1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; pharmaceuticals; providing for disposal of unclaimed drugs 
1.3 	or medications;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.22, by adding 
1.4 	a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.22, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4a.Unclaimed drugs or medication; disposal. (a) The written notice under 
1.9 	subdivision 1 must include a provision, consistent with section 151.37, subdivision 7, 
1.10 	paragraph (b), to designate the school district as an authorized individual to handle the drug 
1.11 	or medication for the purpose of sending the drug or medication for destruction if the drug 
1.12 	or medication cannot be returned to the parent or guardian. The designation applies only to 
1.13 	legend drugs or over-the-counter medications and does not apply to controlled substances. 
1.14 	A school district must make a reasonable attempt to return unused drugs or medications to 
1.15 	the parent or guardian before discarding the drugs or medications.
1.16 	(b) A school district may dispose of unclaimed drugs or medications after making a 
1.17 	reasonable attempt to return the drugs or medications to the student's parent or guardian. A 
1.18 	school district must adopt a procedure for the collection and disposal of unclaimed drugs 
1.19 	or medications. The procedure must designate a responsible individual for collecting and 
1.20 	discarding unclaimed drugs or medications. The school district's designee may transport 
1.21 	unclaimed legend drugs or over-the-counter medications to a law enforcement or pharmacy 
1.22 	collection box or request the law enforcement agency transport them to a collection box on 
1.23 	their behalf. The school district's designee must not transport unclaimed student controlled 
2.1 	substances to a law enforcement or pharmacy collection box by themselves. Law enforcement 
2.2 	or the student's immediate family may transport a controlled substance to a collection box.