School-connected overdoses; policies relating to parental notification and response, requirements.
Summary
School-connected overdoses; policies relating to parental notification and response; requirements. Expands current law relating to school-connected overdose parental notification and response policies by, in addition to requiring the Board of Education to establish guidelines for school-connected overdose response and parental notification policies, requiring (i) each division superintendent or his designee to notify the parent of each student in the local school division of any suspected school-connected overdose, with school-connected overdose defined as any verified overdose that occurs on school premises during or after regular school hours or during school-sanctioned activities whether on or off school premises, within 24 hours of learning of the suspected overdose and requiring such notification to include as much information as is known about the circumstances surrounding the suspected overdose, to the extent that the disclosure of any such information is not prohibited by any applicable laws, rules, or regulations relating to the disclosure and protection of a minor's personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information, and (ii) each local school board to adopt, implement, and maintain policies consistent with the provisions of the bill and the guidelines developed by the Board of Education.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jan 29, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative introduction to a committee substitute version, with minor reorganization of subsection B's parental notification requirements. The core policy content regarding school overdose reporting remains substantively unchanged, though the formatting now includes page numbers and committee markup typical of legislative processing.
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Reformatted bill text from introduction version to substitute version with added page numbers and committee markup
Reorganized subsection B's notification requirements from two detailed paragraphs to three numbered items for clarity
Removed original introduction metadata including sponsors, filing dates, and committee referral information
Added committee substitute header information and draft markings
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Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2774-Singh (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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