                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FENTANYL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS; INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND MATERIALS (§
22.1-206.02)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;informational one-sheet&#8221; means a
single-page document detailing relevant information and key points on a single
topic developed and disseminated for the purpose of providing information to a
specific group of individuals.

B. The Department shall, in collaboration with the Department of Health, develop
a fentanyl education and awareness informational one-sheet designed to promote
awareness of the dangers associated with and the prevalence of fentanyl and
provide essential information on fentanyl overdose prevention and preparedness
among high school-age students. Such informational one-sheet shall include
information on:

   1. The dangers associated with fentanyl;

   2. The prevalence of fentanyl and how to identify and avoid it;

   3. Overdose prevention and preparedness, including the signs and symptoms of
   fentanyl overdose and how to report a fentanyl overdose;

   4. Resources for students in the event that any student needs or knows someone
   who needs help with substance use disorder or is in danger of a fentanyl
   overdose; and

   5. Statistics relating to fentanyl prevalence, fentanyl use, health risks
   associated with fentanyl use, and fentanyl overdoses, including overdoses that
   were successfully reversed and deaths associated with fentanyl overdoses, in
   the Commonwealth.

C. The Department shall make available to each school board and shall post in a
publicly accessible location on its website such fentanyl educational and
awareness informational one-sheet developed in accordance with subsection B. The
Department, in collaboration with the Department of Health, shall annually
review such informational one-sheet and update it as necessary to ensure its
currency and accuracy.

D. Each public high school or secondary school that includes grades nine through
12 shall annually distribute such fentanyl education and awareness informational
one-sheet to each student in grades nine through 12 within the first two weeks
of the school year.

HISTORY: 2024, c. 564.