RX OPIOID ABUSE EDUCATION                                            H.B. 4406 (S-1) & 4407 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4406 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

House Bill 4407 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Representative Beth Griffin

House Committee:  Health Policy

Senate Committee:  Health Policy

CONTENT

House Bill 4406 (S-1) would add Section 7113a to the Public Health Code to require the Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Commission by July 1, 2018, to develop or adopt, and make available to the Department of Education, recommendations for the instruction of pupils on the prescription drug epidemic and the connection between prescription opioid drug abuse and addiction to other drugs.

House Bill 4407 (S-1) would amend the Revised School Code to require the Department of Education, by July 1, 2019, to make available to public school districts and public school academies a grade- and age-appropriate model program of instruction on prescription opioid drug abuse based on the recommendations under proposed Section 7113a.

The bill also would require the Department, beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, to ensure that the State model academic standards for health education included instruction on prescription opioid drug abuse.

Proposed MCL 333.7113a (H.B. 4406)                         Legislative Analyst:  Stephen Jackson

Proposed MCL 380.1170b (H.B. 4407)

FISCAL IMPACT

House Bill 4406 (S-1) would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

House Bill 4407 (S-1) would result in additional administrative costs to the Department of Education and indeterminate costs to local education authorities (LEAs). The Department would incur administrative costs in order to modify the grade-level health education content standards. Local education authorities also would incur short-term costs in order to modify and implement health curriculum that aligned with the bill. Due to the variation in LEAs and costs throughout the State, the total costs to implement the new curriculum are indeterminate.

Date Completed:  12-13-17                                                   Fiscal Analyst:  Cory Savino

                                                                                                             Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.