chemical or substance that contains, wholly or in part, certain substances. MD 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 441 prohibits an adult from knowingly and willfully allowing anyone under age 21 to possess or consume an alcoholic beverage at the adult's owned or leased residence. NC 1996 N. C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 18 increases the penalty for anyone over age 18 who sells or delivers a controlled substance to anyone under age 16 or a pregnant female. OH 1996 Ohio Laws, H. 162 prohibits knowingly dispensing or distributing a harmful intoxicant to anyone under age 18. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 252 requires every school to establish a Safe School Committee to make recommendations to the principal for student safety and possible strategies for students to 22 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 3 4 Substance Abuse avoid harm, crime prevention, school violence and other issues that prohibit maintenance of a safe school. PR 1996 Puerto Rico Laws, PC 1603 makes it a crime to possess or sell illegal drugs on school or recreational property. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 282 adds a public park or playground to the list of places for distributing or manufacturing a controlled substance for which a person can be fined or imprisoned. SC 1996 S.C. Acts, Act 290 makes it a felony and outlines punishment for anyone to knowingly and intentionally use, solicit, direct, hire, persuade, induce, entice, coerce or employ anyone under age 18 for the purpose of distributing cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana or LSD. SD 1996 S.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 120 provides notice to school officials of certain drug and alcohol violations by students. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 888 requires local and county boards of education to adopt written policies and procedures to ensure safe and secure learning environments that are free of drugs, drug paraphernalia, violence and dangerous weapons, and to improve swift, certain and severe disciplinary sanctions on students. The act also encourages a zero tolerance policy toward students who engage in specified misconduct, requires prompt law enforcement notification, requires written notification of policies and procedures to parents and students and requires that the policies and procedures be posted within each school. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 190 allows local school boards to exclude from attendance for 365 calendar days those students who have been expelled by a school in Virginia or another state for violations of school board policies related to the destruction of property or possession of weapons, alcohol or drugs. WA 1996 Wash. Laws, Chap. 205 provides penalties for anyone who possesses ephedrine or pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine. The act increases the penalties that may be imposed on those who manufacture, deliver or possess methamphetamine. WV 1996 W. Va. Acts, Chap. 17 creates a criminal offense for driving under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance or other drug while unemancipated minors are on or in the vehicle. WI 1996 Wis. Laws, Act 327 allows the school board, after adopting written policies regarding disciplines or treatments of students found to be under the influence of alcohol, to require a student to take a chemical breath analysis if there is reasonable suspicion. The school board may use results for hearings or proceedings for discipline, suspension or expulsion. Prevention AZ 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 189 requires the Arizona Drug and Gang Prevention Resource Center to include in its annual inventory of Arizona education, prevention and treatment programs information relating to adolescent participation in criminal street gangs. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., ACR 94 proclaims October 23 through 31, 1996, as Red Ribbon Week and encourages all Californians to help build drug-free communities. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 733 authorizes an Assessment, Orientation, and Volunteer Mentor Pilot Program in San Diego County. The act provides screening, drug and alcohol education and intervention, and assistance from volunteer mentors for minors who are wards of the court by reason of certain drug or alcohol violations. The act also requires an evaluation of the pilot program and submission of the results to the Legislature and to state alcohol and drug programs. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 104 recreates the Children and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund within the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, without modification. National Conference of State Legislatures 1ST COPY AVAILABLE 23 Substance Abuse HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 90 establishes that a child found in possession of a dangerous weapon, switchblade knife, intoxicating liquor or illicit drugs while attending school may be excluded from attending school for up to 92 days. Requires the superintendent to ensure that substitute educational activity or other appropriate assistance is provided and that the child is referred for appropriate intervention and treatment services. ID 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 379 adds to existing sanctions for students illegally using drugs in the public schools and provides for intervention by trained teachers and counselors. ID 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 718 provides $250,000 annually to the Department of Law Enforcement to increase toxicology laboratory capacity in the Bureau of Forensic Sciences for drug testing of juveniles. Any excess money will be returned to the public school income fund for substance abuse programs in the public school system. Provides additional penalties for minors who use controlled substances. KS 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 229 requires the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, in cooperation with the Kansas Youth Authority, to coordinate all state efforts to prevent juvenile alcohol and drug abuse. They shall develop a comprehensive strategy for prevention and early intervention, including a program to assist each community in performing a comprehensive risk assessment. LA 1996 La. Act, P.A. 78 increases the minimum age from 18 to 21 for the sale, service or possession of alcoholic beverages. Provides exceptions and penalties. LA 1996 La. Act, HCR 118 directs the secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals to study the drug Rohypnol. The study will determine whether the drug should be added to the list of Schedule I controlled substances, report findings of the study to the speaker of the House and the president of the Senate, and add the drug to Schedule I if it is determined that the drug has a high potential for abuse. MO 1996 Mo. Laws, p. 72 extends the drug-free-school zones from a 1,000 foot radius to a 2,000 foot radius. The act also makes school buses drug-free zones. NY 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 356 allows political subdivisions to erect highway signs indicating a drug- free school zone if it has jurisdiction over a highway within school grounds and if school authorities permit the signs. NY 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 478 makes it unlawful to allow a minor under the age of 16 to enter or remain in certain facilities where alcoholic beverages are sold or given away. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 252 requires every school to establish a Safe School Committee to make recommendations to the principal for student safety and possible strategies for students to avoid harm, crime prevention, school violence and other issues that prohibit the maintenance of a safe school. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 199, Sec. 495 c-f places restrictions on alcoholic beverage and malt beverage advertising. The act prohibits print advertising within 300 feet of a church, school or public playground; advertising directed towards minors promoting alcohol consumption; advertising in publications published by, or on behalf of any educational institution; and advertising that is inconsistent with the spirit of safety or safe driving programs. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, HJR 431 requires further study and recommendations on women's health to include the high rate of suicide for young women and other mental health needs, HIV/AIDS, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and addictive disorders. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 888 requires local and county boards of education to adopt written policies and procedures to ensure safe and secure learning environments that are free of drugs, drug paraphernalia, violence and dangerous weapons, and to improve swift, certain and severe 24 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 3a Substance Abuse disciplinary sanctions on students. The act also encourages a zero tolerance policy toward students who engage in specified misconduct, requires prompt law enforcement notification, requires written notification of policies and procedures to parents and students, and requires the policies and procedures be posted within each school. Public Awareness AK 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 12 expresses that it is the policy of the state to recognize, appreciate, and reinforce the example set by its citizens who lead, believe in and support a life of sobriety. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., ACR 94 proclaims October 23-31, 1996, as Red Ribbon Week and encourages all Californians to help build drug-free communities. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, HR 45 honors February 1996 as Drug-Free Hawaii Awareness Month. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, SR 185 and HCR 324 urges youth athletic leagues to voluntarily adopt a policy discouraging tobacco and alcohol use by coaches, parents and family members at games, practices or other occasions where youth are present. MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, HCR 247 commemorates May 1996 as Inhalant Awareness Month. MS 1996 Miss. Laws, SCR 566 designates April 1996 as Alcohol Awareness Month and invites citizens to participate in an alcohol-free weekend, April 5-7, 1996. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, SR 29 and HR 90 recognizes March 19-25, 1995, as Butane and Inhalants Awareness Week in Pennsylvania. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, SR 149 and HR 444 proclaims October 23-31, 1996, as Red Ribbon Week, and encourages all citizens to participate in drug education and prevention activities to make a visible show of support for our strong commitment to a drug-free community. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, SCR 31 encourages Congress to fully fund the D.A.R.E. program. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, SCR 60 proclaims April 11, 1996, to be D.A.R.E. Day. Retail CO 1996 Colo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 68 allows a people under age 21 to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages if they are supervised by a retail employee at least 21 years of age or older. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 101 prohibits anyone from serving a minor or allowing the consumption or possession of any liquor by a minor. The act provides an exception for being mislead by the minor's appearance and the attending circumstances. MD 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 128 alters from 16 to 14 the minimum age at which an alcoholic beverages licensee in Frederick County may employ a person to perform any task other than to sell, serve or deliver alcoholic beverages. MD 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 158 lowers from 21 years to 18 the minimum age for allowing anyone to serve and sell alcoholic beverages with meals in restaurants in Carroll County. The act authorizes Class A licensees to employ people who are at least 18 years of age to stock alcoholic beverages and prohibits anyone who is under 21 years of age from acting as a bartender or barmaid or in any solely bar-related capacity. MD 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 217 reduces from 21 to 18 the minimum age under which a person is prohibited from handling alcoholic beverages in Garrett County. National Conference of State Legislatures 25 Substance Abuse PA 1996 Pa. Laws, Ad 199, Sec. 495 c-f allows the agent or licensee of a state liquor store to require a signed statement from anyone whose age may be in question before selling them liquor. The act requires the store or its licensee to maintain the forms for inspection by the enforcement bureau. The act also permits admission of the signed card as a defense in prosecutions for serving a minor. Treatment AZ 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 189 requires the Arizona Drug and Gang Prevention Resource Center to include information relating to adolescent participation in criminal street gangs in its annual inventory of Arizona education, prevention and treatment programs. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 656 allows a parent or legal guardian to seek medical care and counseling for a minor's (12 years old or older) drug- or alcohol-related problem if the child does not consent to care. The act permits those seeking care to receive medical information about the minor's care without the minor's consent and without liability to the physician. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 733 authorizes an Assessment, Orientation, and Volunteer Mentor Pilot Program in San Diego County. The act provides screening, drug and alcohol education and intervention, and assistance from volunteer mentors for minors who are wards of the court by reason of certain drug or alcohol violations. The act also requires an evaluation of the pilot program and submission of the results to the Legislature and to state alcohol and drug programs. CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 238, Sec. 15 requires the Department of Public Health to develop a comprehensive plan in conjunction with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for children and youth who are substance abusers. