HB0208 Summary

• Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act to include cannabis in drug and substance abuse education curriculum for grades 5-12.

• Adds cannabis to the list of substances requiring instruction on physical and legal effects and ramifications, to be integrated into existing school curricula.

• Replaces references to "tobacco" with "cannabis" and "alcohol and drug use" in comprehensive health education requirements.

• Maintains existing provisions allowing parents or guardians to submit written objection to exempt students from participation in health education courses and training programs.

• State Board of Education must develop and provide instructional materials and guidelines to assist schools in incorporating cannabis education into existing curricula.