Kansas HB2489 mandates school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain naloxone supplies in schools.

Kansas HB2489 requires school districts to develop fentanyl abuse education programs for students in grades nine through twelve, based on guidance from the state board of education. The bill also mandates that each school district maintain a stock supply of naloxone, which can be administered by school nurses or designated personnel in emergency situations. The attorney general is authorized to expend moneys from the Kansas fights addiction fund for grants to school districts for naloxone purchases.

Kansas HB2489 mandates school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain naloxone supplies in schools.

Kansas HB2489 requires school districts to develop fentanyl abuse education programs for students in grades nine through twelve, based on guidance from the state board of education. The bill also mandates that each school district maintain a stock supply of naloxone, which can be administered by school nurses or designated personnel in emergency situations. The attorney general is authorized to expend moneys from the Kansas fights addiction fund for grants to school districts for naloxone purchases.