Bill > HB1484

This bill, known as Rain's Law, mandates that all school districts in Oklahoma provide annual instruction on fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness to students in grades six through twelve as part of their existing substance abuse programs. This instruction must cover suicide prevention, preventing fentanyl abuse and addiction, how to access local school and community resources, and general health education about substance use and fentanyl. The law allows various organizations, including higher education institutions, libraries, community service groups, religious organizations, public health agencies, and mental health professionals, to deliver this instruction. The State Board of Education will establish curriculum standards for this fentanyl awareness education, which will be integrated into health standards for the specified grades, and the State Department of Education will provide resources to schools. Furthermore, any health education class in these grades must include fentanyl awareness within its drug awareness unit, and the Governor will designate a "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week" in public schools, coinciding with National Red Ribbon Week, which may include age-appropriate instruction on fentanyl abuse and addiction prevention. This act will take effect on July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause allowing it to be in full force immediately upon passage and approval.