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 104 recreates the Children and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund within the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, which aims to reduce and eliminate substance abuse among children and adolescents. The act carries forward its current balances and continues its current sources and uses. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Ad 90 establishes that a child found in possession of a dangerous weapon, switchblade knife, intoxicating liquor or illicit drugs while attending school may be excluded from attending school for up to 92 days. The act requires the superintendent to ensure that substitute educational activity or other appropriate assistance is provided and that the child is referred for appropriate intervention and treatment services. ID 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 379 adds to existing sanctions for students illegally using drugs in the public schools and provides for intervention by trained teachers and counselors. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Ads, Chap. 1079 emphasizes family preservation and requires the Department of Children's Services to strive to ensure that health care needs, both preventive and practical, are met and to provide appropriate and effective behavioral and mental health treatment. WA 1996 Wash. Laws, Chap. 133, Sec. 5-6, 34 outlines parental consent requirements for minor chemical dependency and mental health treatment. The act requires school districts to notify a minor's parents for certain mental health and chemical dependency treatment services. 26 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 TOBACCO Education DE Vol. 70 Del. Laws, SIR 19 requires the Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Health and Social Services to submit a plan to analyze the existing capacity to educate citizens about cancer and related chronic diseases and their risk factors. The act requires that the plan include how existing school health curricula are being implemented at local and district levels. The plan should make recommendations on a public awareness campaign about the risks of tobacco use targeted at youth and how to incorporate skill-building activities for healthier alternative behaviors in comprehensive school health education programs at all levels. The plan, which must be submitted to the General Assembly by January 1, 1997, should provide an explanation of how the departments intend to coordinate future efforts that include school-based health centers in developing expanded comprehensive health education. IL 1996 III. Laws, P.A. HR 104 welcomes young people representing the Coalition Against Tobacco. LA 1996 La. Act, P.A. 48 requires the $1.25 collected in tax on cigarette papers by the state or any other taxing authority be distributed in Washington Parish and St. Tammany Parish. In Washington Parish, 50 cents of the tax on each pack of cigarette papers shall be dedicated to the sheriff to be used solely to develop or continue the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program; the remaining 75 cents goes to the general fund. In St. Tammany Parish, 50 cents is dedicated to the D.A.R.E. program and the remaining money is to be used for recreation. SC 1996 S.C. Acts, Act 45 provides that local school boards may make school district facilities smoke- free and provides an exception for governmental entities that had a nonsmoking policy in effect before August 1, 1990. Prevention CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 240 requires the commissioner of revenue to make a report to the General Assembly of enforcement efforts, including assessing penalties on minors who purchase cigarettes or tobacco products. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, SR 185 and HCR 324 urges youth athletic leagues to voluntarily adopt a policy discouraging tobacco and alcohol use by coaches, parents and family members at games, practices or other occasions where youth are present. KY 1996 Ky. Acts, Chap. 38 requires that one-tenth of one cent of the revenue collected by the Revenue Cabinet from the state excise tax on the sale of cigarettes be given to the Department of Agriculture to enforce penalties against minors who purchase tobacco products. KY 1996 Ky. Acts, SR 137 opposes regulation of cigarettes by the Food and Drug Administration and urges the president to work with the various states to implement the federal Synar Amendment and the state's regulation relating to underage smoking. LA 1996 La. Act, P.A. 48 requires that the $1.25 collected in tax on cigarette papers by the state or any other taxing authority be distributed in Washington Parish and St. Tammany Parish. In Washington Parish, 50 cents of the tax on each pack of cigarette papers shall be dedicated to the sheriff to be used solely to develop or continue the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program; the remaining 75 cents goes to the general fund. In St. Tammany Parish, 50 cents is dedicated to the D.A.R.E. program and the remaining money is to be used for recreation. National Conference of State Legislatures 27 0 Tobacco MI 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 0352, Sec. 1209 allocates 2.5 percent of smoking prevention program funds to adolescent health care clinics that currently provide smoking prevention programs. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 144 creates the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act. The act also allows cities and municipalities to enact and enforce municipal ordinances relating to youth access to tobacco as long as the penalties are not more stringent than state law. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 321 requires the Department of Health to monitor and aggressively enforce health rules and regulations pertaining to stopping the illegal sale of tobacco products to those individuals under age 18. Retail/Penalties CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 823 prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products from vending machines or other similar devices unless the machines are located at least 15 feet inside the entrance of a licensed establishment. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 1166 provides that everyone under the age of 18 who purchases, receives or possesses any tobacco product or any such paraphernalia, upon conviction, receive a $75 fine or 30 hours of community service work. CT 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 240 authorizes a dealer or distributor to offer cigarettes or tobacco products in connection with a promotion or advertisement but makes them liable for gifts or deliveries to minors on the premises during the promotion or advertisement. The act allows the commissioner of revenue to assess penalties on minors who purchase cigarettes or tobacco products and establishes penalties for dealers who sell a tobacco product to anyone under the age of 18 and on dealers, distributors or employees who sell, give or deliver to minors who are not acting in an employee capacity. The act adds restricted cigarette vending machines to the list of points of sale where distributors and dealers must post notices prohibiting sales of cigarette and tobacco products to minors and adds restricted cigarette vending machines to the list of storage facilities for unstamped cigarettes that cannot be placed in an area frequented by minors. The act gives dealers and distributors until July 1, 1998, to completely comply with location limits for cigarette vending machines. The act also adds to the list of prohibited sales cigarettes that are not in an unopened manufacturer's package bearing the health warning. DE Vol. 70 Del. Laws, Chap. 318 prohibits selling or distributing tobacco products, samples or coupons for free or discounted tobacco products and the sale of single cigarettes to minors. The act restricts the location of cigarette vending machines to taprooms, taverns, tobacco shops and adult-only establishments and requires them to be 25 feet from the entrance and directly visible to the owner or supervisor of the establishment. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 217 prohibits smoking on, in or near school property. The act authorizes citations for violations and provides a civil penalty. GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 106 regulates the sale of tobacco to comply with federal law. The act requires random unannounced inspections at locations where tobacco products are sold to ensure compliance with the prohibition against sales to youth. The act allows a law enforcement agency to engage a person under 18 years of age to purchase tobacco products as part of an enforcement action and makes it unlawful for a minor under age 18 to possess tobacco. The act also prohibits a tobacco business from being operated and billboards advertising tobacco from being located within 2,000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school. GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 750 provides stricter regulations for the sale of cigarettes and tobacco-related objects to minors. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 53 prohibits the sale of single cigarettes or packages of less than 20 to reduce tobacco access to minors. 28 4G Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 Tobacco HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 313 prohibits the sale or free distribution of cigarettes from a lunch wagon within 1,000 feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 709 reduces the size requirements of signs about the illegal sale of tobacco products to minors so they can be more easily posted. KS 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 214 creates the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Act. The act prohibits the sale of cigarettes and tobacco from vending machines unless they are in an establishment or portion of the establishment not open to minors and provides exceptions. The act extends prohibits against minors purchasing cigarettes and tobacco products to the act of possession or attempting to purchase or possess those products which are subject to confiscation and provides a $25 fine, plus court costs. The act also makes it illegal to distribute samples within 500 feet of any school building being used primarily by those under 18 years of age and provides exceptions. The act provides violators, including mail distributors, who furnish or distribute to minors with a "reasonable cause to believe" defense. The act also requires retailers to post a notice saying, "By law, cigarettes and tobacco products may only be sold to persons 18 years of age and older." KY 1996 Ky. Acts, Chap. 38 requires anyone selling or distributing tobacco products to require proof of age if there is reason to believe that the buyer is under 18. The act prohibits anyone under age 18 from purchasing or receiving a tobacco product, or from using fraudulent proof of age for the purpose of purchasing any tobacco product. The act requires that one-tenth of one cent of the revenue collected by the Revenue Cabinet from the state excise tax on the sale of cigarettes be given to the Department of Agriculture for enforcement and establishes and increases various fines. The act allows an exception to the prohibition against those under age 18 purchasing tobacco products for violation enforcement. ME 1995 Me. Laws, Chap. 593 adds an affirmative defense to prosecution for "distribution" of cigarettes, cigarette paper or any other tobacco product to anyone under 18 years of age who furnishes fraudulent identification. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 144 requires the suspension or nonissuance of drivers licenses to persons who sell or distribute tobacco to minors if the person fails to pay an assessed fine. The act prohibits the use of minors under age 18 to test compliance laws related to the sale or distribution of tobacco to minors or possession of tobacco by minors. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 145 prohibits the use or possession of tobacco in a school building, a school bus or on school property. The act provides fines and definitions. RI 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 321 requires the Department of Health to monitor and aggressively enforce health rules and regulations pertaining to stopping the illegal sale of tobacco products to anyone under age 18. SC 1996 S.C. Acts, Act 321 makes it unlawful to distribute a sample tobacco product to anyone under 18 years of age. The act requires proof of age be obtained by a sample distributor for people appearing underage and provides fines and revises penalties for the sale of tobacco to minors. SC 1996 S.C. Acts, Act 445 provides that local school boards may make school district facilities smoke-free and provides an exception for governmental entities that had a nonsmoking policy in effect before August 1, 1990. The act revises sentencing guidelines for the misdemeanor of tobacco product sales to minors. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 509 allows a judge, at his discretion, to suspend or impose a curfew on a minor's driver's license for a third violation of purchasing tobacco products. The act prohibits the sale of tobacco products from vending machines unless the machine is located in a place not open to the general public and not normally accessible to minors. If the vending machine is in a place open to the general public, it must be within normal line of sight of the proprietor or employee, unless it is more than 10 feet from the entrance or requires a token for operation. The act also provides penalties. National Conference of State Legislatures 41. 29 Tobacco VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 517 prohibits the sale of tobacco products without a governmentally issued photo identification establishing the buyer is at least 18 years of age, unless the seller knows or has reason to believe otherwise. The act allows consideration of the general appearance, facial characteristics, behavior and manner of the buyer by the seller in determining whether her or she is 18 years of age or older. The act also provides penalties. School Policy CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 199 extends to July 1, 1997, the date by which school districts must have a tobacco-free policy in order to apply for grants for projects to prevent tobacco-related diseases. