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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.9074 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.9074. FENTANYL POISONING AWARENESS WEEK. (a) To |
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educate students about the dangers posed by the drug fentanyl and |
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the risks of fentanyl poisoning, including overdose, the governor |
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shall designate a week to be known as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness |
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Week in public schools. |
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(b) Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week may include |
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age-appropriate instruction, including instruction on the |
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prevention of the abuse of and addiction to fentanyl, as determined |
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by each school district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |