HB23-1009 Summary

• Creates a Secondary School Student Substance Use Committee within the Department of Education, with 20 members appointed by September 1, 2023, including students, teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, medical professionals, and school nurses from both rural and urban/suburban areas.

• Committee must develop or identify a substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) practice for secondary schools to implement by January 5, 2024, and submit a report to the Department for distribution to all school districts and charter schools.

• Appropriates $49,950 from the general fund to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2023-24, based on 0.2 FTE, to support committee operations.

• Committee automatically repeals July 1, 2025, with the bill taking effect 90 days after final adjournment unless subject to a successful referendum petition.

• Defines "substance use" as alcohol, tobacco, controlled substances, or prescription medication use.