As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session H. B. No. 57

2025-2026

A BILL

To enact sections 3313.7118, 3313.7119, 3314.148, 3326.62, and 3328.40 of the Revised Code regarding school policies on the administration of overdose reversal drugs.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 3313.7118, 3313.7119, 3314.148, 3326.62, and 3328.40 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 3313.7118. (A) As used in this section, "overdose reversal drug" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) A city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall require the district's superintendent to adopt and implement a policy regarding the supply's maintenance and drug's use at each school operated by the district. A policy adopted under this section shall do all of the following:

(1) Conform to the requirements of division (C)(1) of section 3715.50 of the Revised Code;

(2) Establish the amount of the supply to be maintained at each school;

(3) Require each school's supply to be stored in a secure location that is easily accessible to school employees or contractors;

(4) Specify any training regarding the supply's maintenance and drug's use that school employees or contractors may be required to complete.

(C) A school district board of education may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.

(D) As soon as practicable after using an overdose reversal drug in an emergency situation, the superintendent of a district described in this section shall report its use to the department of education and workforce, the district board of education, and the parent or guardian of the student to whom the drug was administered.

(E) If the superintendent of a district described in this section determines that a persistent pattern of overdoses at the district's schools has emerged, the superintendent shall notify the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the district.

Sec. 3313.7119. (A) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7118 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.

(B) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.

Sec. 3314.148. (A) A community school established under this chapter that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7118 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.

(B) A community school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.

Sec. 3326.62. (A) A STEM school established under this chapter that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7118 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.

(B) A STEM school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.

Sec. 3328.40. (A) A college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7118 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.

(B) A college-preparatory boarding school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.