Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
The Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act would establish a federal grant program to help schools purchase opioid overdose reversal drugs (such as naloxone) and develop emergency response plans and educational programs. Eligible schools—including public school districts, charter schools, and private schools—would compete for grants to buy FDA-approved overdose reversal medications and teach students and staff about CPR, drug prevention, and overdose response. The bill prioritizes funding for schools in areas with high rates of opioid overdoses. Schools receiving grants would be required to report to federal tracking systems how they distributed the overdose reversal drugs, and grant recipients would submit annual reports to the Department of Health and Human Services describing their use of the funds. The legislation also mandates that any school receiving federal funds report overdose reversals to national medical and drug-tracking databases within 90 days of the law's enactment. The grant period would be one year with potential for renewal, though no specific funding amount is specified in the text.
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