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The Orange County Health Department agrees to: <br />• Train Orange and Cedar Ridge High School students as TRU tobacco use prevention peer <br />educators, as time and resources permit. <br />• Conduct tobacco prevention and cessation educational presentations at Gravelly Hill, A.L. <br />Stanback, and C.W. Stanford Middle Schools and Partnership Academy as time and <br />resources permit. <br />• Fund all activities that fall within the purview of TRU and the youth tobacco use <br />prevention program as OCHD funds permit. <br />• Provide technical assistance for compliance with the 100% Tobacco -Free Schools policy <br />and ATS programs in cooperation with the district liaison. <br />• Cover the cost of the stipend for each high school's TRU Club Advisor at $250.00 per <br />semester or no more than $500.00 ($1000.00 total) <br />• Provide supplies and incentives necessary for TRU Club Advisors to conduct youth -led <br />tobacco prevention activities at schools, as resources permit. <br />• Attend Orange County Schools staff meetings as requested. <br />• Meet regularly (at least once per semester) with district -level liaison and provide <br />updates immediately when necessary. <br />Miscellaneous Provisions <br />1. Confidentiality of Student Records. OCHD ( "Provider ") agrees that all student records, if <br />any, obtained in the course of providing services to the OCS under this MOA shall be <br />subject to the confidentiality and disclosure provisions of applicable Federal and State <br />statutes and regulations, and OCS policies. All student records shall be kept in a secure <br />location preventing access by unauthorized individuals. Provider will maintain an access <br />log delineating date, time, agency, and identity of any individual accessing student <br />records who is not in the direct employ of OCHD. Provider shall not forward to any <br />person other than the parent or OCS any student record, including, but not limited to, the <br />student's identity, without the written consent of the parent and OCS. Upon termination <br />of this MOA, OCHD shall turn over to OCS all student records of OCS's eligible students to <br />whom OCHD has provided services under this MOA. <br />2. Non - Discrimination. The parties hereby agree that, in their respective educational <br />and /or employment practices, neither will discriminate against any person because of <br />race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, creed or disability. The implementation of <br />this MOA will be carried out in strict compliance with all Federal, State, or local laws <br />regarding discrimination in employment. <br />3. Conflicts. Nothing in this MOA shall act or be interpreted to supersede any applicable <br />provision of State or Federal law and in the event of conflict with an applicable State or <br />Federal law, the State or Federal law shall prevail. The implementation of this MOA will <br />be carried out in strict compliance with all Federal, State or local laws. <br />2 <br />