(a) Notwithstanding Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320), there shall be no limits on the amount of time that a teenage parent under the age of 19 may participate in the initial education components of the program in order to achieve a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(b) Teenage parents who begin participation in the program before the age of 19 may continue to receive needed intensive case management services after the age of 19 until the individual earns a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 69, Sec. 36. Effective June 30, 1993. As prescribed in former Section 11334.8, this section (as part of Article 3.5) resumed full operation on April 1, 2013, after a period of inoperation or limited operation. Note: Former Section 11334.8 was last amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 439, before its repeal on April 1, 2013.)