S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1057
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DAVILA, STIRPE, HEVESI, CRUZ, RAMOS, TAYLOR,
BENDETT, SLATER, K. BROWN, LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing schools to
possess and administer FDA approved opioid reversal agents in emergen-
cy situations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 921-b
to read as follows:
§ 921-B. ON-SITE FDA APPROVED OPIOID REVERSAL AGENTS. 1. SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUNTY VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARDS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON-PUBLIC ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE MAY PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
ON-SITE IN EACH INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL FACILITY ALL FDA APPROVED OPIOID
REVERSAL AGENTS IN QUANTITIES AND TYPES DEEMED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, TO BE ADEQUATE TO ENSURE
READY AND APPROPRIATE ACCESS FOR USE DURING EMERGENCIES TO ANY STUDENT
OR STAFF TO NEGATE OR NEUTRALIZE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THE PHARMACOLOGI-
CAL EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID IN THE HUMAN BODY.
2. SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUN-
TY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARDS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON-
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE, ANY PERSON
EMPLOYED BY ANY SUCH ENTITY, OR EMPLOYED BY A CONTRACTOR OF SUCH AN
ENTITY WHILE PERFORMING SERVICES FOR THE ENTITY MAY ADMINISTER ANY FDA
APPROVED OPIOID REVERSAL AGENTS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00266-01-5
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