1956-S2 AMH SANT WARG 113

  

2SHB 1956 - H AMD 936

By Representative Santos

ADOPTED 02/09/2024

On page 3, beginning on line 32, after "(1)" strike all material through "section" on page 4, line 7 and insert "The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall collaborate with the department of health, the health care authority, other state agencies, and educational service districts to develop school and classroom materials on the lethality of fentanyl and other opioids in coordination with the public health campaign created in section 2 of this act.  The office of the superintendent of public instruction must make these materials available to school districts and public schools.

(2) By December 1, 2025, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall adjust the state health and physical education learning standards for middle and high school students to add opioids to the list of drugs included in drug-related education and update the school and classroom materials developed under subsection (1) of this section to reflect the adjusted standards required by this subsection (2).  The office of the superintendent of public instruction must make these materials available to school districts and public schools"

EFFECT:   Removes the December 1, 2024, deadline for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)to develop school and classroom materials on the lethality of fentanyl and other opioids and adds that these materials are to be developed in coordination with the Department of Health's public health campaign.

Extends, from December 1, 2024, to December 1, 2025, the deadline for the OSPI to adjust the state health and physical education learning standards for middle and high school students to add opioids to the list of drugs included in drug-related education.

Directs the OSPI to update the school and classroom materials on the lethality of opioids to reflect the adjusted learning standards, and to make these materials available to school districts and public schools.

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