An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; relating to public education; and relating to opioid abuse awareness and prevention.
SB 228 requires Alaska public schools to implement an opioid awareness curriculum for students in grades 6-12. The bill mandates at least 60 minutes of annual instruction covering fentanyl dangers, candy-like opioid pills targeting children, safe prescription use, and early warning signs of addiction. Schools must teach this curriculum during the last week of October each year. The Department of Education must develop the curriculum with input from health officials and families impacted by opioid overdoses.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2026
Last action Apr 27, 2026
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SB 228
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CSSB 228(EDC)
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The bill was amended to add a new funding section that directs the Department of Health to request national opioid settlement funds for the Department of Education. The text of the opioid awareness curriculum requirements was reorganized and slightly renumbered, but the core educational mandates remain the same.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include the allocation of settlement funds to support the new curriculum.
FISCAL
Added a requirement for the Department of Health to propose using national opioid settlement funds to pay for the new opioid awareness curriculum.
TECHNICAL
Reorganized the list of curriculum topics and renumbered sections, shifting the focus on 'opioid abuse awareness' to a separate line before the specific science and prevention topics.
Changed the bill header from the original Senate Bill version to the Committee Substitute version, indicating it has been reviewed and edited by the Senate Education Committee.
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Committee
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Apr 27, 2026
Committee
(S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Apr 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved CSSB 228(EDC) Out of Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
George Rauscher
RRepublican
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