Ed. Code, § 49414.6 · Article 1. General Powers—School Boards
Ed. Code, § 49414.6
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, local educational agencies shall not prohibit pupils in middle schools, junior high schools, high schools, or adult schools, while on a schoolsite or participating in school activities, from carrying fentanyl test strips or a federally approved opioid antagonist for over-the-counter use for the emergency treatment of persons suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose.
(b) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 872, Sec. 1. (SB 997) Effective January 1, 2025.
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