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 217 prohibits smoking on, in or near school property and authorizes citations for violations and civil penalty. GA 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 106 regulates the sale of tobacco to comply with federal law. The act requires random unannounced inspections at locations where tobacco products are sold to ensure compliance with the prohibition against sales to youth. The act allows a law enforcement agency to engage a person under 18 years of age to purchase tobacco. The act also prohibits a tobacco business from being operated and billboards advertising tobacco from being located within 2,000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, HR 243 urges negotiations to be conducted so that smoking may be prohibited on public school campuses. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Ad 313 prohibits the sale or free distribution of cigarettes from a lunch wagon within 1,000 feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school. KS 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 214 makes it illegal to distribute samples within 500 feet of any school building being used primarily by those under 18 years of age. The act also provides exceptions. PA 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 145 prohibits the use or possession of tobacco in a school building, a school bus or on school property. The act also provides fines and definitions. SC 1996 S.C. Acts, Ad 445 provides that local school boards may make school district facilities smoke- free and provides an exception for governmental entities that had a nonsmoking policy in effect before August 1, 1990. The act revises sentencing guidelines for the misdemeanor of tobacco product sales to minors. 4' 30 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 VIOLENCE PREVENTION AL 1996 Ala. Acts, Silt 65 urges school officials to conduct random locker searches to discourage the presence of weapons, drug use and abuse and violence by using drug dogs, metal detectors and uniformed police officers in schools when the local board of education determines such action to be necessary, justified and appropriate. AZ 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 189 requires the Arizona Drug and Gang Prevention Resource Center to include in its annual inventory of Arizona education, prevention and treatment programs information relating to adolescent participation in criminal street gangs. CA 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 200 establishes the School Violence Reduction Program and provides grants to schools and school districts. The act provides funding for disseminating information regarding successful school violence reduction programs. The act further establishes a Target Truancy and Public Safety Grant Demonstration Program to address the escalating pattern of truancy, anti-social behavior and delinquency for high-risk youth who participate in the program. DE Vol. 70 Del. Laws, Chap. 519 requires that a parent or legal guardian of a pupil be notified if the pupil is the victim of criminal conduct, or the pupil is found to possess a controlled substance, a dangerous instrument or a deadly weapon on school property. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 225 adds Student Crime-Watch Programs to the list of programs that may receive state matching grants under current law. The act amends the powers and duties of school boards by stating that implementing a student crime-watch program is a child-welfare obligation of the boards. FL 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 276 authorizes mutual aid agreements between school boards that employ school safety officers and law enforcement agencies. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 90 establishes that a child found in possession of a dangerous weapon, switchblade knife, intoxicating liquor or illicit drugs while attending school may be excluded from attending school for up to 92 days. The act requires the superintendent to ensure that substitute educational activity or other appropriate assistance is provided and that the child is referred for appropriate intervention and treatment services. HI 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, SR 144 requests that the Department of Education, together with other public and private sector agencies and organizations, develop programs to prevent and eliminate violence in Hawaii's public schools. ID 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 377 limits a teacher's or school district's duty to warn of a student's suicidal tendencies or of the possible injury of a student by another student. IL 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 498 requires a school superintendent to report verified incidents involving a firearm to the local and state police within 24 hours of learning of the incident. IL 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 610 authorizes the state board of education, within available appropriations, to fund a School Safety and Educational Block Grant Program for students from kindergarten through grade 12. The act provides funding for school safety, textbooks and software, teacher training and curriculum development, school improvements and remediation programs. The act also allows school authorities to inspect and search for illegal drugs, weapons or other illegal or dangerous substances or materials and provides for searches of school property, equipment owned or controlled by the school and students' personal effects left in these areas. Search warrants or student consent is not required to conduct the search. National Conference of State Legislatures IR 'EST 1 opy AVAITAIVIR, 31 Violence Prevention IL 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 622 prevents students who are suspended or expelled for possession of a weapon or possession, sale or delivery of a controlled substance on school property or for battering a staff member from attending another school in another district until the period of suspension or expulsion expires. MN 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 412 allows districts to pay for gang-resistance education and efforts such as the D.A.R.E. program. MO 1996 Mo. Laws, p. 72 establishes the crime of assault while on school property. The act requires reporting by school officials and juvenile officers and provides for suspensions. The act also requires implementation of educational instruction regarding violence prevention that communicates the negative consequences of criminal gang activity to pupils. OK 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 252 requires every school to establish a Safe School Committee to make recommendations to the principal for student safety and possible strategies for students to avoid harm, crime prevention, school violence and other issues that prohibit maintenance of a safe school. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 888 requires local and county boards of education to adopt written policies and procedures to ensure safe and securing learning environments that are free of drugs, drug paraphernalia, violence and dangerous weapons, and to improve swift, certain and severe disciplinary sanctions to students. The act also encourages a zero tolerance policy toward students who engage in specified misconduct, and requires prompt law enforcement notification, requires written notification of policies and procedures to parents and students, and requires the policies and procedures be posted within each school. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 891 requires that the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of safety, develop advisory guidelines for local education agencies to use in developing safe and secure learning environments in schools by January 1, 1997. TN 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 988 enacts the Student and Employee Safe Environment Act. The act requires that each local education agency be responsible for formulating a code of acceptable behavior and discipline to apply to the students in each school operated by such local education agency. The act provides for code contents, civil liability, and distribution and posting of the code. VA 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 190 allows local school boards to exclude from attendance for 365 calendar days those students who have been expelled by a school in Virginia or another state for violations of school board policies related to destruction of property, weapons, alcohol or drugs. VI 1996 V.I. Laws, Act 6108 makes it unlawful for anyone who is not a student to gain entry onto school grounds by wearing an official school uniform. The act also provides penalties. 44 32 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 Appendix A STATE-BY-STATE SUMMARY: 1992 - 1996 American Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Samoa 1996 American Samoa, P.L. 24-20 Alabama Abstinence/Sexuality Education Pregnancy/Parenting Substance Abuse Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Violence Prevention 1992 Ala. Acts, Act 590, Sec. 2 1992 Ala. Acts, Act 590, Sec. 2 1992 Ala. Acts, Act 590, Sec. 3 1995 Ala. Acts, Act 689 1995 Ala. Acts, Act 766 1996 Ala. Acts, Act 705 1996 Ala. Acts, SJR 65 1996 Ala. Acts, SIR 65 Alaska Abstinence/Sexuality Education Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning Substance Abuse Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Substance AbusePublic Awareness Tobacco 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, HCR 27 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, HCR 27 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 70 1992 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 38 1995 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 3 1995 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 9 1995 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 80 1995 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 81 1995 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 85 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 143 1996 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 12 1992 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 113 1995 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 81 Arizona Abortion Abstinence/Sexuality Education Contraception/Family Planning HIV/AIDS Medicaid Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension Substance AbuseEducation Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Substance AbusePrevention Substance AbuseTreatment Tobacco Violence Prevention 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 90 1995 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 190 1993 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 152 1994 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 319 1995 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 46 1995 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 268 1993 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 152 1994 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 368 1995 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 190 1995 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 268 1995 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 186 1995 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 268 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 313 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 284 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 76 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 189 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 189 1995 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 275 1996 Ariz. Sess. Laws, Chap. 189 Arkansas Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Abstinence/Sexuality Education Contraception/Family Planning Insurance Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School-Based/School-Linked Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse 1995 Ark. Acts, Act 1146 1993 Ark. Acts, Act 1173 1993 Ark. Acts, Act 1173, Sec. 36 1995 Ark. Acts, Act 685 1996 Ark. Acts, Act 765 and 809 1993 Ark. Acts, Act 1173, Sec. 36 1993 Ark. Acts, Act 1173, Sec. 36 1993 Ark. Acts, Act 1173 1993 Ark. Acts, Act 890 1995 Ark. Acts, Act 446 legislative session not held in 1996 National Conference of State Legislatures 33 4' State-by-State Summary California Abstinence/Sexuality Education Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Contraception/Family Planning HIV/AIDS Insurance and Medicaid Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Substance AbuseOther Misused Legal Substances Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Substance AbusePrevention Substance AbusePublic Awareness Substance AbuseTreatment Tobacco TobaccoRetail/Penalties TobaccoSchool Policy Violence Prevention 1993 Cal. Stats, Chap. 328 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 281 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 462 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 269 1993 Cal. Stats., Chap. 294 1994 Cal. Stats., Res. Chap. 32 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 462 1992 Cal. Stats., Chap. 789 1993 Cal. Stats., Chap. 328 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 281 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 462 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 197 1992 Cal. Stats., Chap. 23 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 462 1992 Cal. Stats., Chap. 23 1992 Cal. Stats., Chap. 252 1995 Cal. Stats., Res. Chap. 18 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 712 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 654 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 733 1992 Cal. Stats., Chap. 344 1992 Cal. Stats., Chap. 1065 1993 Cal. Stats., SR 23 1995 Cal. Stats., Res. Chap. 12 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 281 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 311 1996 Cal. Stats., SCR 48 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 197 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 789 1992 Cal. Stats., Chap. 23 1994 Cal. Stats., Chap. 172 1994 Cal. Stats., Chap. 195 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 1 1993 Cal. Stats., Chap. 294 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 281 1992 Cal. Stats., Chap. 344 1994 Cal. Stats., Res. Chap. 39 