US HB7763 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Education (ED) to develop and disseminate an evidence-based curriculum on substance use disorders (e.g., opioids, tobacco, and vaping) for grades K-12. ED must review and update such curriculum every two years. Additionally, ED must award grants to state educational agencies to implement such evidence-based curriculum. In awarding such grants, ED must give priority to those states that have experienced the highest drug overdose death rates per capita.
Title
To direct the Secretary of Education to develop and disseminate an evidence-based curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 on substance use disorders.
Sponsors
| Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX] | Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
| 2020-07-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3344 (Same As) 2020-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Contracts and agency
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Performance measurement
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Performance measurement
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7763/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7763/BILLS-116hr7763ih.pdf |
