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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 3512 By: Johns
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 1210.229-1, which relates to the Oklahoma
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Life Skills
Education Act; expanding applicability of act;
requiring certain instruction on fentanyl abuse
prevention and drug poisoning awareness ; prescribing
frequency of and grades for instruction; listing
information to be included in fentanyl abuse
instruction; authorizing organizations and persons to
provide instruction; directing Governor to designate
Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week in schools;
providing for certain instruction during designated
week; providing for codification; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.229 -1,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 1210.229-1 Sections 1210.229-1 through 1210.229-5 of
this title and Section 2 of this act shall be known and may be cited
as the "Oklahoma Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Life Skills
Education Act".
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SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.229-8 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, re ads as follows:
A. As part of the comprehensive integrated curriculum for
substance abuse programs provided in Section 1210.229-5 of Title 70
of the Oklahoma Statutes, e ach school district shall annually
provide research-based instruction related to fenta nyl abuse
prevention and drug poisoning awareness to students in grades six
through twelve.
B. The instruction required by this section shall include:
1. Suicide prevention;
2. Prevention of the abuse of and addiction to fentanyl;
3. Awareness of local school and community resources and how to
access those resources; and
4. Health education that includes in formation about substance
use and abuse of fentanyl, including youth substance use and abuse
of fentanyl.
C. The instruction required by this secti on may be provided by
an organization or an employee or agent of an organization that is:
1. A public or private institution of higher education;
2. A library;
3. A community service organization;
4. A religious organization;
5. A local public health agency; or
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6. An organization employing mental health professionals.
D. To educate students about the dang ers posed by fentanyl and
the risks of fentanyl poisoning, including overd ose, the Governor
shall designate a week to be known as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness
Week in public schools. Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week may
include age-appropriate instructio n, including instruction on the
prevention of the abuse of and addicti on to fentanyl, as determined
by each school district.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessar y for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
59-2-10336 EK 02/20/24