OH SB7

Requires annual instruction in grades K-12 on the harmful health effects of short-term and chronic substance use (including marijuana, alcohol, opioids, opiates, and tobacco/electronic smoking devices) in all public school districts, community schools, STEM schools, and college-preparatory boarding schools

Directs the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, in collaboration with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, to develop a list of evidence-based curricula, materials, and programs that schools may use for substance abuse prevention instruction

Mandates that schools report annually to the state on their substance abuse prevention programs, compliance with instruction requirements, and the number of substance abuse cases occurring in the district or school

Allows nonchartered nonpublic schools to optionally include substance use harm instruction in their health curriculum, while chartered nonpublic schools may voluntarily provide such instruction and participate in the state's annual prevention survey

Requires the Department of Education and Workforce to analyze collected substance abuse data to determine the effectiveness of different prevention programs and identify best practices, with authority to use this information in distributing prevention-focused funding