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The bill increases on-campus overdose prevention and emergency response by requiring naloxone kits, training, and visibility at HEA-funded institutions, at the expense of added costs, administrative burden, and some privacy/liability concerns for campuses and individuals.
Students and campus residents gain faster, on-site access to naloxone and campus EMS personnel are required to carry and replenish kits, increasing the likelihood of reversing opioid overdoses on campus.
Incoming students and campus communities receive better awareness and readiness because institutions must publish kit locations and provide training during orientation.
Federal targeting of HEA-funded institutions uses existing funding oversight to implement a coordinated public-health intervention on campuses, making rollout more administrable and potentially scalable.
Public colleges and universities must cover upfront and ongoing costs to purchase, store, and replace naloxone kits, which may strain tight institutional budgets.
Campus health centers and EMS face added administrative workload to run training, registration, and reporting requirements, diverting staff time and resources.
Students and responders may have privacy or liability concerns about publicly placed medical kits and being involved in overdose responses, which could deter use or raise legal questions.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires public HEA-funded colleges to place HHS-labeled opioid overdose rescue kits across campus, register locations, replace kits, and provide orientation training within one year.
Requires public colleges and universities that receive Higher Education Act funds to make HHS-labeled opioid overdose rescue kits (containing naloxone or another FDA-approved opioid antagonist) publicly available across campus within one year. Kits must be placed in classrooms, libraries, labs, dorms (including dining facilities), and other instructional or housing facilities; located near AEDs where feasible; carried by campus EMS personnel; registered and published by campus health/EMS; replenished as needed; and students must receive kit-use and location training during orientation.
Official title: To require that opioid overdose rescue kits be located at public institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 27, 2026 by Monica De La Cruz · Last progress April 27, 2026