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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a fentanyl awareness program in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.354 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.354. FENTANYL AWARENESS PROGRAM. (a) Each school |
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district and open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a fentanyl |
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awareness program to educate students, parents, and school |
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personnel regarding the dangers posed by the use of the drug |
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fentanyl. The district or school shall incorporate the applicable |
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components of the program adopted under this section: |
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(1) for students enrolled in elementary school, as |
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part of the district's or school's physical education curriculum |
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under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C) or through a program provided by a |
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school nurse; and |
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(2) for students enrolled in middle school, junior |
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high school, or high school, as part of the district's or school's |
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health curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(2)(B). |
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(b) The agency shall assist in the development of programs |
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under this section by providing information and a list of available |
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resources relating to the establishment of a fentanyl awareness |
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program by a school district or open-enrollment charter school. |
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SECTION 2. Notwithstanding the effective date of this Act, |
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a school district or open-enrollment charter school is not required |
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to adopt a fentanyl awareness program under Section 38.354, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act, before August 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |