NY A08540

Requires the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, to develop a comprehensive fentanyl education program for all public, charter, and private schools in New York

Mandates annual fentanyl awareness instruction for students in grades 6-12 as part of the health education curriculum, taught by certified health teachers

Requires school-wide assemblies or class instruction featuring films with real-life testimonies, naloxone training, DEA "One Pill Can Kill" materials, and presentations from bereaved parents who lost children to fentanyl

Mandates all public and private high schools maintain naloxone on school grounds, with Department of Health providing staff training on proper administration

Encourages schools to invite bereaved parents to speak at assemblies and establish S.A.F.E. (Students Advocating Fentanyl Education) clubs, with schools required to collect and report pre- and post-survey data on program effectiveness