SB1257
Student & campus safety; opioid antagonist administration training for resident assistants required.
Summary
As Introduced. Public institutions of higher education; student and campus safety; training in opioid antagonist administration for resident assistants required.
Requires each resident assistant in a student housing facility at a public institution of higher education to complete, prior to the commencement of his duties, training in the administration of an opioid antagonist to any student, faculty, or staff member who is believed to be experiencing or about to experience ... (More) a life-threatening opioid overdose. The bill requires each public institution of higher education to adopt policies and procedures relating to the administration of an opioid antagonist by each resident assistant, including policies and procedures (i) requiring each resident assistant to complete such training pursuant to the provisions of the bill; (ii) arranging for the provision of such opioid antagonist administration training; and (iii) ensuring that each such resident assistant has access to at least two unexpired doses of an opioid antagonist at all times. Finally, the bill modifies the provisions relating to individuals who are authorized to possess and administer opioid antagonists to include resident assistants in a student housing facility at a public institution of higher education who have completed training in the administration of an opioid antagonist in accordance with the provisions of the bill. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103588D
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1257)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/14/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/17/2025 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/20/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - House: Education Amendments agreed to
- 02/20/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/2025 - House: Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: House Amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1257ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1257)
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 446 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0446)
