HB 24-1003 CO Became Law
Opiate Antagonists and Detection Products in Schools
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Summary
Under current law, a school district, the state charter school institute, or the governing board of a nonpublic school may adopt a policy for a school to maintain a supply of and distribute opiate antagonists. The act allows the adoption of a similar policy for maintaining a supply of opiate antagonists on school buses and extends existing civil and criminal immunity to school bus operators and other employees present on buses if they furnish or administer an opiate antagonist in good faith, in addition to other requirements. Additionally, the act allows an adopted policy to allow an employee or agent of the school to furnish an opiate antagonist to any individual, including a student, but only if the student has received school-sponsored training. Under current law, a school district, the state charter school institute, or the governing board of a nonpublic school may adopt a policy for a school to maintain a supply of and distribute non-laboratory synthetic opiate detection tests. The act allows the adoption of a similar policy for non-laboratory additive detection tests and extends existing civil immunity provisions to include non-laboratory additive detection tests. The act requires a school, school district, or the state charter school institute to not prohibit a student of the school district or institute charter school to possess or administer on school grounds, on a school bus, or at any school-sponsored event an opiate antagonist and possess a non-laboratory synthetic opiate detection test or a non-laboratory additive detection test. APPROVED by Governor April 22, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- Barbara McLachlan · primary
- Mary Young · primary
- Cleave Simpson Republican · primary
- Dafna Michaelson Jenet · primary
Action history (15)
- Apr 22, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 12, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Apr 12, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 11, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 5, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
- Apr 3, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
- Apr 2, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 1, 2024 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- Mar 27, 2024 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 1, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education · upper
- Feb 29, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 28, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
- Feb 13, 2024 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 8, 2024 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Jan 10, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education · lower
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