§ 804-b. Education regarding child development. 1. All schools shall
be authorized to include, as an integral part of home economics or
health education, instruction regarding child development and parental
skills and responsibility.

2. Instruction regarding child development and parental skills and
responsibility may be included in the home economics or health education
provided for all secondary school pupils and shall be taught by teachers
certified to teach home economics or health education. Related courses
in the secondary school curriculum may be taught in a manner supportive
of home economics education or health education regarding child
development and parental skills and responsibility.

3. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to
establish a curriculum for instruction regarding child development and
parental skills and responsibility for the welfare of pupils and the
community to be available in school districts. The contents may be
varied to meet the needs of particular school districts, or portions
thereof, and need not be uniform throughout the state; such curriculum
may include instruction relating to the consequences and prevention of
shaken baby syndrome, which may include the viewing of a video
presentation for students in secondary schools.

4. School authorities shall be authorized to provide the needed
facilities, time, and place for the instruction set forth herein and to
provide learning aids and curriculum resource materials which contribute
to effective teaching methods and learning in home economics education
or health education regarding child development and parental skills and
responsibility.