(a) Family involvement activities funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall support family members in meeting the practical and emotional issues and needs of raising their infant. These activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Educational programs that present information or demonstrate techniques to assist the family to promote their infant’s development.
(2) Parent education and training to assist families in understanding, planning for, and meeting the unique needs of their infant.
(3) Parent support groups to share similar experiences and possible solutions.
(4) Instruction in making toys and other materials appropriate to their infant’s exceptional needs and development.
(b) The frequency of family involvement activities shall be at least once a month.
(c) Participation by families in family involvement activities shall be voluntary.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
(Repealed (in Sec. 50) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 854, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 1998. Section operative July 1, 1998, by its own provisions.)