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 486 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 743 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 846 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 846 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 871 1996 Cal. Stats., ACR 94 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 733 1996 Cal. Stats., ACR 94 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 656 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 733 1994 Cal. Stats., Chap. 195 1994 Cal. Stats., Chap. 1009 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 823 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 823 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 1166 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 199 1996 Cal. Stats., Chap. 200 Colorado Abstinence/Sexuality Education HIV/AIDS Medicaid Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting &Contraception/Family Planning Substance Abuse Substance AbuseEducation Substance AbuseRetail 46 1992 Colo. Sess. Laws, SIR 12 1992 Colo. Sess. Laws, SIR 12 1995 Colo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 162 1995 Colo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 162 1996 Colo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 216 1995 Colo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 129, Sec. 6 1996 Colo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 278 1996 Colo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 68 34 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 State-by-State Summary Colorado Tobacco cont'd. 1994 Colo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 25 Connecticut Abstinence/Sexuality Education Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Community Health Services HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Insurance Insurance and Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension Substance AbuseTreatment Tobacco TobaccoPrevention TobaccoRetail/Penalties 1995 Conn. Acts, P.A. 227 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 107 1995 Conn. Acts, P.A. 205 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 226 1993 Conn. Acts, P.A. 432 1994 Conn. Acts, P.A. 3 (May Special Session) 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 107 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 119 1994 Conn. Acts, P.A. 105 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 238, Sec. 24 1995 Conn. Acts, P.A. 205 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 187 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 238, Sec. 24 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 107 1993 Conn. Acts, P.A. 197 1994 Conn. Acts, P.A. 3 (May Special Session) 1995 Conn. Acts, P.A. 349 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 155, Sec. 1, subdivision 34 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 238, Sec. 15 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 49 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 107 1993 Conn. Acts, P.A. 340 1993 Conn. Acts, P.A. 432 1994 Conn. Acts, P.A. 232 1995 Conn. Acts, P.A. 227 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 49 1994 Conn. Acts, P.A. 3 (May Special Session) 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 229. 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 107 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 107 1994 Conn. Acts, P.A. 3 (May Special Session) 1994 Conn. Acts, P.A. 232 1995 Conn. Acts, P.A. 182 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 199 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 238, Sec. 15 1992 Conn. Acts, P.A. 66 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 240 1996 Conn. Acts, P.A. 240 Delaware Abortion Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco TobaccoEducation TobaccoRetail/Penalties Violence Prevention Vol. 70, Del. Laws, Chap. 238 (1995) Vol. 70 Del. Laws, HR 18 (1996) Vol. 70 Del. Laws, Chap. 600 (1996) Vol. 70, Del. Laws, Chap. 215 (1995) Vol. 70 Del. Laws, HCR 72 (1996) Vol. 70, Del. Laws, Chap. 36 (1995) Vol. 70, Del. Laws, Chap. 123 (1995) Vol. 70 Del. Laws, Chap. 519 (1996) Vol. 68, Del. Laws, Chap. 384 (1992) Vol. 69, Del. Laws, Chap. 287 (1994) Vol. 70 Del. Laws, SJR 19 (1996) Vol. 70 Del. Laws, Chap. 318 (1996) Vol. 70 Del. Laws, Chap. 519 (1996) District of Columbia Florida Medicaid Abstinence/Sexuality Education Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Medicaid 1995 D.C. Stat., Act 11-6 relevant 1996 legislation was not identified 1995 Fla. Laws, Chap. 321 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 1995 Fla. Laws, Chap. 256 1995 Fla. Laws, Chap. 431 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 1995 Fla. Laws, Chap. 336 National Conference of State Legislatures 4 `i 35 State-by-State Summary Florida, cont'd. Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbuseEducation Substance AbusePrevention Substance AbuseTreatment Tobacco TobaccoRetail/Penalties TobaccoSchool Policy Violence Prevention 1995 Fla. Laws, Chap. 321 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 215 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 402 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 409 1996 Fla. Laws, HR 9163 and SR 3090 1995 Fla. Laws, Chap. 336 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 1995 Fla. Laws, Chap. 161 1995 Fla. Laws, Chap. 415 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 307 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 104 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 104 1992 Fla. Laws, Chap. 285 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 217 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 217 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 225 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 276 Georgia Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Contraception/Family Planning HIV/AIDS Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbuseEducation Substance AbuseOther Misused Legal Substances Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco TobaccoRetail/Penalties TobaccoSchool Policy 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 798 1993 Ga. Laws, p. 1969 1994 Ga. Laws, p. 34 1993 Ga. Laws, p. 1969 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 876, Sec. 3 1993 Ga. Laws, p. 979 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 1038 1993 Ga. Laws, p. 979 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 1038 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 652, Sec. 8 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 652, Sec. 8 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 1014 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 1020 1993 Ga. Laws, p. 343 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 106 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 750 1996 Ga. Laws, p. 106 Guam Hawaii Abstinence/Sexuality Education Community Health Services Contraception/Family Planning Insurance Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Substance AbusePrevention Substance AbusePublic Awareness Substance AbuseRetail Substance AbuseTreatment TobaccoPrevention TobaccoRetail/Penalties relevant 1996 legi 1992 Hawaii Sess. 1993 Hawaii Sess. 1995 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1993 Hawaii Sess. 1993 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1993 Hawaii Sess. 1995 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1992 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1994 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. 1996 Hawaii Sess. slation was not identified Laws, HR 236 Laws, Act 237 Laws, SCR 193 Laws, SR 5, HCR 24, and HR 28 Laws, Act 365 Laws, Act 365 Laws, SR 5, HCR 24, and HR 28 Laws, Act 125 Laws, Act 365 Laws, SCR 193 Laws, SR 83 Laws, Act 296 Laws, Act 287 Laws, Act 198 Laws, Act 90 Laws, Act 90 Laws, HR 45 Laws, SR 185 and HCR 324 Laws, Act 101 Laws, Act 90 Laws, SR 185 and HCR 324 Laws, Act 53 Laws, Act 313 Laws, Act 709 36 4 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 State-by-State Summary Hawaii cont'd. Idaho TobaccoSchool Policy Violence Prevention Violence Prevention Mental Health Substance Abuse 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, HR 243 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 313 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, Act 90 1996 Hawaii Sess. Laws, SR 144 Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Substance AbusePrevention Substance AbuseTreatment Tobacco Violence Prevention 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 377 1992 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 137 1993 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 154 1994 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 60 1994 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 414 1995 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 160 1995 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 284 1995 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 361 1995 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 368 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 379 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 718 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 379 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 718 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 379 1994 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 133 1995 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 368 1996 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 377 Illinois Abortion HIV/AIDS Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension Substance AbuseEducation Substance AbuseOther Misused Legal Substances Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco TobaccoEducation Violence Prevention 1995 III. Laws, P.A. 89-18 1992 III. Laws, P.A. 87-1104 1995 III. Laws, P.A. 89-363 1995 III. Laws, P.A. 89-6 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 618, Sec. 27-5 1994 Ill. Laws, P.A. 88-654 1995 III. Laws, P.A. 89-363 1995 III. Laws, P.A. 89-362 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 626, Sec. 6-205d 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 621, Sec. 3-631 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 632 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 610, Sec. 10-22.6e 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 622 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 632 1995 III. Laws, P.A. 89-181 1996 III. Laws, P.A. HR 104. 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 498 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 610 1996 III. Laws, P.A. 622 Indiana Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy 1994 Ind. Acts, P.L. 80 1994 Ind. Acts, P.L. 40 1995 Ind. Acts, P.L. 6 1996 Ind. Acts, SCR 39 1995 Ind. Acts, P.L. 46 1994 Ind. Acts, P.L. 80 1995 Ind. Acts ,P.L. 62 1996 Ind. Acts, P.L. 92 1996 Ind. Acts, P.L. 65 Iowa Abortion Community Health Services Contraception/Family Planning Mental Health 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1011 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1174 1992 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1241, Sec. 11 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 204 1995 Iowa Acts, Chap. 53 1992 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1241, Sec. 11 1995 Iowa Acts, Chap. 82 National Conference of State Legislatures 37 State-by-State Summary Iowa, Pregnancy/Parenting 1994 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1186 cont'd. 1995 Iowa Acts, Chap. 53 Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 109, Sec. 18 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 204, Sec. 41-47 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1011 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1174 Substance Abuse 1994 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1105 1995 Iowa Acts, Chap. 6 1995 Iowa Acts, Chap. 48 1995 Iowa Acts, Chap. 143 Substance AbuseEducation 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1216 Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 38 Substance AbuseOther Misused Legal Substances 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 161 Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy 1996 Iowa Acts, Chap. 161 Tobacco 1994 Iowa Acts, Chap. 1105 Kansas Mental Health 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 60 Pregnancy/Parenting 1994 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 265 Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 216 Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 216 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 219 Substance AbusePrevention 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 229 TobaccoRetail/Penalties 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 214 TobaccoSchool Policy 1996 Kan. Sess. Laws, Chap. 214 Kentucky Abortion 1994 Ky. Acts, Chap. 253 Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) 1994 Ky. Acts, Chap. 194 Medicaid 1994 Ky. Acts, Chap. 498 1994 Ky. Acts, Chap. 376 School Health/School-Based Health Services 1994 Ky. Acts, Chap. 98 1994 Ky. Acts, Chap. 280 1994 Ky. Acts, Chap. 376 Tobacco 1992 Ky. Acts, Chap. 164 1994 Ky. Acts, Chap. 480 TobaccoPrevention 1996 Ky. Acts, Chap. 38 TobaccoPrevention 1996 Ky. Acts, SR 137 TobaccoRetail/Penalties 1996 Ky. Acts, Chap. 38 Louisiana Abortion 1995 La. Act 1254 Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) 1995 La. Act 798 1995 La. Act 988 1995 La. Act 1101 1996 La. Act, HCR 18 Community Health Services 1996 La. Act, HCR 18 Contraception/Family Planning 1995 La. Act 1168 Insurance 1995 La. Act 236 1995 La. Act 707 Medicaid 1992 La. Act 790 1995 La. Act 998 Mental Health 1994 La. Act, House Study Request 6, Third Extra Sessior 1995 La. Act 1287 Pregnancy/Parenting 1992 La. Act 578 1992 La. Act 790 1993 La. Act 736 1995 La. SCR 61 Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning 1996 La. Act, SCR 23 School Health/School-Based Health Services 1994 La. Act 27 1995 La. Act 80 1995 La. HCR 191 1996 La. Act, HCR 18 1996 La. Act, P.A. 37, First Extraordinary Session 1996 La. Act, SCR 40 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1995 La. HCR 191 38 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 5 6 State-by-State Summary Louisiana, Substance Abuse cont'd. Substance AbuseEducation Substance Abuse - -Other Misused Legal Substances Substance AbusePrevention Tobacco TobaccoEducation TobaccoPrevention 1993 La. Act 736 1994 La. Act 18, Third Extra Session 1994 La. Act 27 1994 La. Act HCR 3 1995 La. Act 80 1995 La. HR 100 1995 La. Act 520 1995 La. Act 639 1995 La. Act 1287 1996 La. Act, P.A. 48 1996 La. Act, HCR 118 1996 La. Act, P.A. 78 1996 La. Act, HCR 118 1994 La. Act, P.A. 64, Third Extra Session 1996 La. Act, P.A. 48 1996 La. Act, P.A. 48 Maine Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Tobacco TobaccoRetail/Penalties 1995 Me. Laws, Chap. 301 1995 Me. Laws, Chap. 418 1995 Me. Laws, Chap. 338 1995 Me. Laws, Chap. 25 1995 Me. Laws, Chap. 26 1996 Me. Laws, Chap. 679 1995 Me. Laws, Chap. 470 1996 Me. Laws, Chap. 593 Maryland Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Contraception/Family Planning Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension Substance AbuseOther Misused Legal Substances Substance AbuseRetail Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco 1995 Md. Laws, Chap. 473 1994 Md. Laws, Chap. 440 1995 Md. Laws, Chap. 473 1995 Md. Laws, Chap. 491 1995 Md. Laws, Chap. 178 1993 Md. Laws, Chap. 432 1995 Md. Laws, Chap. 473 1995 Md. Laws, Chap. 491 1995 Md. Laws, Chap. 473 1992 Md. Laws, Chaps. 