HR 4240
118th Congress
House
Education
Child safety and welfare
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
School administration
Saving Lives in Schools Act of 2023
Introduced: June 21, 2023
Introduced by:
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Republican
· Georgia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Saving Lives in Schools Act of 2023
This bill requires each public elementary and secondary school to have an opioid overdose rescue kit.
Specifically, the Department of Education must consult and collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that each public elementary and secondary school has an opioid overdose rescue kit. The kit must be clearly visible and labeled with the words Overdose Rescue Kit-Naloxone Nasal Spray (or other language approved by the local educational agency).
The bill outlines additional requirements related to these kits, including that the location of each kit must be registered with the school nurse and school resource officer.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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