1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 3512 By: Johns
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 1210.229-1, which relates to the Oklahoma
8 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Life Skills
8 Education Act; expanding applicability of act;
9 requiring certain instruction on fentanyl abuse
9 prevention and drug poisoning awareness; prescribing
10 frequency of and grades for instruction; listing
10 information to be included in fentanyl abuse
11 instruction; authorizing organizations and persons to
11 provide instruction; directing Governor to designate
12 Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week in schools;
12 providing for certain instruction during designated
13 week; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.3, which
13 relates to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
14 prevention education; providing for codification;
14 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.229-1,
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20 is amended to read as follows:
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21 Section 1210.229-1 Sections 1210.229-1 through 1210.229-5 of
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22 this title and Section 2 of this act shall be known and may be cited
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23 as the "Oklahoma Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Life Skills
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24 Education Act".
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 1 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.229-8 of Title 70, unless
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3 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4 A. As part of the comprehensive integrated curriculum for
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5 substance abuse programs provided in Section 1210.229-5 of Title 70
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6 of the Oklahoma Statutes, each school district shall annually
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7 provide research-based instruction related to fentanyl abuse
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8 prevention and drug poisoning awareness to students in grades six
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9 through twelve.
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10 B. The instruction required by this section shall include:
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11 1. Suicide prevention;
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12 2. Prevention of the abuse of and addiction to fentanyl;
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13 3. Awareness of local school and community resources and how to
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14 access those resources; and
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15 4. Health education that includes information about substance
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16 use and abuse of fentanyl, including youth substance use and abuse
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17 of fentanyl.
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18 C. The instruction required by this section may be provided by
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19 an organization or an employee or agent of an organization that is:
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20 1. A public or private institution of higher education;
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21 2. A library;
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22 3. A community service organization;
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23 4. A religious organization;
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24 5. A local public health agency; or
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 1 6. An organization employing mental health professionals.
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2 D. To educate students about the dangers posed by fentanyl and
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3 the risks of fentanyl poisoning, including overdose, the Governor
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4 shall designate a week to be known as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness
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5 Week in public schools. Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week may
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6 include age-appropriate instruction, including instruction on the
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7 prevention of the abuse of and addiction to fentanyl, as determined
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8 by each school district.
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9 SECTION 3. REPEALER 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.3, is
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10 hereby repealed.
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11 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
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12 SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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13 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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14 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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15 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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