Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 16 R · 13 D · 3 I cosponsors

HB 202 — 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.

Last action — (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE REVISED 10/15

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 15, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (Republican) on October 09, 2024.

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Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 40 sponsors

    1 primary, 39 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (16 R · 13 D · 3 I) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 3 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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104 added · 62 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill HB 202 include the requirement that each school district must have a trained person ready to administer opioid overdose drugs, specifically naloxone nasal spray, whenever school facilities are open or during school-sponsored events. This amendment emphasizes the importance of having immediate access to overdose reversal drugs in schools to address the growing opioid crisis. By ensuring that trained personnel are consistently available, the bill aims to enhance student and staff safety in case of an opioid overdose.

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33-LS0705\S HOUSE BILL NO.
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No.
202 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY REPRESENTATIVES D.JOHNSON, Mina, Galvin, C.Johnson, Story, Tomaszewski, McCormick, Ruffridge, Foster, Sumner, Hannan, Himschoot, Wright, Schrage, Josephson, Baker, Allard, Gray, Mears, McCabe, Vance, Tilton, Armstrong, Cronk, Stapp, Carrick, Rauscher, Coulombe, Stutes, Saddler Introduced:
SCS CSHB 202(FIN) am S(efd add S) _______ AN ACT Relating to the availability and administration of opioid overdose drugs in public schools;
5/15/23 Referred:
relating to correspondence study programs;
Education, Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to the availability and administration of opioid overdose drugs in public schools." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and relating to allotments for correspondence study programs;
* Section 1.
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.
_______________ BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled HB 202 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.
_______________ * Section 1.
(a) Each school district shall ensure that (1) a person trained to administer naloxone nasal spray is on site (A) when the main school building of each school in the school district is open to students, staff, or the public, including periods when the school building is open before and after school hours and during weekend activities;
(a) Each school district shall ensure that (1) a person trained to administer an opioid overdose drug is on site (A) when the main school building of each school in the school district is open to students or staff, including periods when the school building is open before and after school hours and during weekend activities;
and (B) during each school-sponsored event, whether the event is conducted on or off of school grounds;
and -1- Enrolled HB 202 (B) during each school-sponsored event conducted on school grounds;
(2) each school bus driver for the school district is trained to HB0202a -1- HB 202 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0705\S administer naloxone nasal spray;
(2) the main school building of each school in the school district has at least two doses of an opioid overdose drug available on site;
(3) the main school building of each school in the school district has at least two doses of naloxone nasal spray available on site;
and (3) at least one dose of an opioid overdose drug is available during a school-sponsored event conducted on school grounds.
and (4) at least one dose of naloxone nasal spray is available during a school-sponsored event, whether the event is conducted on or off of school grounds, and on a school bus while students are being transported to or from school or a school- sponsored event.
(b) The Department of Health shall provide each school district with the opioid overdose drug required under this section.
(b) The commissioner of health shall develop and provide to each school district a short training video about how and when to administer naloxone nasal spray.
The commissioner of health shall develop and provide to each school district a short training video about how and when to administer an opioid overdose drug.
(c) In this section, (1) "main school building" means the building on school grounds where most of the students of the school are educated during regular school hours and the principal, nurse, and other administrative staff of the school are located;
(c) A school district, school, or individual is not liable for civil damages for an injury to another individual resulting from a failure to possess or maintain an opioid overdose drug under this section.
(2) "naloxone nasal spray" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(e);
(d) In this section, (1) "main school building" means the building on school grounds where most of the students of the school are educated during regular school hours and the principal, nurse, and other administrative staff of the school are located;
