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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 202(EDC)
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Offered: 4/17/24
Referred: Health and Social Services
Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES D. JOHNSON, Mina
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to the availability and administration of opioid overdose drugs in 1
public schools." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 3 to read: 4
Sec. 14.30.145. Opioid overdose drugs. (a) Each school district shall ensure 5
that 6
(1) a person trained to administer an opioid overdose drug is on site 7
(A) when the main school building of each school in the school 8
district is open to students, staff, or the public, including periods when the 9
school building is open before and after school hours and during weekend 10
activities; and 11
(B) during each school-sponsored event conducted on school 12
grounds; 13
(2) the main school building of each school in the school district has at 14 33-LS0705\U
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least two doses of an opioid overdose drug available on site; and 1
(3) at least one dose of an opioid overdose drug is available during a 2
school-sponsored event conducted on school grounds. 3
(b) The Department of Health shall provide each school district with the 4
opioid overdose drug required under this section. The commissioner of health shall 5
develop and provide to each school district a short training video about how and when 6
to administer an opioid overdose drug. 7
(c) A school district, school, or individual is not liable for civil damages for an 8
injury to another individual resulting from a failure to possess or maintain an opioid 9
overdose drug under this section. 10
(d) In this section, 11
(1) "main school building" means the building on school grounds 12
where most of the students of the school are educated during regular school hours and 13
the principal, nurse, and other administrative staff of the school are located; 14
(2) "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(e); 15
(3) "school district" means a borough school district, a city school 16
district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding school; 17
(4) "school grounds" means a building, structure, athletic playing field, 18
playground, parking area, or land contained within the real property boundary line of a 19
school in a school district. 20
* Sec. 2. AS 17.20.085(e) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 21
(5) "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.145(d). 22
* Sec. 3. AS 17.20.085 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 23
(f) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a school district, 24
if acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may receive 25
a supply of opioid overdose drugs from the department and may possess opioid 26
overdose drugs for the purposes of AS 14.30.145. 27
(g) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a person, if 28
acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may
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administer an opioid overdose drug under AS 14.30.145 to a person at risk of 30
experiencing an opioid overdose. 31