118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4240Saving Lives in Schools Act of 2023

To require that opioid overdose rescue kits be located at public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

Education
Introduced Jun 21, 2023
Last action Jun 23, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 21, 2023
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Referred
Jun 23, 2023
Education and Workforce · E&C
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in House
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
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.