Abbott will have until June 18 to sign or veto bills. If signed, SB 629 will become law immediately.
The bill is a response to a growing number of youth overdose deaths on Texas public school campuses. Nationwide, those deaths have “increased 182% since 2019,” Talarico’s press release said.Abbott expressed Narcan access as an “emergency item” at the beginning of the session.in a matter of minutes and help schools save lives, supporters say.
“Some politicians use the fentanyl crisis to fearmonger instead of taking real action — but our bill to put Narcan on every Texas school campus will actually save lives,” Rep. Talarico said.As of October 2022, at least four school districts and three colleges had Narcan access available on their campuses, according to a KSAT analysis.
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