Legislation Strategies
Mental Health Education (2021) - SB 224 (Portantino)
SB 224 ensures students receive crucial age-appropriate mental health education from a qualified instructor at least one time during elementary
Training Law Enforcement to Protect Sexually Exploited Children - AB 2992 (Daly)
In 2014, California enacted SB 855, clarifying that a child who is sexually trafficked is a victim of child abuse.
Preventing Unintended Pregnancy Among Foster Youth - SB 245
While the rate of unintended pregnancy among teens and young adults in the United States has reached a 30‐year low,
Implementation of the Federal Preventing Child Sex Trafficking Act - HR 4980/SB 794
In 2015, California passed Senate Bill (SB) 794 which enacted key provisions of the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening
Implementation of California’s CSEC Program - Senate Bill 855
Launched in 2015, the groundbreaking Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Program is administered by the California Department of Social Services
Decriminalization of Child Sex Trafficking Victims - Senate Bill 1322
In 2016, California signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1322 which precludes minor victims of commercial sexual exploitation from being
Reproductive Choice and Parental Notification - The California Confidential Health Information Act of 2012 (SB 138)
NCYL believes that young people must have the ability to take ownership of their own bodies and reproductive decisions to
