Bill Text: IA HF2147 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-25 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 139. [HF2147 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-HF2147-Introduced.html
House File 2147 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2147 BY LOHSE A BILL FOR An Act relating to student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol 1 products from school nurses during the school day. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5959YH (3) 90 je/jh
H.F. 2147 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 280.16B Broad-spectrum cannabidiol 1 products. 2 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 3 otherwise requires: 4 a. “Broad-spectrum cannabidiol” means any pharmaceutical 5 grade cannabinoid found in the plant Cannabis sativa L. or 6 Cannabis indica or any other preparation thereof that contains 7 no tetrahydrocannabinol. “Broad-spectrum cannabidiol” does not 8 include “medical cannabidiol” as defined in section 124E.2. 9 b. “Broad-spectrum cannabidiol product” means a product 10 that contains broad-spectrum cannabidiol and contains no 11 tetrahydrocannabinol. 12 c. “Licensed health care professional” means the same as 13 provided in section 280.16, subsection 1. 14 d. “School nurse” means the same as provided in section 15 280.16A, subsection 1. 16 2. The board of directors in charge of each school district 17 and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic 18 school shall establish procedures for a school nurse to 19 provide a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product to a student. The 20 policy must provide that a school nurse shall only provide a 21 broad-spectrum cannabidiol product to a student if the product 22 was provided to the school district or school by the parent 23 or guardian of the student and if the product is provided in 24 accordance with written instructions provided by the parent 25 or guardian. The policy shall provide for the broad-spectrum 26 cannabidiol product to be stored in a secure location when not 27 in use. 28 3. The policy established pursuant to subsection 2 must 29 provide for a form for a parent or guardian that shall be 30 filled out to the satisfaction of the school district or school 31 and signed before the broad-spectrum cannabidiol product is 32 provided to the student. The form must include all of the 33 following: 34 a. Instructions to the school district or school on the 35 -1- LSB 5959YH (3) 90 je/jh 1/ 3
H.F. 2147 use of the broad-spectrum cannabidiol product, including 1 the specific circumstances under which the product is to 2 be provided and, if applicable, the time and frequency for 3 providing the product and the expiration date of the product. 4 b. Authorization for the school district or school to 5 provide the broad-spectrum cannabidiol product to the student 6 in accordance with the instructions. 7 c. Certification that the product provided by the parent or 8 guardian is a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product. 9 d. Contact information for the parent or guardian and for a 10 licensed health care professional who provides medical care for 11 the student. 12 4. The parent or guardian shall include with the form 13 written documentation that the product provided by the parent 14 or guardian is a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product, which 15 shall include documentation from the manufacturer of the 16 product specifically indicating that the product contains no 17 tetrahydrocannabinol. 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 This bill requires school boards and authorities in charge 22 of accredited nonpublic schools to establish procedures for a 23 school nurse to provide a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product to 24 a student. The policy shall provide that a school nurse shall 25 only provide a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product to a student 26 if the product was provided to the school district or school 27 by the parent or guardian of the student and if the product is 28 provided in accordance with written instructions provided by 29 the parent or guardian. 30 The bill defines “broad-spectrum cannabidiol” as any 31 pharmaceutical grade cannabinoid found in the plant Cannabis 32 sativa L. or Cannabis indica or any other preparation thereof 33 that contains no tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The bill defines 34 “broad-spectrum cannabidiol product” as a product that contains 35 -2- LSB 5959YH (3) 90 je/jh 2/ 3
H.F. 2147 broad-spectrum cannabidiol and contains no THC. 1 The bill requires that the policy provide for a form 2 for a parent or guardian that shall be filled out to the 3 satisfaction of the school district or school and signed before 4 the broad-spectrum cannabidiol product is provided to the 5 student. The bill includes required content for the form, 6 including instructions on use of the broad-spectrum cannabidiol 7 product, authorization for such use, certification that the 8 product provided by the parent or guardian is a broad-spectrum 9 cannabidiol product as defined in the bill, and contact 10 information for the parent or guardian and a licensed health 11 care professional who provides medical care for the student. 12 The bill requires a parent or guardian to include with the 13 form written documentation that the product provided by the 14 parent or guardian is a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product, 15 which shall include documentation from the manufacturer of the 16 product specifically indicating that the product contains no 17 THC. 18 -3- LSB 5959YH (3) 90 je/jh 3/ 3
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