SCS CSHB 202(FIN) am S(efd add S): "An Act relating to the availability and administration of opioid overdose drugs in public schools; relating to correspondence study programs; and relating to allotments for correspondence study programs; and relating to an annual report relating to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants and opioid overdose drug distribution; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 202(FIN) am S(efd add S) 01 "An Act relating to the availability and administration of opioid overdose drugs in 02 public schools; relating to correspondence study programs; and relating to allotments 03 for correspondence study programs; and relating to an annual report relating to 04 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants and opioid 05 overdose drug distribution; and providing for an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 3 to read: 08 Sec. 14.30.145. Opioid overdose drugs. (a) Each school district shall ensure 09 that 10 (1) a person trained to administer an opioid overdose drug is on site 11 (A) when the main school building of each school in the school 12 district is open to students or staff, including periods when the school building 13 is open before and after school hours and during weekend activities; and
01 (B) during each school-sponsored event conducted on school 02 grounds; 03 (2) the main school building of each school in the school district has at 04 least two doses of an opioid overdose drug available on site; and 05 (3) at least one dose of an opioid overdose drug is available during a 06 school-sponsored event conducted on school grounds. 07 (b) The Department of Health shall provide each school district with the 08 opioid overdose drug required under this section. The commissioner of health shall 09 develop and provide to each school district a short training video about how and when 10 to administer an opioid overdose drug. 11 (c) A school district, school, or individual is not liable for civil damages for an 12 injury to another individual resulting from a failure to possess or maintain an opioid 13 overdose drug under this section. 14 (d) In this section, 15 (1) "main school building" means the building on school grounds 16 where most of the students of the school are educated during regular school hours and 17 the principal, nurse, and other administrative staff of the school are located; 18 (2) "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(e); 19 (3) "school district" means a borough school district, a city school 20 district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding school; 21 (4) "school grounds" means a building, structure, athletic playing field, 22 playground, parking area, or land contained within the real property boundary line of a 23 school in a school district. 24 * Sec. 2. AS 17.20.085(e) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 25 (5) "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.145(d). 26 * Sec. 3. AS 17.20.085 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 27 (f) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a school district, 28 if acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may receive 29 a supply of opioid overdose drugs from the department and may possess opioid 30 overdose drugs for the purposes of AS 14.30.145. 31 (g) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a person, if
01 acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may 02 administer an opioid overdose drug under AS 14.30.145 to a person at risk of 03 experiencing an opioid overdose. 04 * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 05 read: 06 INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLANS; STUDENT ALLOTMENTS. (a) 07 Notwithstanding AS 14.03.300 or 14.03.310, the department or a district that provides a 08 homeschool or correspondence study program shall annually provide an individual learning 09 plan for each student enrolled in the program developed in collaboration with the student, the 10 parent or guardian of the student, a certificated teacher assigned to the student, and other 11 individuals involved in the student's learning plan. 12 (b) The board shall adopt regulations establishing standards for individual learning 13 plans. The regulations must require that an individual learning plan 14 (1) provide a course of study appropriate to the student's grade level and 15 consistent with state and district standards; 16 (2) incorporate an ongoing assessment plan that includes statewide 17 assessments required for public schools under AS 14.03.123(f); 18 (3) include provisions for modifying an individual learning plan if the student 19 is below proficient on a standardized assessment in a core subject; 20 (4) provide for quarterly monitoring of a student's work and progress by the 21 certificated teacher assigned to the student. 22 (c) The department or a district that provides a homeschool or correspondence study 23 program may provide an annual student allotment to a parent or guardian of a student enrolled 24 in the homeschool or correspondence study program. A parent or guardian may use the 25 allotment only for implementation of the student's individual learning plan. 26 (d) The department shall monitor the use of allotments distributed under this section. 27 (e) The department or a district that provides a correspondence study program shall 28 submit an annual report to the department that includes 29 (1) the number of students enrolled in the program; 30 (2) the demographic information of the students enrolled in the program; 31 (3) an accounting of student allotment funds that have been disbursed;
01 (4) assessment and proficiency scores of the students enrolled in the program; 02 and 03 (5) a review of curricula that has been provided by the program or purchased 04 using allotment funds." 05 (f) The department shall include the information reported to the department under (e) 06 of this section in the report to the legislature required under AS 14.07.168. 07 (g) The board shall adopt regulations to implement this section consistent with art. 08 VII, sec. 1, Constitution of the State of Alaska. 09 (h) In this section, 10 (1) "board" means the state Board of Education and Early Development; 11 (2) "department" means the Department of Education and Early Development; 12 (3) "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990. 13 * Sec. 5. Section 4 of this Act is repealed July 1, 2025. 14 * Sec. 6. AS 17.20.085(d) is repealed. 15 * Sec. 7. Section 6 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2027.