494 and 495 1994 Md. Laws, Chap. 175 1994 Md. Laws, Chap. 483 1995 Md. Laws, Chap. 381 1995 Md. Laws, Chap. 473 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 372 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 610 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 22 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 128 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 158 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 217 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 22 1996 Md. Laws, Chap. 441 1994 Md. Laws, Chap. 110 Massachusetts Abstinence/Sexuality Education Community Health Services Insurance and Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Tobacco 1996 Mass. Acts, Chap. 291 1996 Mass. Acts, Chap. 147 1996 Mass. Acts, Chap. 203 1993 Mass. Acts, Chap. 71 1995 Mass. Acts, Chap. 5, Sec. 126 1993 Mass. Acts, Chap. 71 1992 Mass. Acts, Chap. 110 1993 Mass. Acts, Chap. 71 1992 Mass. Acts, Chap. 254 1993 Mass. Acts, Chap. 71 1995 Mass. Acts, Chap. 245 National Conference of State Legislatures 39 51 State-by-State Summary Michigan Abortion Abstinence/Sexuality Education Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Community Health Services Contraception/Family Planning HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Insurance and Medicaid Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services School Health/School-Based Health Services Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Substance Abuse-License Revocation/Suspension Substance Abuse -- Public Awareness Tobacco Tobacco-Prevention 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1302 1993 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 174, Sec. 1124 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1038 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 223 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 228 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 304 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 412, Sec. 4d and 4e 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1038 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 399, Sec. 1177 1993 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 174, Sec. 1103 1994 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 201, Sec. 403 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1038 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1615 1993 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 174, Sec. 1115 1993 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 174, Sec. 1124 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1038 1993 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 174, Sec. 1103 1993 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 174, Sec. 1104 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Ad 287 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 304 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 352, Sec. 1203 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 399, Sec. 1177 1993 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 174, Sec. 1124 1993 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 174, Sec. 1115 1995 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 122 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 176 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, HCR 247 1995 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 121 1996 Mich. Pub. Acts, Act 0352, Sec. 1209 Minnesota Abstinence/Sexuality Education Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Community Health Services Insurance and Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Substance Abuse-Blood Alcohol Concentration Substance Abuse-License Revocation/Suspension Substance Abuse-Education Tobacco Violence Prevention 1994 Minn. Laws, Chap. 647, Art. 8, Sec. 44 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 257, Art. 4, Sec. 1 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 207, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 1 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 3, Art. 3, Sec. 4 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 3, Art. 16, Sec. 1-5 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 226, Art. 3, Sec. 44 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 226, Art. 4, Sec. 4 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 412 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 451 1994 Minn. Laws, Chap. 576, Sec. 4 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 207, Art. 8, Sec. 4 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 207, Art. 8, Sec. 8 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 207, Art. 8, Sec. 12 1993 Minn. Laws, Chap. 1, First Special Session 1994 Minn. Laws, Chap. 636, Art. 1, Sec. 10 1994 Minn. Laws, Chap. 647, Art. 8, Sec. 24 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 178, Art. 2, Sec. 4 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 178, Art. 2, Sec. 12 1995 Minn. Laws, Chap. 257, Art. 4, Sec. 1 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 412 1993 Minn. Laws, Chap. 167 1992 Minn. Laws, Chap. 499, Art. 7, Sec. 11 1994 Minn. Laws, Chap. 576, Sec. 4 1994 Minn. Laws, Chap. 636, Art. 4, Sec. 29 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 442 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 396 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 442 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 412 1992 Minn. Laws, Chap. 576 1994 Minn. Laws, Chap. 636, Art. 2, Sec. 44 1996 Minn. Laws, Chap. 412 40 J Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 State-by-State Summary Mississippi Abortion Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Substance AbuseEducation Substance AbusePublic Awareness Tobacco 1996 Miss. Laws, Chap. 442 1993 Miss. Laws, Chap. 388 1995 Miss. Laws, Chap. 528 1994 Miss. Laws, Chap. 582 1994 Miss. Laws, Chap. 632 1996 Miss. Laws, Chap. 440 1996 Miss. Laws, Chap. 527, Sec. 2, 10 and 12 1996 Miss. Laws, Chap. 905 1996 Miss. Laws, SCR 566 1994 Miss. Laws, Chap. 486 Missouri Abortion Abstinence/Sexuality Education Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Contraception/Family Planning Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension Substance AbusePrevention Violence Prevention 1995 Mo. Laws, SB 279 1994 Mo. Laws, HBs 1547 and 961 1995 Mo. Laws, HB 178 1993 Mo. Laws, HB 564 1993 Mo. Laws, FIB 564 1995 Mo. Laws, HBs 174, 325, 326, Sec. 11 1994 Mo. Laws, HBs 1547 and 961 1995 Mo. Laws, SB 279 1993 Mo. Laws, HB 564 1994 Mo. Laws, HBs 1547 and 961 1995 Mo. Laws, HBs 174, 325 and 326 1996 Mo. Laws, p. 126 1996 Mo. Laws, p. 126 1996 Mo. Laws, p. 72 1996 Mo. Laws, p. 72 Montana Abstinence/Sexuality Education Abortion Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Tobacco 1993 Mont. Laws, 1995 Mont. Laws, 1995 Mont. Laws, 1995 Mont. Laws, 1995 Mont. Laws, 1995 Mont. Laws, 1995 Mont. Laws, 1993 Mont. Laws, 1993 Mont. Laws, 1995 Mont. Laws, 1995 Mont. Laws, 1995 Mont. Laws, legislative session SJR 23 Chap. 174 Chap. 321 Chap. 469 Chap. 566 Chap. 544 Chap. 436 SJR 23 SIR 23 Chap. 386 Chap. 481 Chap. 376 not held in 1996 Nebraska Abstinence/Sexuality Education HIV/AIDS Insurance and Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting &Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse 1996 Neb. Laws, L.B. 849 1994 Neb. Laws, L.B. 819 1996 Neb. Laws, L.B. 1344 1994 Neb. Laws, L.B. 988 1994 Neb. Laws, L.B. 1224 1995 Neb. Laws, L.B. 455 1996 Neb. Laws, L.B. 849 1996 Neb. Laws, L.B. 1155, Sec. 31 1994 Neb. Laws, L.B. 988 1995 Neb. Laws, L.B. 371 Nevada Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Community Health Services Contraception/Family Planning Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 721 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 721 1993 Nev. ACR 37 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 721 1993 Nev. ACR 37 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 632 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 721 1993 Nev. Stats., Chap. 215 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 721 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 304 1995 Nev. Stats, ACR 2 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 258 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 555 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 504 BEST COPY AVAILABLE National Conference of State Legislatures 41 55 State-by-State Summary Nevada Tobacco 1995 Nev. Stats., Chap. 682 cont'd. legislative session not held in 1996 New Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) 1995 N.H. Laws, Chap. 258 Hampshire HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1996 N.H. Laws, Chap. 277 Medicaid 1994 N.H. Laws, Chap. 409 Pregnancy/Parenting 1994 N.H. Laws, Chap. 409 School Health/School-Based Health Services 1996 N.H. Laws, Chap. 277 Substance Abuse 1994 N.H. Laws, Chap. 410 1995 N.H. Laws, Chap. 64 Tobacco 1995 N.H. Laws, Chap. 258 New Jersey Insurance and Medicaid Mental Health Substance Abuse Tobacco New Mexico Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Contraception/Family Planning Insurance and Medicaid Mental Health School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Tobacco 1996 N.J. Laws, Chap. 42 1995 N.J. Laws, AJR 31 1993 N.J. Laws, Chap. 70 1995 N.J. Laws, Chap. 31 1995 N.J. Laws, Chap. 304 1995 N.J. Laws, Chap. 320 1995 N.M. Laws, Chap. 116 1995 N.M. Laws, Chap. 182 1994 N.M. Laws, Chap. 147 1996 N.M. Laws, HJM 2 1992 N.M. Laws, Chap. 60 1995 N.M. Laws, Chap. 207 1995 N.M. Laws, Chap. 151 1996 N.M. Laws, HJM 2 1996 N.M. Laws, Chap. 62 1993 N.M. Laws, Chap. 77, Sec. 48 1993 N.M. Laws, Chap. 244 New York Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) 1995 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 516 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 16 Community Health Services 1993 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 723 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 170 HIV/AIDS 1995 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 76 Insurance 1992 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 337 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 170 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 731 Medicaid 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 170 Mental Health 1992 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 150 1993 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 135 1993 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 723 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 170 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 461 Mental Health 1995 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 516 Pregnancy/Parenting 1993 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 148 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 645 Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 974 School Health/School-Based Health Services 1993 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 104 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 170 Substance Abuse 1992 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 356 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 230 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 407 Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 196 Substance AbusePrevention 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 356 Substance AbusePrevention 1996 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 478 Tobacco 1992 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 799 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chap. 493 1994 N.Y. Laws, Chaps. 