ON FEBRUARY 24, 2025, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 382, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, authorize a local education agency (LEA) to implement the law enforcement against drugs and violence (L.E.A.D.) program in schools operated by the LEA. An LEA's implementation of the L.E.A.D. program may be in lieu of the DARE program.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 49-1-401, 49-1-402(a), 49-1-402, 49-1-402(b), 49-1-403, 49-1-404, 49-1-405, 49-1-406, 49-1-407, 39-17-420(f), 39-17-420
Amended with HA0003 -- 02/24/2025: 49-1-401, 49-1-402(a), 49-1-402, 49-1-402(b), 49-1-403, 49-1-404, 49-1-405, 49-1-406, 49-1-407, 39-17-420(f), 39-17-420