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Senate committee advances bill to add naloxone training and opioid education to high schools; amendment delays rollout until 2028 if funded
Summary
Senators Snyder and Pelton presented House Bill 1293 to require opioid education standards for grades 9–12 and expand access to naloxone in schools; the committee adopted amendment L005 to adjust the implementation timeline and sent the bill to appropriations, 5–0.
Senators Snyder and Pelton presented House Bill 1293 to the Senate Education Committee, asking the panel to approve a measure that would direct the State Board of Education to develop opioid education standards for grades 9–12 and expand access to opioid antagonists such as naloxone in schools.
Sponsor Senator Dylan Snyder told the committee the bill addresses rising youth overdose deaths and would require curriculum work through the State Board of Education and increased availability of naloxone. "What we're hoping to do with House Bill 1293, really two things: educational standards ... so that kids in ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade will ... learn about how to use naloxone and the signs and how to…
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