Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1293 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REENGROSSED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the House of Introduction
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 25-0878.01 Jacob Baus x2173
8	8		HOUSE BILL 25-1293
9	9		House Committees Senate Committees
10	10		Education
11	11		Appropriations
12	12		A BILL FOR AN ACT
13	13		C
14	14		ONCERNING MEASURES RELATED TO OVERDOSE PREVENTION FOR101
15	15		STUDENTS.102
16	16		Bill Summary
17	17		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
18	18		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
19	19		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
20	20		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
21	21		http://leg.colorado.gov
22	22		.)
23	23		The bill requires the state board of education to adopt high school
24	24		health education standards regarding drug overdose risks, identification
25	25		of a drug overdose event, and drug overdose prevention and response.
26	26		The bill authorizes the state board of education to seek, accept, and
27	27		expend gifts, grants, or donations for the purpose of adopting these
28	28		standards.
29	29		HOUSE
30		-	3rd Reading Unamended
31		-	April 21, 2025
32		-	HOUSE
33	30		Amended 2nd Reading
34	31		April 17, 2025
35	32		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
36		-	Jackson and Pugliese, Bird, Boesenecker, Bradley, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford,
37		-	Duran, English, Froelich, Garcia, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder,
38		-	Lindsay, Mabrey, McCluskie, Phillips, Ricks, Rutinel, Stewart K., Story, Titone
	33	+	Jackson and Pugliese,
39	34		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
40	35		Pelton B. and Snyder,
41	36		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
42	37		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
43	38		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. The bill authorizes a school district, the state charter school
44	39		institute, a public school, or a nonpublic school to seek, accept, and
45	40		expend gifts, grants, or donations for purposes related to maintaining,
46	41		administering, and furnishing opioid antagonists.
47	42		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
48	43		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-7-1005, add (2.9)2
49	44		as follows:3
50	45		22-7-1005. Preschool through elementary and secondary4
51	46		education - aligned standards - adoption -
52	47		revisions - notice to revisor5
53	48		of statutes. (2.9) (a) O N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2028, THE STATE BOARD6
54	49		SHALL ENSURE THAT THE NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE HEALTH7
55	50		STANDARDS IDENTIFY THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT A STUDENT8
56	51		SHOULD ACQUIRE RELATING TO DRUG OVERDOSES , INCLUDING FENTANYL9
57	52		AND OTHER OPIOID-RELATED DRUG OVERDOSES . THE STANDARDS MUST10
58	53		INCLUDE EVIDENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REGARDING DRUG11
59	54		OVERDOSE RISKS, IDENTIFICATION OF A DRUG OVERDOSE EVENT , AND12
60	55		DRUG OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE , AND MUST PROMOTE13
61	56		POSITIVE SOCIAL NORMS CONCERNING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS .14
62	57		(b) T
63	58		HE STATE BOARD MAY SEEK , ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS,15
64	59		GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE16
65	60		PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION (2.9).17 (c) (I) THE REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE THE DUTY DESCRIBED18
66	61		PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2.9)(a) OF THIS SECTION ON OR BEFORE JULY19
67	62		1, 2027 IS CONTINGENT ON MONEY BEING AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE20
68	63		DUTY ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2027. IF MONEY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE21
69	64		STATE BOARD, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OR ANY OTHER ENTITY22
70	65		NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE DUTY REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION23
71	66		1293-2- (2.9)(a) OF THIS SECTION ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2027, THE STATE BOARD1
72	67		IS NOT REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE DUTY UNTIL ON OR BEFORE JULY 1,2
73	68		2028, PURSUANT TO THE STANDARD SCHEDULE DESCRIBED IN SECTION (6)3
74	69		OF THIS SECTION.4
75	70		(II) THE REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE THE DUTY DESCRIBED5
76	71		PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2.9)(a) OF THIS SECTION ON OR BEFORE JULY6
77	72		1, 2027 TAKES EFFECT IF THE STATE BOARD RECEIVES TWENTY THOUSAND7
78	73		DOLLARS OF GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS8
79	74		SECTION (2.9) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE9
80	75		DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL NOTIFY THE REVISOR OF STATUTES IN10
81	76		WRITING OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE CONDITION SPECIFIED IN THIS11
82	77		SUBSECTION (2.9)(c)(II) HAS OCCURRED BY EMAILING THE NOTICE TO12
83	78		REVISOROFSTATUTES.GA@COLEG.GOV.13
84	79		SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-1-119.1, amend14
85	80		(1)(c) and (4); and add (5) as follows:15
86	81		22-1-119.1. Policy for employee and agent possession and16
87	82		administration of opioid antagonists - definitions. (1) A school district17
88	83		board of education of a public school, the state charter school institute for18
89	84		an institute charter school, or the governing board of a nonpublic school19
90	85		may adopt and implement a policy whereby:20
91	86		(c) An employee or agent of the school may furnish opiate OPIOID21
92	87		antagonists on school grounds or on a school bus to any AN individual,22
93	88		including a student. but shall only furnish an opiate antagonist to a23
94	89		student if the student has received appropriate school-sponsored training.24
95	90		(4) The general assembly encourages each school district board25
96	91		of education, the charter school institute, and each governing board of a26
97	92		nonpublic school to adopt and implement a policy for an employee or27
98	93		1293
99	94		-3- agent of the school to furnish an opiate OPIOID antagonist on school1
100	95		grounds or on a school bus to any AN individual, including a student. In2
101	96		developing the policy, the general assembly also encourages each school3
102	97		district board of education, the charter school institute, and each4
103	98		governing board of a nonpublic school to consider parent and student5
104	99		input; include education and training to parents and students regarding6
105	100		opiate OPIOID antagonists, opiate NON-LABORATORY OPIOID detection7
106	101		tests, or non-laboratory
107	102		ADDITIVE detection tests; consider8
108	103		recommendations to students of a certain age or grade level for whom the9
109	104		policy applies; and collaborate with groups who
110	105		THAT have developed10
111	106		opiate OPIOID education and awareness campaigns to enhance the policy.11
112	107		(5) A
113	108		SCHOOL DISTRICT, A DISTRICT SCHOOL, A DISTRICT CHARTER12
114	109		SCHOOL, THE STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE, AN INSTITUTE CHARTER13
115	110		SCHOOL, OR A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS,14
116	111		GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE15
117	112		PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING ACQUIRING AND MAINTAINING A16
118	113		STOCK SUPPLY OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(a)17
119	114		OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDING TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS TO BE18
120	115		ELIGIBLE TO ADMINISTER AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST PURSUANT TO19
121	116		SUBSECTION (1)(b) OF THIS SECTION, AND PROVIDING TRAINING TO20 STUDENTS.21
122	117		SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act22
123	118		takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the23
124	119		ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except24
125	120		that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V25
126	121		of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this26
127	122		act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take27
128	123		1293
129	124		-4- effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in1
130	125		November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the2
131	126		official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.3
132	127		1293
133	128		-5-