00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 122                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to public school education programs on the abuse of alcohol and                                        
02 drugs."                                                                                                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 14.30.360(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
05            (a)  Each district in the state public school system shall be encouraged to                                  
06       initiate and conduct a program in health education for kindergarten through grade 12.                             
07       The program should include instruction in physical health and personal safety                                     
08       including [ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION,] cardiopulmonary                                                     
09       resuscitation (CPR), early cancer prevention and detection, dental health, family health                          
10       including infant care, environmental health, the identification and prevention of child                           
11       abuse, child abduction, neglect, sexual abuse, and domestic violence, and appropriate                             
12       use of health services.                                                                                           
13    * Sec. 2.  AS 14.30.360 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                             
14            (c)  Each district in the state public school system shall conduct an age-                                   

01       appropriate program in alcohol and drug abuse education for kindergarten through                                  
02       grade 12.  The program must include the legal, health, and social consequences of                                 
03       alcohol and drug abuse.