(3) "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(e);
(2) "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(e);
(4) "school district" means a borough school district, a city school district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding school;
(3) "school district" means a borough school district, a city school district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding school;
(5) "school grounds" means a building, structure, athletic playing field, playground, parking area, or land contained within the real property boundary line of a school in a school district.
(4) "school grounds" means a building, structure, athletic playing field, playground, parking area, or land contained within the real property boundary line of a school in a school district.
AS 17.20.085(e) is amended by adding new paragraphs to read:
AS 17.20.085(e) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:
(5) "naloxone nasal spray" means naloxone administered by intranasal spray that reverses, in whole or in part, the pharmacological effects of an opioid overdose;
(5) "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.145(d).
(6) "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.145(c).
(f) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a school district, if acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may receive a supply of opioid overdose drugs and possess opioid overdose drugs for the purposes of AS 14.30.145.
(f) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a school district, if acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may receive a supply of opioid overdose drugs from the department and may possess opioid overdose drugs for the purposes of AS 14.30.145.
(g) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contra, a person, if HB 202 -2- HB0202a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0705\S acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may administer naloxone nasal spray under AS 14.30.145 to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose.
(g) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a person, if Enrolled HB 202 -2- acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may administer an opioid overdose drug under AS 14.30.145 to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose.
HB0202a -3- HB 202 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
* Sec.
4.
AS 17.20.085(d) is repealed.
* Sec.
5.
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read:
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLANS;
STUDENT ALLOTMENTS.
(a) Notwithstanding AS 14.03.300 or 14.03.310, the department or a district that provides a homeschool or correspondence study program shall annually provide an individual learning plan for each student enrolled in the program developed in collaboration with the student, the parent or guardian of the student, a certificated teacher assigned to the student, and other individuals involved in the student's learning plan.
(b) The board shall adopt regulations establishing standards for individual learning plans.
The regulations must require that an individual learning plan (1) provide a course of study appropriate to the student's grade level and consistent with state and district standards;
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(2) incorporate an ongoing assessment plan that includes statewide assessments required for public schools under AS 14.03.123(f);
(3) include provisions for modifying an individual learning plan if the student is below proficient on a standardized assessment in a core subject;
(4) provide for quarterly monitoring of a student's work and progress by the certificated teacher assigned to the student.
(c) The department or a district that provides a homeschool or correspondence study program may provide an annual student allotment to a parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the homeschool or correspondence study program.
A parent or guardian may use the allotment only for implementation of the student's individual learning plan.
(d) The department shall monitor the use of allotments distributed under this section.
(e) The department or a district that provides a correspondence study program shall submit an annual report to the department that includes (1) the number of students enrolled in the program;
(2) the demographic information of the students enrolled in the program;
-3- Enrolled HB 202 (3) an accounting of student allotment funds that have been disbursed;
(4) assessment and proficiency scores of the students enrolled in the program;
and (5) a review of curricula that have been provided by the program or purchased using allotment funds.
(f) The department shall include the information reported to the department under (e) of this section in the report to the legislature required under AS 14.07.168.
(g) The board shall adopt regulations to implement this section consistent with art.
VII, sec.
1, Constitution of the State of Alaska.
(h) In this section, (1) "board" means the state Board of Education and Early Development;
(2) "department" means the Department of Education and Early Development;
(3) "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990.
* Sec.
6.
Section 5 of this Act is repealed July 1, 2025.
* Sec.
7.
Section 4 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2027.
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Action History

