Protecting Kids from Fentanyl

Summary#

The bill would allow Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to pay for naloxone or other opioid antagonists for schools, training for school staff on how to use them, and fentanyl awareness classes or materials for students.

What it means for you#

Schools could use these grants to obtain opioid-reversal medicines and provide related training and fentanyl education. The bill does not require schools to do so.

Expenses#

The bill does not specify costs or provide a separate amount of funding. It would allow existing block grant funds to be used for these purposes.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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