HF2023

HF2023 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Overdose prevention education required in health education standards.

Related bill: SF2234

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

This bill aims to enhance health education standards in Minnesota schools by requiring the inclusion of overdose prevention education. The bill seeks to amend existing education requirements to cover important health-related areas comprehensively.

Main Provisions

Overdose Prevention Education: The bill mandates that the statewide health education standards include education on recognizing, preventing, and responding to overdoses. This component will be part of the substance use education provided to students from grades 6 through 12.
Existing Health Education Requirements: The bill reiterates existing standards that include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) education for students in grades 7-12, and vaping awareness and prevention for grades 6-8, among others.
Mental Health and Disease Prevention: The bill continues requirements for education on sexually transmitted infections and mental health instruction for students in grades 4 through 12.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

The bill modifies previous legislation to explicitly add education on overdose recognition, prevention, and response to the list of required health education topics. Previously, these topics might not have been explicitly mandated as part of the curriculum.

Relevant Terms

Overdose prevention
Substance use education
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Automatic external defibrillator (AED)
Vaping prevention
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Mental health education

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Past committee meetings

Education Policy on: April 02, 2025 15:00

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
March 09, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Education Policy
March 11, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
March 19, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Authors added
March 23, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
March 23, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
March 25, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
April 01, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added

Citations

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    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Mandates inclusion of CPR and AED education in health curriculum."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill requires CPR and AED education for students in grades 7 through 12 in accordance with section 120B.236.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "120B.236"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Requires vaping education as part of health curriculum."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill includes vaping awareness and prevention education for students in grades 6 through 8 per section 120B.238, subdivision 3.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "120B.238"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Includes substance use and overdose prevention education for health standards."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill provides for cannabis use and substance use education including overdose prevention for grades 6 through 12 under section 120B.215.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "120B.215"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Ensures sexually transmitted infection education meets legal standards."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill aligns sexually transmitted infections and diseases education with the requirements of section 121A.23.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "121A.23"
  }
]