Establishes a grant program for schools to purchase opioid overdose reversal drugs and develop educational resources.
The Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act (HERO Act) establishes a grant program for eligible entities, including private schools and local educational agencies, to purchase opioid overdose reversal drugs. It also requires schools receiving federal funds to report any distribution of these drugs to federal information systems. The act mandates the development of educational programming to promote knowledge of CPR, drug-use prevention, and emergency responses to drug overdoses. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will prioritize grants for areas with high rates of opioid overdoses.
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