Committee makes LEAD program an optional alternative to DARE in schools
The committee approved House Bill 382, with an amendment that makes the LEAD (law enforcement against drugs and violence) curriculum an optional alternative for local education agencies rather than mandatory, and advanced the bill 17-1.
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The House Education Full Committee approved House Bill 382, which allows local education agencies (LEAs) to choose the LEAD drug‑resistance curriculum as an alternative to the DARE program. The committee adopted Amendment 3,393, which rewrote the bill to make participation permissive rather than mandatory, and the measure passed on a 17-1 vote.
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