CSHB 202(EDC): "An Act relating to the availability and administration of opioid overdose drugs in public schools."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 202(EDC) 01 "An Act relating to the availability and administration of opioid overdose drugs in 02 public schools." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 3 to read: 05 Sec. 14.30.145. Opioid overdose drugs. (a) Each school district shall ensure 06 that 07 (1) a person trained to administer an opioid overdose drug is on site 08 (A) when the main school building of each school in the school 09 district is open to students, staff, or the public, including periods when the 10 school building is open before and after school hours and during weekend 11 activities; and 12 (B) during each school-sponsored event conducted on school 13 grounds; 14 (2) the main school building of each school in the school district has at
01 least two doses of an opioid overdose drug available on site; and 02 (3) at least one dose of an opioid overdose drug is available during a 03 school-sponsored event conducted on school grounds. 04 (b) The Department of Health shall provide each school district with the 05 opioid overdose drug required under this section. The commissioner of health shall 06 develop and provide to each school district a short training video about how and when 07 to administer an opioid overdose drug. 08 (c) A school district, school, or individual is not liable for civil damages for an 09 injury to another individual resulting from a failure to possess or maintain an opioid 10 overdose drug under this section. 11 (d) In this section, 12 (1) "main school building" means the building on school grounds 13 where most of the students of the school are educated during regular school hours and 14 the principal, nurse, and other administrative staff of the school are located; 15 (2) "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(e); 16 (3) "school district" means a borough school district, a city school 17 district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding school; 18 (4) "school grounds" means a building, structure, athletic playing field, 19 playground, parking area, or land contained within the real property boundary line of a 20 school in a school district. 21 * Sec. 2. AS 17.20.085(e) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 22 (5) "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.145(d). 23 * Sec. 3. AS 17.20.085 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 24 (f) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a school district, 25 if acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may receive 26 a supply of opioid overdose drugs from the department and may possess opioid 27 overdose drugs for the purposes of AS 14.30.145. 28 (g) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a person, if 29 acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may 30 administer an opioid overdose drug under AS 14.30.145 to a person at risk of 31 experiencing an opioid overdose.