565 and 691 North Abortion 1995 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 462 Carolina 1995 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 534 Abstinence/Sexuality Education 1995 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 507, Sec. 26.5A 1995 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 534 Community Health Services 1994 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 769 Contraception/Family Planning t-O 1995 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 534 4 42 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 State-by-State Summary North HIV/AIDS Carolina, cont'd. Insurance Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco North Dakota Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Insurance Mental Health Substance Abuse Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension 1994 1995 1994 1995 1992 1995 1995 1995 1992 1992 1992 1995 1992 1995 1995 1993 1995 1996 1995 1995 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 769 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 534 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 716 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 63 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 900, Secs. 143 and 145 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 249 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 336 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 534 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 900 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 900, Sec. 168 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 900, Secs. 143 and 145 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 534 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 900, Sec. 168 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 534 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 534 N.C. Sess. Laws, Resolution 27 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 336 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 18 N.C. Sess. Laws, Chap. 241 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 255 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 246 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 152 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 300 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 299 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 299 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 299 Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Abortion Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Pregnancy/Parenting Substance Abuse Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy relevant 1996 legislation was not identified Vol. 146, 1995 Ohio Laws, H. 135 Vol. 146, 1995 Ohio Laws, H. 167 Vol. 146, 1995 Ohio Laws, H. 167 Vol. 145, 1994 Ohio Laws, S. 209 Vol. 145, 1994 Ohio Laws, H. 391 Vol. 146, 1996 Ohio Laws, H. 162 Oklahoma Abstinence/Sexuality Education Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) HIV/AIDS Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension Substance AbuseEducation Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Substance AbusePrevention Tobacco TobaccoPrevention TobaccoRetail/Penalties Violence Prevention 1994 Okla. Sess. Laws, HJR 1078 1994 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 170 1995 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 298 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 1045 1995 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 137 1994 Okla. Sess. Laws, HJR 1078 1993 Okla. Sess. Laws, HJR 1001 1995 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 261 1993 Okla. Sess. Laws, HJR 1001 1995 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 231 1994 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 170 1995 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 346 1995 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 231 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 1045 1994 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 170 1992 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 5 1993 Okla. Sess, Laws, HJR 1001 1995 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 274 1995 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 313 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 309 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 254 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 162 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 309 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 252 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 252 1994 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 137 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 144 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 144 1996 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 252 National Conference of State Legislatures 43 State-by-State Summary Oregon Abstinence/Sexuality Education Contraception/Family Planning Medicaid Pregnancy/Parenting Substance Abuse Pennsylvania HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Substance AbusePrevention Substance AbusePublic Awareness Substance AbuseRetail TobaccoRetail/Penalties TobaccoSchool Policy Puerto Rico Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Substance Abuse Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco 1993 Or. Laws, Chap. 775 1995 Or. Laws, SJR 22 1993 Or. Laws, Chap. 775 1995 Or. Laws, Chap. 816 1995 Or. Laws, Chap. 816 1993 Or. Laws, Chap. 421 1995 Or. Laws, Chap. 250 1995 Or. Laws, Chap. 756 legislative session not held in 1996 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 15 1995 Pa. Laws, HR 94 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 35 1996 Pa. Laws, SR 103 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 15 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 93 and Act 115 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 149, Sec. 3731 a.1ii 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 199, Sec. 495 c-f 1996 Pa. Laws, SR 29 and HR 90 1996 Pa. Laws, SR 149 and HR 444 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 199, Sec. 495 c-f 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 145 1996 Pa. Laws, Act 145 1994 Puerto Rico Laws, Act 86 1993 Puerto Rico Laws, Act 128 1994 Puerto Rico Laws, Act 118 1996 Puerto Rico Laws, PC 1603 1993 Puerto Rico Laws, Act 62 1993 Puerto Rico Laws, Act 128 Rhode Island Abstinence/Sexuality Education Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance. Abuse Substance AbuseEducation Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Substance AbusePublic Awareness Tobacco TobaccoPrevention TobaccoRetail/Penalties 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 400 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 163 1995 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 105 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 400 1995 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 122 1993 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 216 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 324 1993 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 216 1995 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 217 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, SCR 31 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, SCR 60 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 282 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, SCR 31 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, SCR 60 1995 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 77 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 321 1996 R.I. Pub. Laws, Chap. 321 South Carolina Abortion Contraception/Family Planning Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting, School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy 1995 S.C. Acts, Act 102 1994 S.C. Acts, Act 471 1995 S.C. Acts, Act 102 1995 S.C. Acts, Act 102 1993 S.C. Acts, Act 39 1994 S.C. Acts, Act 570 1993 S.C. Acts, Act 165 1993 S.C. Acts, SJR 404 1995 S.C. Acts, Act 102 1994 S.C. Acts, Act 441 1994 S.C. Acts, Act 570 1995 S.C. Acts, Act 102 1996 S.C. Acts, Act 290 44 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 J6 State-by-State Summary South Carolina cont'd. TobaccoEducation TobaccoRetail/Penalties TobaccoRetail/Penalties TobaccoSchool Policy 1996 S.C. Acts, Act 45 1996 S.C. Acts, Act 321 1996 S.C. Acts, Act 445 1996 S.C. Acts, Act 445 South Dakota Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Mental Health School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco Tennessee Abortion Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Contraception/Family Planning HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Substance AbusePrevention Substance AbuseTreatment Tobacco Violence Prevention 1994 S.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 293 1992 S.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 195 1994 S.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 225 1994 S.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 293 1995 S.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 87 1996 S.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 120 1994 S.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 280 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 458 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, HR 141 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 1079 1993 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 255 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, HJR 431 1993 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 255 1993 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 283 1994 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 917 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 411 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, HJR 431 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 1079 1992 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 990 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 317 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 516 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 842 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 894 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 979 1994 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 607 1994 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 783 1993 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 280 1994 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 872 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 123 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 515 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 515 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 888 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, HJR 431 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 888 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 1079 1992 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 700 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 455 1995 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 470 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 888 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 891 1996 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Chap. 988 Texas Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Insurance Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Substance Abuse 1995 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 386 1995 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 1919 1995 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 191 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 573 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 705 1995 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 393 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 830 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 907 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 705 1995 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 615 relevant 1996 legislation was not identified Utah Insurance Medicaid Mental Health 1994 Utah Laws, Chap. 314 1995 Utah Laws, Chap. 137 1994 Utah Laws, Chap. 314 1995 Utah Laws, Chap. 142 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 234 National Conference of State Legislatures 57 45 State-by-State Summary Utah, cont'd. Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Vermont Substance Abuse Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension Tobacco Mental Health Substance Abuse Tobacco Virginia Community Health Services Insurance and Medicaid Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services Substance Abuse Virgin Islands Washington Substance AbuseBlood Alcohol Concentration Substance AbuseLicense Revocation/Suspension Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco TobaccoRetail/Penalties TobaccoRetail/Penalties Violence Prevention Violence Prevention Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Abstinence/Sexuality Education Community Health Services Contraception/Family Planning Insurance Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 185 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 4 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 229 1994 Utah Laws, Chap. 168 1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 188 1994 Utah Laws, Chap. 168 1994 Vt. Acts, Act 203 1996 Vt. Acts, Act 137 1994 Vt. Acts, Act 150 1995 Vt. Acts, Act 52 1995 Va. Acts, Chap. 852 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 781 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 864 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 864 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 864 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 967 1994 Va. Acts, HJR 235 1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 760 1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 761 1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 760 1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 761 1995 Va. Acts, Chap. 450 1995 Va. Acts, Chap. 852 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 781 1994 Va. Acts, HJR 165 1995 Va. Acts, Chap. 852 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 410 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 864 1992 Va. Acts, Chap. 708 1993 Va. Acts, Chaps. 819 and 856 1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 480 1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 760 1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 761 1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 844 1995 Va. Acts, Chap. 31 1995 Va. Acts, Chap. 374 1995 Va. Acts, Chap. 675 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 631 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 509 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 626 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 190 1993 Va. Acts, Chap. 631 1994 Va: Acts, Chap. 305 1995 Va. Acts, Chap. 675 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 509 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 517 1996 Va. Acts, Chap. 190 1996 V.I. Laws, Act 6108 1995 Wash. Laws, Chap. 132 1994 Wash. Laws, Chap. 299 1993 Wash. Laws, Chap. 407 1993 Wash. Laws, Chap. 407 1994 Wash. Laws, Chap. 299 1993 Wash. Laws, Chap. 407 1994 Wash. Laws, Chap. 246 1996 Wash. Laws, Chap. 133 Sec. 5-6, 34 1994 Wash. Laws, Chap. 299 1993 Wash. Laws, Chap. 407 46 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 State-by-State Summary Washington, Substance Abuse cont'd. Substance Abuse--Other Misused Legal Substances Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Substance AbuseTreatment Tobacco West Virginia Medicaid Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning School Health/School-Based Health Services 1994 W. Va. Acts, Chap. 24 Substance Abuse Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco 1992 Wash. Laws, Chap. 205, Sec. 306 1995 Wash. Laws, Chap. 100 1995 Wash. Laws, Chap. 312 1996 Wash. Laws, Chap. 205 1996 Wash. Laws, Chap. 205 1996 Wash. Laws, Chap. 133, Sec. 5-6, 34 1994 Wash. Laws, Chap. 202 1992 W. Va. Acts, Chap. 57 1996 W. Va. Acts, Chap. 9 1992 W. Va. Acts, Chap. 57 1994 W. Va. Acts, Chap. 24 1996 W. Va. Acts, Chap. 17 1994 W. Va. Acts, Chap. 68 Wisconsin Abortion Adolescent Health (Miscellaneous) Mental Health Pregnancy/Parenting Substance Abuse Substance AbusePenalties/School Policy Tobacco 1996 Wis. Laws, Act 309 1996 Wis. Laws, Act 169 1993 Wis. Laws, Act 16, Secs. 868 and 869 1994 Wis. Laws, Act 446 1995 Wis. Laws, Act 27 1993 Wis. Laws, Act 16, Sec. 153 1995 Wis. Laws, Act 27 1992 Wis. Laws, Act 171 1994 Wis. Laws, Act 446 1995 Wis. Laws, Act 27 1996 Wis. Laws, Act 327 1994 Wis. Laws, Act 210 relevant 1996 legislation was not identified Wyoming Pregnancy/Parenting Pregnancy/Parenting & Contraception/Family Planning Substance Abuse 1995 Wyo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 131 1996 Wyo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 111 1995 Wyo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 71 National Conference of State Legislatures 47 Appendix B RESOURCE DIRECTORY ABSTINENCE Americans for a Sound AIDS/HIV Policy P.O. Box 17433 Washington, D.C. 20041-0433 phone: (703) 471-7350 fax: (703) 471-8409 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) Mail Stop K-31 Mary Sue Lancaster, Health Education Specialist 1600 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724 phone: (770) 488-5326 fax: (770) 488-5972 ADOLESCENT HEALTH Family Health Council, Inc. The Adolescent Resource Network 1200 Allegheny Tower 625 Stanwix Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 phone: (412) 288-2139 fax: (412) 288-9036 Advocates for Youth (formerly Center for Population Options) 1025 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 phone: (202) 347-5700 fax: (202) 347-2263 American Medical Association 515 North State Street Chicago, Illinois 60610 phone: (312) 464-5530 fax: (312) 464-5842 Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs 1350 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 803 Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 775-0436 fax: (202) 775-0061 Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 415 Second Street, N.E., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20002 phone: (202) 546-5400 fax: (202) 544-9349 Center for Continuing Education in Adolescent Health Division of Adolescent Medicine Children's Hospital Medical Center 333 Burnet Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45229 phone: (513) 559-4681 fax: (513) 559-7844 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 820 First Street, N.E., Suite 510 Washington, D.C. 20002 phone: (202) 408-1080 fax: (202) 408-1056 Children's Defense Fund 25 E Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 phone: (202) 628-8787 fax: (202) 662-3510 National Conference of State Legislatures 49 66 Resource Directory ADOLESCENT HEALTH, CONT'D. Maternal and Child Health Bureau Adolescent Health Branch Park lawn Building, Room 18A-39 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20857 phone: (301) 443-4026 fax: (301) 443-1296 National Adolescent Health Information Center 1388 Sutter Street, 11th Floor San Francisco, California 94109 phone: (415) 476-4921 fax: (415) 476-0705 National Adolescent Health Resource Center Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health Box 721 420 Delaware Street, S.E. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 phone: (612) 624-8644 fax: (612) 626-2134 National Coalition of Advocates for Youth 100 Boylston Street, Suite 737 Boston, Massachusetts 02116 phone: (617) 357-8507 fax: (617) 357-9549 National Governors' Association Center for Policy Research 444 North Capitol Street, Suite 267 Washington, D.C. 20001 -1 51 2 phone: (202) 624-5300 fax: (202) 624-5313 National Network for Youth 1319 F Street, N.W., Suite 401 Washington, D.C. 20004 phone: (202) 783-7949 fax: (202) 783-7955 COMMUNITY HEALTH National Association of Community Health Centers 1330 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Suite 122 Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 659-8008 fax: (202) 659-8519 Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 415 Second Street, N.E., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20002 phone: (202) 546-5400 fax: (202) 544-9349 FAMILY PLANNING The Alan Guttmacher Institute 120 Wall Street New York, New York 10005 phone: (212) 248-1111 fax: (212) 248-1951 Center for Health Training State Family Planning Administrators 1809 Seventh Avenue, Suite 400 Seattle, Washington 98101 phone: (206) 447-9538 fax: (206) 447-9539 The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy 120 Wall Street, 18th Floor New York, New York 10005 phone: (212) 514-5534 fax: (212) 514-5538 National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association 122 C Street, N.W., Suite 380 Washington, D.C. 20001-2109 phone: (202) 628-3535 fax: (202) 737-2690 National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention 1319 F Street, N.W., Suite 401 Washington, D.C. 20004 phone: (202) 783-5770 fax: (202) 783-5775 50 6 .el1 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 Resource Directory FAMILY PLANNING, CONT'D. Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse (formerly Family Life Information Exchange) P.O. Box 30686 Bethesda, Maryland 20824-0686 phone: (301) 654-6190 fax: (301) 215-7731 Office of Population Affairs East-West Towers, Suite 200 West West Tower 4350 East-West Highway Bethesda, Maryland 20814 phone: (301) 594-4000 fax: (301) 594-5980 Planned Parenthood Federation of America 810 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019 phone: (212) 541-7800 fax: (212) 245-1845 GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER YOUTH American Civil Liberties Union Foundation National Headquarters Lesbian and Gay Rights/AIDS Project 132 West 43rd Street New York, New York 10036 phone: (212) 944-9800 x545 fax: (212) 869-9061 American Psychological Association Lesbian and Gay Concerns 750 First Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002-4242 phone: (202) 336-6037 fax: (202) 336-6040 National Advocacy Coalition on Youth and Sexual Orientation 1711 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 206 Washington, D.C. 20009 phone: (202) 319-7596 fax: (202) 319-7365 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force 2320 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 phone: (202) 332-6483 fax: (202) 332-0207 HIV/A1DS/STDs American Civil Liberties Union Foundation National Headquarters Lesbian and Gay Rights/AIDS Project 132 West 43rd Street New York, New York 10036 phone: (212) 944-9800 x545 fax: (212) 869-9061 American Academy of Pediatrics Department of Government Liaison Pediatric AIDS Coalition 601 13th Street, N.W., Suite 400 North North Washington, D.C. 20005 phone: (202) 347-8600 fax: (202) 393-6137 American Bar Association AIDS Coordinating Committee 740 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 phone: (202) 662-1025 fax: (202) 662-1032 American Foundation for AIDS Research Public Policy Office 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 802 Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 331-8600 fax: (202) 331-8606 American Institute for Teen AIDS Prevention P.O. Box 136116 Fort Worth, Texas 76136 phone: (817) 237-0230 fax: (817) 238-2048 American Red Cross, National Headquarters Office of HIV/AIDS Education 8111 Gatehouse Road Falls Church, Virginia 22042 phone: (703) 206-7130 fax: (703) 206-7754 National Conference of State Legislatures 51 Resource Directory HIV /AIDS /STDs, CONT'D. American Social Health Association 311 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 phone: (202) 543-9129 fax: (202) 543-5327 National STD Hotline: (800) 227-8922 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National AIDS Hotline confidential address phone: (800) 342-AIDS (2437) Spanish service: (SIDA) (800) 344-7432 Deaf service: (TDD) (800) 243-7889 Clearinghouse: (800) 458-5231 STD Hotline: (800) 227-8922 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adolescent and School Health 4770 Buford Highway, MS-K33 Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724 phone: (770) 488-5330 fax: (707) 488-5665 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease and Prevention Mail Stop E-02 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E02 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 phone: (404) 639-8188 Fax: (404) 639-8608 Center for Women Policy Studies National Resource Center on Women and AIDS 1211 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 312 Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 872-1770 fax: (202) 296-8962 National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 706 Washington, D.C. 20001 phone: (202) 434-8090 fax: (202) 434-8092 National Coalition of STD Directors C/O Anne Meegan Chicago Department of Public Health 1306 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605 phone: (312) 747-0128 fax: (312) 747-0160 National Native American AIDS Prevention Center 2100 Lakeshore Avenue, Suite A Oakland, California 94606 phone: (510) 444-2051 fax: (510) 444-1593 MEDICAID American Public Welfare Association 810 First Street, N.E., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20002-4267 phone: (202) 682-0100 fax: (202) 289-6555 Medicaid Bureau Health Care Financing Administration 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 phone: (410) 786-3000 fax: (410) 966-0255 MENTAL HEALTH Brazelton Center for Mental Health Law 1101 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1212 Washington, D.C. 20005-5002 phone: (202) 467-5730 fax: (202) 223-0409 Mental Health Policy Resource Center 1730 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Suite 308 Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 234-7543 fax: (202) 659-7613 National Mental Health Association 1021 Prince Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2971 phone: (703) 684-7722 fax: (703) 684-5968 52 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 6 1- Resource Directory MINORITY HEALTH Asian and Pacific Islander Health Forum 116 New Montgomery Street, Suite 531 San Francisco, California 94105 phone: (415) 512-2710 fax: (415) 512-3881 Indian Health Service 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 6-05 Rockville, Maryland 20857 phone: (301) 443-1083 fax: (301) 443-4794 National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Lovejoy Building, 400 12th Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 phone: (202) 543-9111 fax: (202) 543-9113 National Black Women's Health Project 1237 R.D. Abernathy Boulevard, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30310 phone: (404) 758-9590 fax: (404) 758-9661 National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations 1501 16th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 387-5000 fax: (202) 797-4353 National Council of La Raza 1111 19th Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 785-1670 fax: (202) 776-1792 National Indian Health Board 1385 South Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80222 phone: (303) 759-3075 fax: (303) 759-3674 National Medical Association 1012 10th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 phone: (202) 371-1616 fax: (202) 371-5676 National Urban League Health Program 500 East 62nd Street York Avenue New York, New York 10021 phone: (212) 310-9000 fax: (212) 593-8250 Office of Minority Health Public Health Service 5515 Security Lane, Suite 1000 Rockville, Maryland 20852 phone: (301) 443-5084 fax: (301) 594-0767 Office of Minority Health Resource Center P.O. Box 37337 Washington, D.C. 20013-7337 phone: (301) 587-1938 fax: (301) 589-0884 SCHOOL HEALTH American Association of School Administrators 1801 North Moore Street Arlington, Virginia 22209 phone: (703) 528-0700 fax: (703) 841-1543 American Cancer Society 1599 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30329 phone: (404) 329-7740 fax: (404) 329-7530 American Nurses Association 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 100 West Washington, D.C. 20024-2571 phone: (202) 651-7000 fax: (202) 651-7001 National Conference of State Legislatures 64 53 Resource Directory SCHOOL HEALTH, CONT'D. American School Health Association 7263 State Route #43 Kent, Ohio 44240 phone: (330) 678-1601 fax: (330) 678-4526 American Association for Health Education 1900 Association Drive Reston, Virginia 22091 phone: (703) 476-3437 fax: (703) 476-6638 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adolescent and School Health 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., MS-K33 Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724 phone: (770) 488-5330 fax: (770) 488-5665 Council of Chief State School Officers One Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20001 phone: (202) 408-5505 fax: (202) 408-8072 George Washington University Making the Grade: State and Local Partnerships to Establish School-Based Health Centers 1350 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 505 Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 466-3396 fax: (202) 466-3467 National Association of State Boards of Education 1012 Cameron Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 phone: (703) 684-4000 fax: (703) 836-2313 National Education Association Health Information Network 1201 16th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 phone: (202) 822-7570 fax: (202) 822-7775 National Center for Health Education 72 Spring Street, Suite 208 New York, New York 10012 phone: (212) 334-9470 fax: (212) 334-9845 National Health/Education Consortium Institute for Educational Leadership 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 310 Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 822-8405 fax: (202) 872-4050 National School Boards Association 1680 Duke Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 phone: (703) 838-6722 fax: (703) 683-7590 Office of School Health University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center School of Nursing 4200 East Ninth Avenue - Box C287 Denver, Colorado 80262 phone: (303) 315-7435 fax: (303) 315-3198 SEXUALITY EDUCATION Education Development Center 55 Chapel Street Newton, Massachusetts 02158 phone: (800) 225-4276 fax: (617) 969-5979 fax: (202) 822-7775 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) Mail Stop K-31 Mary Sue Lancaster, Health Education Specialist Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724 phone: (770) 488-5326 fax: (770) 488-5972 6 3 54 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 Resource Directory SEXUALITY EDUCATION, CONT'D. Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States 130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350 New York, New York 10036 phone: (212) 819-9770 fax: (212) 819-9776 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Alcoholic Beverage Legislative Council 5101 River Road, Suite 108 Bethesda, MD 20816 phone: (301) 656-1494 fax: (301) 656-7539 Drug Strategies 2445 M Street, N.W., Suite 480 Washington, D.C. 20037 phone: (202) 663-6090 fax: (202) 663-6110 National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors 808 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 410 Washington, D.C. 20006 phone: (202) 293-0090 fax: (202) 293-1250 Office of Substance Abuse Prevention National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information P.O. Box 2345 Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345 phone: (800) 729-6686 fax: (301) 468-6433 SUICIDE American Association of Suicidology 4201 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 310 Washington, D.C. 20008 phone: (202) 237-2280 fax: (202) 237-2282 Death With Dignity Education Center 520 South El Camino Real, Suite 710 San Mateo, California 94402 phone: (415) 344-6489 fax: (415) 344-8100 TOBACCO Coalition on Smoking OR Health 1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 820 Washington, D.C. 20036 phone: (202) 452-1184 fax: (202) 452-1417 Office on Smoking and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., MS K50 Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724 phone: (770) 488-5708 fax: (770) 488-5939 The Tobacco Institute 1875 I Street, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20006 phone: (202) 457-4800 fax: (202) 457-9350 6E National Conference of State Legislatures 55 Appendix C STATE ADOLESCENT HEALTH COORDINATORS/DIRECTORS ALABAMA Donna Lippold Director Child/Adolescent Health Branch Bureau of Family Health Services 434 Monroe Street Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3701 phone: (334) 242-5760 fax: (334) 269-4865 ALASKA Becky Judd Coordinator Adolescent Health Department of Health 1231 Gambell Street Anchorage, Alaska 99501-4627 phone: (907) 269-3424 fax: (907) 274-1384 ARIZONA Barbara Olson Consultant Adolescent Health Department of Health Services Office of Women and Children's Health 411 North 24th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85008 phone: (602) 220-6550 fax: (602) 222-6551 ARKANSAS Marilyn Dunavant Director Child and Adolescent Health Programs Department of Health 4815 West Markham, Slot #17 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 phone: (501) 661-2807 fax: (501) 661-2055 CALIFORNIA Sharlyn Hansen Coordinator Adolescent Health Department of Health Maternal and Child Health Bureau 714 P Street, Room 750 Sacramento, California 95814 phone: (916) 657-1372 fax: (916) 657-3069 COLORADO Barbara Ritchen Director Child/Adolescent School Health Program Department of Health 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, Colorado 80222-1530 phone: (303) 692-2328 fax: (303) 782-5576 67 National Conference of State Legislatures 57 State Adolescent Health Coordinators/Directors CONNECTICUT Lynn Noyes Supervisor School and Adolescent Health Department of Health Services Child and Adolescent Health Division 410 Capitol Avenue, MS11PCR P.O. Box 34038 Hartford, Connecticut 0613406105 phone: (860) 509-8057 fax: (860) 509-7720 DELAWARE Gloria James, Ph.D. Director School-Based Health Centers Department of Health and Social Services P.O. Box 637 Dover, Delaware 19903 phone: (302) 739-4787 fax: (302) 739-6653 FLORIDA Sylvia Byrd R.N. Nursing Consultant Coordinator Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services Family Health Services 1317 Winewood Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700 phone: (904) 488-2834, fax: (904) 488-2341 GEORGIA Michelle Ozumba Director Teen Plus Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health 2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 8th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 phone: (404) 657-2861 fax: 404) 657-7307 GUAM Laurent Duenas MCH/CSHN Director Department of Public Health and Social Services Government of Guam P.O. Box 2816 Agana, GU 96910 phone: (671) 734-7110 fax: (671) 734-7097 HAWAII Candice Radner Planner Community Adolescent Program State Department of Health School Health Services Branch 741-A Sunset Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 phone: (808) 733-8339 fax: (808) 733-9078 IDAHO Laurel Patterson Consultant Child and Adolescent Health Bureau of Maternal and Child Health Department of Health and Welfare 450 West State Street, First Floor P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0036 phone: (208) 334-5957 fax: 208) 334-6573 ILLINOIS Judith Redick Coordinator Adolescent Health Department of Public Health 535 West Jefferson Street Springfield, Illinois 62761 phone: (217) 782-0554 fax: (217) 782-4890 58 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 State Adolescent Health Coordinators/Directors INDIANA Sally Goss Coordinator Maternal and Child Health Services State Department of Health 2 North Meridian Street, Suite 7-B Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 phone: (317) 233-1374 fax: (317) 233-1299 IOWA Carol Hinton Coordinator Adolescent and School Health Department of Public Health Division of Family and Community Health Lucas State Office Building 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075 phone: (515) 281-6924 fax: (515) 242-6384 KANSAS Lorenda Naylor Consultant Adolescent Health Department of Health and Environment Children and Families Section Land and State Office Building 900 S.W. Jackson, 10th Floor Topeka, Kansas 66612-1290 phone: (913) 296-1307 fax: (913) 296-4166 KENTUCKY Jennifer Bryson Pediatric Services Branch Manager Maternal and Child Health 275 East Main Street Frankfort, Kentucky 40621 phone: (502) 564-2154 fax: (502) 564-8389 LOUISIANA Sylvia Sterne Director Adolescent School Health Department of Health and Hospitals 325 Loyola Avenue, Room 612 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 phone: (504) 568-5073 fax: (504) 568-8162 MAINE DeEtte Hall Director Teen and Young Adult Health Program Department of Human Services Division of Maternal and Child Health 11 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0011 phone: (207) 287-5361 fax: (207) 287-5355 MARYLAND Nira Bonner Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Office of Children's Health 201 West Preston Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 phone: (410) 225-6749 fax: (410) 333-7956 MASSACHUSETTS Diane Hagan Director Adolescent Health Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 phone: (617) 624-5070 fax: (617) 624-5075 6' 1/44k National Conference of State Legislatures 59 State Adolescent Health Coordinators/Directors MICHIGAN Nell Pizzo Coordinator Adolescent Health Program Department of Public Health 3423 North M.L. King Jr. Boulevard P.O. Box 30195 Lansing, Michigan 48909 phone: (517) 335-8906 or (517) 335-8911 fax: (517) 335-9222 MINNESOTA Kristen Teipeo Coordinator Maternal and Child Health Section Department of Health 717 Delaware Street, S.E. P.O. Box 9441 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-9441 phone: (612) 623-5564 fax: (612) 623-5442 MISSISSIPPI Ernest Griffin State Department of Health P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1700 phone: (601) 960-7463 fax: (601) 354-6104 MISSOURI Nela Beetem Coordinator Child and Adolescent Health Department of Health 930 Wildwood, P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65109-0570 phone: (573) 751-6267 fax: (573) 526-5348 MONTANA Elaine Fordyce Public Health Nurse Consultant Department of Health and Environmental Sciences Cogswell Building 1400 Broadway Helena, Montana 59620 phone: (406) 444-0983 fax: (406) 444-2606 NEBRASKA Carol Iverson Coordinator Adolescent Health Department of Health Maternal and Child Health Division 301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 95044 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007 phone: (402) 471-2907 fax: (402) 471-0383 NEVADA Heidi Sakelarios Bureau Family Health Services Child and Adolescent Service Coordinator 505 East King Street, Room 205 Carson City, Nevada 89710 phone: (702) 687-4885 fax: (702) 687-1383 NEW HAMPSHIRE Charles LaBano Supervisor Adolescent Health Department of Public Health Service Bureau of Maternal and Child Health 6 Hazen Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03301 phone: (603) 271-4520 fax: (603) 271-3827 60 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 State Adolescent Health Coordinators/Directors NEW JERSEY Angela Malinoski Public Health Nurse Consultant Department of Health 50 East State Street, CN364 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 phone: (609) 292-8104 fax: (609) 292-3580 NEW MEXICO Karen Gaylord Manager Adolescent Health Program P.O. Box 26110 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-6110 phone: (505) 827-2356 fax: (505) 827-2329 (505) 827-1697 NEW YORK Annette Johnson Director Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health School Health Program State Department of Health Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Room 208 Albany, New York 12237-0618 phone: (518) 486-4966 fax: (518) 474-5445 NORTH CAROLINA Duncan Shaw Coordinator Adolescent Health Division of Maternal and Child Health Child and Youth Section Preventive Services Branch P.O. Box 29597 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 phone: (919) 715-3423 fax: (919) 715-3049 NORTH DAKOTA Carolyn Lean Coordinator Adolescent Health State Department of Health 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0200 phone: (701) 328-2493 fax: (701) 328-1412 OHIO Angela Norton Supervisor, Special Programs Department of Health 246 North High Street, Sixth Floor Columbus, Ohio 43266-0588 phone: (614) 466-6039 fax: (614) 644-9850 OKLAHOMA Marilyn Lanphier Director Adolescent Section State Department of Health Child Health and Guidance Service 1000 N.E. 10th Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117-1299 phone: (405) 271-4471 fax: (405) 271-6199 OREGON Tammy Alexander Coordinator Adolescent Health Health Division 800 N.E. Oregon Street, #21 Portland, Oregon 97232 phone: (503) 731-4584 fax: (503) 731-4083 71 National Conference of State Legislatures 61 State Adolescent Health Coordinators/Directors PENNSYLVANIA Roxanne Lepore Nurse Consultant Child and Adolescent Health Section Department of Health Room 725, P.O. Box 90 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 phone: (717) 783-8451 fax: (717) 772-0323 PUERTO RICO Roberto Bare la Director Maternal and Child Health Department of Health P.O. Box 70184 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8184 phone: (787) 274-5681 fax: (787) 274-5523 RHODE ISLAND Laurie Petrone Chief Maternal and Child Health Department of Health Room 302, Cannon Building Three Capitol Hill Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5097 phone: (401) 277-2312 fax: (401) 277-1442 SOUTH CAROLINA Angie Olawsky Consultant Nurse Program Department of Health and Environmental Control Robert Mills Building, Box 101106 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 phone: (803) 737-4061 fax: (803) 737-4005 7 SOUTH DAKOTA Denise White Adolescent Health and Systems Development Department of Health 615 East Fourth Street do 500 East Capitol Pierre, South Dakota 57501 phone: (605) 773-3737 fax: (605) 773-5509 TENNESSEE Deborah Johnson Director Child and Adolescent Health Family Health Services 5th Floor, Cordell Hall Building 426 5th Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37247-4701 phone: (615) 741-7353 fax: (615) 741-1063 TEXAS Linda Prentice Clinical Operations Director Children's Health and Safety Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756 phone: (512) 458-7700 fax: (512) 458-7350 UTAH Dawn Higley Manager School and Adolescent Health Program Department of Health Division of Family Health Services 288 North 1460 West, Box 144460 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4460 phone: (801) 538-9459 fax: (801) 538-9409 62 Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 State Adolescent Health Coordinators/Directors VERMONT Patricia Berry Director Community Public Health Department of Health 108 Cherry Street, P.O. Box 70 Burlington, Vermont 05402 phone: (802) 863-7347 fax: (802) 863-7229 VIRGINIA Steve Conley Nurse Consultant Adolescent Health Department of Health Division of Child and Adolescent Health 1500 East Main Street, Room 137 P.O. Box 2448 Richmond, Virginia 23218-2448 phone: (804) 786-7367 fax: (804) 371-6031 WASHINGTON Judy Schoder Coordinator Adolescent Health State Department of Health Parent-Child Health Services P.O. Box 47880 Olympia, Washington 98504-7880 phone: (360) 586-1255 fax: (360) 586-7868 WEST VIRGINIA J. Nelson Parker Program Director Adolescent Health Initiative Office of Maternal and Child Health Division of Infant and Child Health 1411 Virginia Street Charleston, West Virginia 25301-3013 phone: (304) 558-5388 fax: (304) 558-2183 WISCONSIN Sharon Lidberg Program Consultant Adolescent Health Division of Health 1414 East Washington Avenue, Room 167 Madison, Wisconsin 53703-3044 phone: (608) 267-2204 fax: (608) 267-3824 WYOMING John Harper Director Maternal/Child Health Program Division Public Health 467 Hathaway Building Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 phone: (307) 777-6474 fax: (307) 777-5402 National Conference of State Legislatures 63 BEYOND BASIC HEALTH CARE, ADOLESCENTS BENEFIT FROM HEALTH SERVICES THAT ADDRESS RISKY BUT PREVENTABLE BEHAVIORS THESE BEHAVIORS INCLUDE SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND ABUSE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS Adolescent Health Issues: State Actions 1996 SUMMARIZES APPROXIMATELY 200 LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING ADOLESCENT HEALTH ISSUES PASSED BY THE 50 STATES, COMMONWEALTHS AND TERRITORIES IT LISTS BY TOPIC LAWS PERTAINING TO ABOR- TION, ABSTINENCE, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, CONTRACEPTION, FAMILY PLANNING, HIV/AIDS AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, INSURANCE, MEDICAID, MENTAL HEALTH, MISCELLANEOUS ADOLESCENT HEALTH ISSUES, PREGNANCY AND PARENTING, SCHOOL HEALTH AND SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES, SEXUALITY EDUCATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TOBACCO AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 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