Substitute House Bill 39 Summary

• Permits school districts, nonpublic schools, community schools, STEM schools, and college-preparatory boarding schools to procure and maintain inhalers for emergency asthma relief on school premises.

• Requires schools that procure inhalers to adopt policies developed with licensed health professionals specifying storage locations, usage protocols, staff training, emergency situations for use, and disposal methods.

• Extends identical inhaler procurement authority to residential camps and child day camps under separate statutory sections.

• Exempts schools and camps from drug licensing requirements related to inhaler possession and provides liability protection for schools, staff, and contractors unless willful or wanton misconduct occurs.

• Allows manufacturers and wholesale distributors of dangerous drugs to donate inhalers and money to schools and camps without violating wholesale drug distribution regulations.