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§ 38.040 — FENTANYL ABUSE PREVENTION AND DRUG POISONING AWARENESS EDUCATION

ED § 38.040Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 38. HEALTH AND SAFETY · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)Each school district shall annually provide research-based instruction related to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness to students in grades 6 through 12.
(b)The instruction required by this section must include:
(1)suicide prevention;
(2)prevention of the abuse of and addiction to fentanyl;
(3)awareness of local school and community resources and any processes involved in accessing those resources; and
(4)health education that includes information about substance use and abuse, including youth substance use and abuse.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 917 (H.B. 3908), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2023.