HF 2023

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/30/2025 03:18 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring overdose prevention education in a substance use
model program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.215, subdivision
1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.215, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Model program.

The commissioner of education, in consultation with
the commissioners of health and human services, local district and school health education
specialists, and other qualified experts, shall identify one or more model programs that may
be used to educate middle school and high school students on the health effects on children
and adolescents of cannabis use and substance use, including but not limited to the use of
fentanyl or mixtures containing fentanyl, consistent with local standards as required in
section 120B.021, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6), for elementary and secondary
school students. The commissioner must publish a list of model programs that include
written materials, resources, and training for instructors by June 1, 2025. A model program
identified by the commissioner must be medically accurate, age and developmentally
appropriate, culturally inclusive, and grounded in science, and must address:

(1) the physical and mental health effects of cannabis use and substance use by children,
adolescents, and persons under 25 years of age, including effects on the developing brains
of children, adolescents, and persons under 25 years of age;

(2) unsafe or unhealthy behaviors associated with cannabis use and substance use;

(3) signs of substance use disorders;

(4) treatment options; deleted text begin and
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(5) healthy coping strategies for children and adolescents deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (6) overdose recognition, prevention, and response.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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