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SB 498STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

School-connected overdose policies; guidelines, parental notification and response.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

School-connected overdoses; policies relatingto parental notification and response; requirements. Requires each division superintendent or his designee to notify the parent of each student in the local school division of any school-connected overdose, defined as any verified overdose that occurs on school premises during or after regular school hours or during school-sanctioned activities whether on or off school premises, within 24 hours of learning of the overdose. The bill requires such notification to include as much information as is known about the circumstances surrounding the overdose, to the extent that the disclosure of any such information is not prohibited by any applicable law, rule, or regulation relating to the disclosure and protection of a minor's personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information. The bill requires the Board of Education to establish guidelinesfor school-connected overdose response and parental notificationpolicies, including (a) a model action plan for each school boardto follow in responding to the overdose, including communicatingand coordinating with the Department of Education and the local law-enforcementliaison or local law-enforcement agency that employs the school resourceofficers for such school division, and (b) criteria for issuing theparental notification to ensure sensitivity to the privacy interestsof any affected individuals.

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How representatives voted

470 yea·94 nay·14 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
  2. 4/17/2024Communicated to Governor
  3. 4/17/2024VOTE: REJECTED (42-Y 57-N)
  4. 4/17/2024House rejected Governor's recommendation (42-Y 57-N)
  5. 4/17/2024Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  6. 4/5/2024Governor's substitute printed 24109245D-S2
  7. 4/5/2024Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  8. 3/31/2024Impact statement from DPB (SB498ER)
  9. 3/27/2024Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
  10. 3/27/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024