,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cehh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #g1   
#bjbf,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4   
,wyden1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 and ,mr4       
,heinrich7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,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  
overdose1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,school ,access to ,naloxone ,act of
 #bjbf4  #b4 ,grants for reducing opioid
 overdose deaths  7a7 ,use of funds     
,section #edd7;c7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#bij;dd-#c7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or         
administering after prescribing2 and    

7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting or 
on the administration of after          
prescribing of4  7b7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,section #edd7;g7 of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd-#c7;g77 is amended by 
striking to carry out this section and  
inserting to carry out this section and 
section #edd;,a4  #c4 ,grants for       
reducing opioid overdose deaths in      
elementary and secondary schools ,title 
,v of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
is amended by inserting after section   
#edd of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#bij;dd-#c7 the following3  #edd;,a4    
,reducing opioid overdose deaths in     
elementary and secondary schools  7a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary may award   
grants to eligible entities to provide  
for the administration1 at public and   
private elementary and secondary schools
 under the jurisdiction of the eligible 
entity1 of drugs and devices for        
emergency treatment of known or         
suspected opioid overdose4  7b7         

,applications ,to seek a grant under    
this section1 an eligible entity shall  
submit to the ,secretary an application 
at such time1 in such manner1 and       
containing-- 7#a7 the information       
required under section #edd7;b72  7#b7  
the certifications specified in         
subsection 7c72 and  7#c7 such other    
information as the ,secretary shall     
require4  7c7 ,certifications ,the      
certifications specified in this        
subsection1 with respect to each        
elementary school and secondary school  
in the eligible entity's jurisdiction1  
are the following3 7#a7 ,the school has 
in place a program under which the      
school will permit trained personnel of 
the school to administer drugs or       
devices for purposes of providing       
emergency treatment of known or         
suspected opioid overdose4  7#b7 ,the   
school will maintain a supply of such   
drugs and devices in a location that is 
easily accessible to trained personnel  
of the school for the purpose of        

administering such drugs and devices4   
7#c7 ,the school has in place a plan for
 having on the premises of the school   
during all operating hours one or more  
individuals who are such trained        
personnel4  7#d7 ,the ,state attorney   
general of the ,state in which the      
school is located certifies that the    
,state-- 7,a7 has reviewed any          
applicable civil liability protection   
law to determine the application of such
 law with regard to elementary and      
secondary school trained personnel who  
may administer drugs and devices for    
emergency treatment in the case of a    
known or suspected opioid overdose2 and 
7,b7 has concluded that such law        
provides adequate civil liability       
protection applicable to such trained   
personnel4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,the term civil liability 
protection law means a ,state law       
offering legal protection to individuals
 who give aid in an emergency to an     
individual who is ill1 in peril1 or     

otherwise incapacitated4  7#b7 ,the term
 eligible entity has the meaning given  
to such term in section #edd4  7#c7 ,the
 term trained personnel means1 with     
respect to an elementary or secondary   
school1 an individual-- 7,a7 who is a   
school nurse1 a trained school-based    
health center staff member1 or another  
individual designated by the principal  
or other appropriate administrative     
staff of the school to administer drugs 
or devices for emergency treatment in   
the case of a known or suspected opioid 
overdose2  7,b7 who has received        
training in the administration of such  
drugs or devices2 and  7,c7 whose       
training in the administration of such  
drugs or devices meets appropriate      
medical standards and has been          
documented by appropriate administrative
 staff of the school4  4