  1. (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE REVISED 10/15

  2. (H) FN3: (DOH)

  3. (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 268

  4. (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 8/30/24

  5. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

  6. (H) Signed into law 8/30 CHAPTER 47 SLA 24

  7. (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  8. (H) 2:30 P.M. 8/26/24 Transmitted to Governor

  9. (H) STUTES, SADDLER

  10. (H) COSPONSOR(S): TILTON, ARMSTRONG, CRONK, STAPP, CARRICK, RAUSCHER, COULOMBE,

  11. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  12. (H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y40

  13. (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 26

  14. (H) CONCUR READ AND TAKEN UP

  15. (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 202(FIN) AM S(EFD ADD S)

  16. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  17. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  18. (S) PASSED Y20 N-

  19. (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING

  20. (S) BJORKMAN, OLSON, MERRICK, BISHOP

  21. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): WIELECHOWSKI, TOBIN, KAWASAKI, WILSON, GIESSEL, CLAMAN,

  22. (S) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION

  23. (S) AM NO 2 ADOPTED UC

  24. (S) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION

  25. (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC

  26. (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC

  27. (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC

  28. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 202(EDC)

  29. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CAL

  30. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  31. (S) RULES TO FIRST SUP CALENDAR 5/14/2024

  32. (S) Moved SCS CSHB 202(FIN) Out of Committee

  33. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  34. (S) FN3: (DOH)

  35. (S) FN1: ZERO(EED)

  36. (S) DP: HOFFMAN, OLSON, WILSON, KIEHL, BISHOP

  37. (S) FIN RPT SCS 5DP SAME TITLE

  38. (S) Scheduled but Not Heard

  39. (S) FINANCE at 02:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532

  40. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  41. (S) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to 3 PM --

  42. (S) FINANCE at 10:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  43. (S) Scheduled but Not Heard

  44. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  45. (S) FIN

  46. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  47. (H) VERSION: CSHB 202(EDC)

  48. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  49. (H) GRAY, MEARS, MCCABE, VANCE

  50. (H) COSPONSOR(S): HANNAN, HIMSCHOOT, WRIGHT, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, BAKER, ALLARD,

  51. (H) PASSED Y37 N2 E1

  52. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 202(EDC)

  53. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  54. (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y1 N37 E1 A1

  55. (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y3 N36 E1

  56. (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y15 N24 E1

  57. (H) EDC CS ADOPTED UC

  58. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  59. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/3/2024

  60. (H) SUMNER

  61. (H) COSPONSOR(S): C.JOHNSON, STORY, TOMASZEWSKI, MCCORMICK, RUFFRIDGE, FOSTER,

  62. (H) FN3: (DOH)

  63. (H) FN1: ZERO(EED)

  64. (H) NR: COULOMBE, STAPP

  65. (H) DP: CRONK, ORTIZ, JOSEPHSON, HANNAN, GALVIN, TOMASZEWSKI, D.JOHNSON, FOSTER

  66. (H) FIN RPT CS(EDC) 8DP 2NR

  67. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  68. (H) Moved CSHB 202(EDC) Out of Committee -- Recessed to 4/30/24 at 9:00 am --

  69. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  70. (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN

  71. (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed 10-15 MINUTES --

  72. (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519

  73. (H) FIN REPLACED HSS REFERRAL

  74. (H) FN2: ZERO(DOH)

  75. (H) FN1: ZERO(EED)

  76. (H) AM: HIMSCHOOT, STORY, MCKAY, ALLARD, RUFFRIDGE

  77. (H) DNP: PRAX

  78. (H) DP: MCCORMICK

  79. (H) EDC RPT CS(EDC) 1DP 1DNP 5AM

  80. (H) Minutes (HEDC)

  81. (H) Moved CSHB 202(EDC) Out of Committee -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --

  82. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  83. (H) Minutes (HEDC)

  84. (H) Heard & Held

  85. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  86. (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  87. (H) Minutes (HEDC)

  88. (H) Heard & Held

  89. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  90. (H) EDC, HSS

  91. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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Who sponsors HB 202?
HB 202 is sponsored by Bishop, Kelly Merrick (R), Donald Olson (D), Jesse Bjorkman (R), Matt Claman (D), Cathy Giessel (R), Wilson, Scott Kawasaki (D), Löki Tobin (D), Bill Wielechowski (D), Dan Saddler (R), Louise Stutes (R), Julie Coulombe (R), George Rauscher (R), Ashley Carrick (D), Will Stapp (R), Mike Cronk (R), Armstrong, Cathy Tilton (R), Sarah Vance (R), Kevin McCabe (R), Donna Mears (D), Andrew Gray (D), Jamie Allard (R), Baker, Andy Josephson (D), Calvin Schrage (N), Wright, Rebecca Himschoot (N), Sara Hannan (D), Sumner, Neal Foster (D), Justin Ruffridge (R), Mccormick, Frank Tomaszewski (R), Andi Story (D), C.Johnson, Alyse Galvin (N), Genevieve Mina (D), and DeLena Johnson (R).
What is the current status of HB 202?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 15, 2023. Enacted.
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