E2SHB 1956: Addressing fentanyl and other substance use prevention education.
Signed into law: Chapter 201, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Leavitt
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024
- Status
- C 201 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 3/19/2024. (March 19, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to update and publicly post substance use prevention education materials and resources for middle and high school students. Directs the OSPI to revise the health and physical education K-12 learning standards to include knowledge and understanding related to fentanyl, other opioids, and other life-threatening drug use. Requires fentanyl and other opioid prevention education to be provided to students in grades 7 and 9 annually.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 9, 202497 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 5, 202496 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · February 29, 202446 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
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