A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1170b (MCL 380.1170b), as added by 2017 PA 255.
Mandates the inclusion of instruction on prescription opioid drug abuse and gambling addiction within the health education guidelines described in section 1278a. Specifically, it requires the department to provide school districts and public school academies with a grade- and age-appropriate model program of instruction on prescription opioid drug abuse by July 1, 2019, and on gambling addiction by July 1, 2024. The instruction on prescription opioid drug abuse must cover the prescription drug epidemic and the link between prescription opioid abuse and addiction to other drugs, based on recommendations from the prescription drug and opioid abuse commission.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Education
