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SF2234 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Overdose prevention education inclusion in health education standards requirement provision

Related bill: HF2023

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Purpose

  • To update Minnesota’s health education standards by adding specific topics, with a focus on overdose prevention, and to align these topics with existing statutes. The bill amends current law to require new or expanded expectations in health-related learning.

Required Health-Related Subject Areas (Main Provisions)

  • The commissioner must include the following expectations for learning in the statewide health education standards, with districts allowed to provide instruction in accordance with applicable law:
    • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) education.
    • Vaping awareness and prevention education.
    • Cannabis use and substance use education that includes overdose recognition, prevention, and response education.
    • Sexually transmitted infections and diseases education.
    • Mental health education.

Grade Levels and Specific Topics

  • CPR and AED education: for students in grades 7 through 12 (per Minnesota Statutes section 120B.236).
  • Vaping awareness and prevention education: for students in grades 6 through 8 (per Minnesota Statutes section 120B.238, subdivision 3).
  • Cannabis use and substance use education (including overdose recognition, prevention, and response): for students in grades 6 through 12 (per Minnesota Statutes section 120B.215).
  • Sexually transmitted infections and diseases education: aligned with Minnesota Statutes section 121A.23 (grades 4 through 12).
  • Mental health education: for students in grades 4 through 12.

Relationship to Existing Law

  • This bill amends Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 21, subdivision 2 to specify these added health-education expectations.
  • It references and aligns with the listed Minnesota Statutes (120B.236, 120B.238, 120B.215, 121A.23) to guide content and implementation.

Implementation and District Role

  • Districts are authorized to provide instruction on these topics in accordance with the cited statutes.
  • The changes are incorporated into the statewide health education standards used by school districts to guide curriculum and instruction.

Relevant changes to law in plain terms: - Adds overdose prevention components within cannabis/substance use education. - Broadens and clarifies required health topics across multiple grades. - Connects instruction to specific Minnesota statutes to ensure consistency with existing legal requirements.

Relevant Terms - overdose recognition - overdose prevention and response education - cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - automatic external defibrillator (AED) - vaping awareness and prevention - cannabis use education - substance use education - sexually transmitted infections and diseases (STIs) - mental health education - Minnesota Statutes section 120B.236 - Minnesota Statutes section 120B.238 (subdivision 3) - Minnesota Statutes section 120B.215 - Minnesota Statutes section 121A.23 - grades 4-12 - grades 6-8 - grades 7-12 - statewide health education standards - district instruction alignment

Bill text versions

Past committee meetings

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 06, 2025SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
March 06, 2025SenateActionReferred toEducation Policy
March 27, 2025SenateActionAuthor added
SenateActionHF substituted in committee

Citations

 
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