| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 60 0048 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Bill 250 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Dixon of the 45th, Burns of the 23rd, Setzler of the 37th, Harbin of the 16th, |
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| 4 | 4 | | Hickman of the 4th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | To amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide2 |
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| 10 | 10 | | for the creation of and establish a purpose for the Wesley's Law Grant Program; to provide3 |
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| 11 | 11 | | for the allocation of grant awards under such program; to require the Department of4 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Education to pursue grant funding for such program from the Georgia Opioid Crisis5 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Abatement Trust; to require the State Board of Education to establish award criteria, terms,6 |
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| 14 | 14 | | and conditions for such program; to authorize the Department of Education to promulgate7 |
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| 15 | 15 | | rules and regulations necessary to implement such program; to provide for statutory8 |
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| 16 | 16 | | construction; to provide for annual reporting; to provide definitions; to provide for related9 |
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| 17 | 17 | | matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.10 |
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| 18 | 18 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:11 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 1.12 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,13 |
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| 21 | 21 | | relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, is amended by adding a14 |
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| 22 | 22 | | new Code section to read as follows:15 |
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| 23 | 23 | | S. B. 250 |
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| 25 | 25 | | "20-2-776.6.16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) As used in this Code section, the term:17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) 'Opioid antagonist' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 20-2-776.5.19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2) 'Program' means the Wesley's Law Grant Program established by this Code section.20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (3) 'Trust fund' means the state administered trust known as the Georgia Opioid Crisis21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Abatement Trust.22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, and subject to available funding, including,23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | but not limited to, appropriations by the General Assembly or trust funds obtained pursuant24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | to subsection (c) of this Code section, the State Board of Education shall establish the25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Wesley's Law Grant Program to provide up to $3 million in grant funding for the purpose26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | of providing annual grants to participating local school systems or public schools, including27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | charter schools, to acquire and maintain a supply of opioid antagonists as necessary to28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | implement the purposes of Code Section 20-2-776.5. Such grants shall be awarded based29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | on criteria, terms, and conditions as determined by the State Board of Education.30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (c) The Department of Education is directed to take all steps reasonably necessary to31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | obtain funding for the program from the trust fund, including, but not limited to, satisfying32 |
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| 42 | 42 | | any application requirements.33 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (d) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to preclude a local school system or34 |
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| 44 | 44 | | public school, including a charter school, from acquiring and maintaining opioid35 |
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| 45 | 45 | | antagonists in accordance with Code Section 20-2-776.5 at its own expense.36 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (e) The Department of Education shall maintain and annually report to the Governor data37 |
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| 47 | 47 | | for the three preceding school years, including, at a minimum:38 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (1) Rates of participation by local school systems and public schools, including charter39 |
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| 49 | 49 | | schools;40 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (2) The number of opioid overdoses occurring at local school systems and public41 |
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| 51 | 51 | | schools, including charter schools;42 |
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| 52 | 52 | | S. B. 250 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (3) The number of times opioid antagonists were administered at local school systems43 |
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| 55 | 55 | | and public schools, including charter schools;44 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (4) The outcomes of administered opioid antagonists at local school systems and public45 |
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| 57 | 57 | | schools, including charter schools; and46 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (5) The impact of Code Section 20-2-776.5, 'Wesley's Law,' on opioid overdoses at local47 |
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| 59 | 59 | | school systems and public schools, including charter schools.48 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (f) The Department of Education is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as49 |
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| 61 | 61 | | necessary to administer and implement this Code section."50 |
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| 62 | 62 | | SECTION 2.51 |
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| 63 | 63 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.52 |
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| 64 | 64 | | S. B. 250 |
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