New York S 10277: Authorizes high schools to include opioid overdose prevention and non-intravenous opioid antagonist administration as part of required health education courses

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S10277 Summary:

BILL NOS10277 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10060-A

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SPONSORWEBB

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §804, add §922-a, Ed L

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Authorizes high schools to include opioid overdose prevention and non-intravenous opioid antagonist administration as optional part of required health education courses; authorizes certain students to administer non-intravenous opioid antagonists.

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BILL NOS10277 

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05/11/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10277

 IN SENATE

 May 11, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to health education in
 schools relating to opioid overdose prevention and non-intravenous
 opioid antagonist administration

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 804 of the education law,
 2 as amended by chapter 390 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 3. Instruction regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs shall be
 5 included in the health education provided for all elementary school
 6 pupils and shall be taught by the regular classroom teachers or by
 7 teachers certified to teach health education, and by medical directors
 8 and their designees. Such instruction shall be designed according to
 9 the needs and abilities of the pupils at successive grade levels with
 10 the purpose of developing desirable health behavior, attitudes, and
 11 knowledge as well as self-reliance and problem solving capacity.
 12 4. Instruction regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, in addi-
 13 tion to continued health guidance in the junior high school grades and
 14 the senior high schools, shall be an integral part of a required health
 15 education course at each of these levels in the secondary schools
 16 curriculum. Opioid overdose prevention and non-intravenous opioid
 17 antagonist administration may additionally be an integral part of a
 18 required health education course at the senior high school level.
 19 Students shall be required to demonstrate knowledge in the subject area
 20 through the use of a test, graded project or report, or any other means
 21 prescribed by the school authorities regarding alcohol, drugs, and
 22 tobacco. Any such course shall be taught by teachers holding a certif-
 23 icate to teach health, and by medical directors and their designees.
 24 High school students shall be required to demonstrate proficiency of the
 25 use of opioid overdose antagonists as a life-saving treatment. School
 26 districts may authorize opioid overdose prevention and non-intravenous
 27 opioid antagonist administration training and may authorize students who

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14169-04-6

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 1 have successfully completed such training to possess non-intravenous
 2 opioid antagonist medication for use as preventative first aid care.
 3 Related courses in the secondary school curriculum shall be taught in a
 4 manner supportive of health education regarding alcohol, tobacco, and
 5 other drugs, and may be supportive of health education regarding opioid
 6 overdose prevention and non-intravenous opioid antagonist
 7 administration. In addition, instruction regarding the dangers of driv-
 8 ing while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be an integral
 9 part of a required health education course in the senior high schools.
 10 Such instruction shall be provided in all senior high schools whether or
 11 not these schools also provide driver education courses. Parents or
 12 legal guardians shall be notified that their child will participate in
 13 opioid overdose prevention training and non-intravenous opioid antag-
 14 onist administration training and may submit a written request to the
 15 school opting the student out of such training.
 16 § 2. The education