Bill Text: MI HB4796 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education: other; students to be treated with marihuana-infused products and CBD products during school; allow. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 3801852) by adding sec. 1182. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4797'21
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-11 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/06/2021 [HB4796 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB4796-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4796
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1182.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1182. (1) Subject to subsections (3) to (11), a public school or nonpublic school shall do all of the following:
(a) Authorize a qualified guardian of a qualified pupil to administer a marihuana-infused product or CBD product to the qualified pupil on the school premises, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity in a location off of the school premises at which the use of a marihuana-infused product or CBD product is not prohibited.
(b) Authorize a designated staff member to administer a marihuana-infused product or CBD product to a qualified pupil as described in subsection (2).
(c) Authorize a qualified pupil to use a marihuana-infused product or CBD product under the direct supervision of a designated staff member as described in subsection (2).
(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (11), a designated staff member of a public school or nonpublic school in which a qualified pupil is enrolled must do 1 of the following, pursuant to a written permission provided under subsection (3) or (4):
(a) Administer a marihuana-infused product or CBD product to a qualified pupil under each of the following circumstances:
(i) The qualified pupil is on the school premises.
(ii) The qualified pupil is engaged in a school-sponsored activity in a location off of the school premises at which the use of a marihuana-infused product or CBD product is not prohibited.
(iii) The qualified pupil is engaged in before-school or after-school activities including, but not limited to, before-school or after-school care on a school premises or while the qualified pupil is being transported on a school bus.
(b) As an alternative to administering a marihuana-infused product or CBD product to a qualified pupil under the circumstances described in subdivision (a), supervise a qualified pupil while the qualified pupil uses a marihuana-infused product or CBD product under the circumstances described in subdivision (a).
(3) A public school or nonpublic school must not authorize a designated staff member to administer or supervise the use of a marihuana-infused product under this section unless a qualified guardian of the qualified pupil provides the school with all of the following:
(a) A copy of the qualified pupil's written certification for the use of the marihuana-infused product.
(b) Written permission for administering or using the marihuana-infused product. A written permission under this subdivision must specify when the marihuana-infused product must be administered to or be made available to be used by the qualified pupil, including, but not limited to, use as a rescue medication taken to immediately relieve or prevent the onset of symptoms. A written permission under this subdivision is effective for the school year in which it is given and must be renewed each subsequent school year by a qualified guardian.
(c) A copy of the registry identification card of either the qualified guardian or the qualified pupil.
(4) A public school or nonpublic school must not authorize a designated staff member to administer or supervise the use of a CBD product under this section unless a qualified guardian of the qualified pupil provides the school with written permission for administering or using the CBD product. A written permission under this subsection must specify when the CBD product must be administered to or be made available to be used by the qualified pupil, including, but not limited to, use as a rescue medication taken to immediately relieve or prevent the onset of symptoms. A written permission under this subsection is effective for the school year in which it is given and must be renewed each subsequent school year by a qualified guardian.
(5) The documents described in subsections (3) and (4) must be kept in a file in the office of the licensed registered professional nurse of the school in which the qualified pupil is enrolled or, if a licensed registered professional nurse is not on staff, the office of the school administrator of the school in which the qualified pupil is enrolled.
(6) A marihuana-infused product or CBD product that is to be administered to or used by a qualified pupil under subsection (2) must be provided by a qualified guardian to a designated staff member of the school in which the qualified pupil is enrolled, for transporting or storing in a manner that is consistent with the transporting or storing of other pupils' medication at the school. The marihuana-infused product or CBD product must be accessible only by a designated staff member after it is transported or stored under this subsection.
(7) The board of a school district or intermediate school district, board of directors of a public school academy, or a governing body, as applicable, that operates a public school or nonpublic school, shall adopt reasonable guidelines for administering or using a marihuana-infused product or CBD product under this section. Guidelines adopted under this subsection may only limit administering or using a marihuana-infused product or CBD product under this section so as to avoid disruption to the school's educational environment.
(8) A public school or nonpublic school shall not do either of the following:
(a) Discipline a qualified pupil solely because the qualified pupil engages in an activity authorized under this section.
(b) Deny a qualified pupil's eligibility to attend school solely because the qualified pupil requires the administration or use of a marihuana-infused product or CBD product under this section.
(9) A designated staff member may object and refuse to administer or supervise the use of a marihuana-infused product or CBD product under this section. However, this subsection does not limit a qualified pupil's access to a marihuana-infused product or CBD product as otherwise required under this section. If a designated staff member objects and refuses to administer or supervise the use of a marihuana-infused product or CBD product, a public school or nonpublic school shall provide an alternative designated staff member to administer or supervise the use of a marihuana-infused product or CBD product.
(10) A public school or nonpublic school may revoke an authorization to administer or use a marihuana-infused product or CBD product given under this section if the public school or nonpublic school receives a notice from a federal department that the public school or nonpublic school will lose federal funding as a result of the authorization.
(11) The state board, in consultation with the marijuana regulatory agency and 1 or more marihuana-infused product or CBD product education-related nonprofit corporations organized in this state that have tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501, shall develop a training curriculum to train designated staff members to administer marihuana-infused products and CBD products. A designated staff member shall annually complete the training curriculum developed under this subsection. A designated staff member must submit proof that he or she completed the training curriculum to the administration of the public school or nonpublic school at which he or she is employed before administering a marihuana-infused product or CBD product under this section. A public school or nonpublic school shall maintain a record of its designated staff members who have completed the training curriculum.
(13) Section 4 of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26424, applies to a designated staff member who acts in compliance with this section.
(14) As used in this section:
(a) "CBD product" means a topical formulation, tincture, beverage, edible substance, or similar product containing cannabidiol that is intended for human consumption in a manner other than smoke inhalation, and that has a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis.
(b) "Designated staff member" means an employee or independent contractor of a public school or nonpublic school responsible for administering or supervising the use of a marihuana-infused product or CBD product. A designated staff member includes, but is not limited to, an individual who is any of the following:
(i) A licensed registered professional nurse.
(ii) A school administrator.
(iii) A teacher.
(v) A bus driver.
(c) "Guardian" means a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a qualified pupil.
(d) "Marihuana-infused product" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26423.
(e) "Primary caregiver" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26423.
(f) "Qualified guardian" means a guardian who is either or both of the following:
(i) A primary caregiver of a qualified pupil who uses a marihuana-infused product and is a qualifying patient.
(ii) A guardian of a qualified pupil who uses a CBD product.
(g) "Qualified pupil" means a pupil who meets either or both of the following conditions:
(i) For a pupil who uses a marihuana-infused product, the pupil is a qualifying patient.
(ii) For a pupil who uses a CBD product, the pupil uses a CBD product to treat a medical condition or disease.
(h) "Qualifying patient" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26423.
(i) "Registry identification card" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26423.
(j) "Written certification" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26423.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4797 (request no. 02197'21 a) of the 101st Legislature is enacted into law.
