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The bill increases federal support and local access to opioid overdose prevention and behavioral health services—potentially saving lives and expanding care—but creates added fiscal pressures and ongoing operational and legal burdens for schools, small providers, and existing programs.
K–12 students across eligible schools will have quicker on-site access to emergency opioid overdose treatment, reducing the risk of fatal overdoses during school hours.
People with substance use disorders and behavioral health needs can receive broader prevention, treatment, and capacity-building services because the law expands permissible uses of grant funds.
Health programs (including the newly referenced section 544A) can receive appropriated funding, increasing federal support capacity for prevention and treatment activities.
Expanding permissible uses of existing grant funds could redirect money away from current programs or priorities if no additional appropriations are provided, potentially harming other services.
Authorizing appropriations for a new section (544A) increases federal spending pressure and could create budget tradeoffs or marginal costs for taxpayers.
Maintaining overdose supplies, conducting regular training, and associated administrative tasks may impose ongoing costs and operational burdens on schools—especially if grant funding is limited or temporary.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes HHS grants to enable K–12 schools to obtain and keep opioid overdose drugs/devices and requires trained personnel, on-site supplies, and state AG liability certification.
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide funding for trained school personnel to administer drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 10, 2026 by Kelly Morrison · Last progress June 10, 2026
Authorizes the HHS Secretary to award grants to eligible entities so public and private elementary and secondary schools can obtain and keep drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdoses. Grants support on-site supplies and require schools to have trained personnel available, written plans for coverage during operating hours, and state attorney general certification that applicable civil liability protections have been reviewed. Establishes application and certification requirements, defines key terms (including "trained personnel" and "civil liability protection law"), and expands the authorization of appropriations to allow funding to carry out the new grant program.