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Committee hears bill to require fentanyl education for high-schoolers and naloxone in schools
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on HB 24-89, which would require grades 9–12 fentanyl prevention education, a district stock supply of naloxone with storage/administration policies, and a grant program tied to the Kansas Fights Addiction Fund; supporters urged passage while the Attorney General urged striking a grant provision as duplicative.
The Committee on Education heard House Bill 24-89 on requirements for fentanyl education and naloxone supplies in school districts, but took no vote.
Jason (Revisor Long) told the committee the bill would require school districts to provide age-appropriate education for students in grades 9 through 12 about fentanyl and other opioids, based on guidance from the State Board of Education. Section 2 would require districts to maintain a stock supply of naloxone (Narcan) and adopt policies for its storage and use; the bill defines stock supply as an appropriate quantity recommended by the school nurse. Section 3 would authorize grants under the Kansas Fights Addiction Fund to help districts purchase required stock supplies. The bill’s provisions would take effect July 1 if…
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