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HI HCR64

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Diamond Garcia

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Department of Education to supply all public school classrooms with Narcan or naloxone by September 1, 2024
  • Cites that opioid overdose deaths exceeded 80,000 in 2020 and that naloxone can prevent deaths through timely administration
  • Notes that naloxone is FDA-approved, has been used by emergency responders for over 40 years, and requires no medical training to administer safely
  • Establishes that naloxone has no psychoactive effects, no potential for abuse, and does not encourage increased drug use
  • Requires certified copies be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education and the Chairperson of the Board of Education

Legislative Description

Urging The Department Of Education To Supply All Classrooms With Narcan Or Another Type Of Naloxone By September 1, 2024.

Department of Education

Last Action

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 18

3/8/2024

Committee Referrals

Education3/8/2024

Full Bill Text

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