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Committee holds bill requiring drug‑detection products in county middle and high schools amid cost concerns
Summary
The committee voted to hold PG‑50126, which would require distribution of free drug detection products in Prince George’s County public middle and high schools starting July 1, 2026; councilmembers and county exec representatives sought clearer assurances that no local cost would be imposed and asked for production‑scale analysis.
The General Assembly Committee on Jan. 27 voted to hold PG‑50126, a bill that would require Prince George’s County public middle and high schools to make drug‑detection products — including test strips, bracelets and test nail polishes — available free of charge starting in the 2026–27 school year.
Teresa Hessler, a government relations representative, said the bill was sponsored by…
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