Bill Text: VA HB134 | 2024 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Opioids; DOE to develop education materials concerning risks.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0434) [HB134 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-HB134-Engrossed.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 134 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Education) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Convirs-Fowler) House Amendments in [ ] – February 12, 2024 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-273.5, relating to Department of Education; education materials concerning risks of opioids.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-273.5 as follows:

§22.1-273.5. Department; education materials concerning risks of opioids.

The Department, in consultation with such stakeholders and experts as it deems necessary or appropriate, shall develop and distribute to each school board age-appropriate and evidence-based education materials concerning the risks to health and safety that are posed by opioids, with a particular focus on [ prevention, identifying signs of overdose, providing resources for support, risks and effects of addiction, and ] the risk of death that is posed by fentanyl. Each school board shall ensure that such materials are distributed to [ or and ] incorporated into instructional programs for students enrolled in the local school division.