Section 49-1-402 - Implementation of program - Methods and materials(a) The state board of education, in conjunction with the department of safety, may implement the curriculum for a statewide drug abuse resistance education (DARE) program to be taught by qualified and trained law enforcement officers in local schools within the state.(b) The state board and the department may consider and adopt training methods and materials developed for the DARE America program or a comparable program approved by the department.(c) The state board shall strive to see that the hazards of nicotine abuse are included in the drug-free alliance program. The state board shall encourage the use of culturally relevant educational methods and materials in the drug-free alliance program to inform persons of the hazards of nicotine abuse.Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 3; 1990, ch. 931, § 2.