HF2023

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