Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill requires all public colleges and universities that receive federal funding to stock opioid overdose rescue kits throughout their campuses within one year of the law's enactment. The kits must be placed in classrooms, libraries, dormitories, dining facilities, laboratories, and other student areas, ideally near existing defibrillators, and also carried by campus emergency medical personnel. Each institution must maintain a registry of kit locations, train students about their availability and use during orientation, and replace any kits that are used or expire. The legislation aims to combat opioid overdose deaths on college campuses by ensuring immediate access to life-saving medications like naloxone that can reverse opioid overdoses. The bill does not specify dedicated federal funding but requires compliance as a condition of institutions receiving Higher Education Act funds.
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