Colorado Bipartisan Bill To Protect Teachers & Students, SB 21 56 Cannabis Based Medicine at Schools

Colorado Bipartisan Bill To Protect Teachers & Students,
SB21-056
Expand Cannabis-based Medicine At Schools
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-056
Sponsors:
State Senator Chris Holbert (R)
State Senator Julie Gonzales (D)
State Representative Kevin Van Winkle (R)
State Representative Matt Gray (D)

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0:00 bill introduced
0:00:20 Holbert introduces Appropriations and Education Committee report
2:30 Holbert introduces $15,000+ appropriations report from dept of law
3:18 Holbert introduces amendment L006 Cooperation with teacher's union
4:50 Holbert introduces L007 clarifies dispensing instructions, clarifies adults associated with the school will not be held criminally or civically liable if they administer the medicine.
6:00 Holbert Discusses importance of bill
11:30 Gonzales Discusses importance of bill
12:30 Zenzinger Discusses importance of bill
14:18 Coram Discusses bill
16:39 Holbert Discusses bill further, talks about how he was wrong about marijuana in the past, he discusses how cannabis based medicine is real and it helps.
19:40 Bipartisan Fist bump

Under current law, school districts must permit primary caregivers to possess and administer cannabis-based medicine on school grounds and school principals are given the discretion to permit the storage, possession, and administration of cannabis-based medicine on school grounds by school personnel. The bill removes the discretion from the school principals and requires school boards to implement policies allowing for the storage, possession, and administration of cannabis-based medicine by school personnel. The bill allows school personnel to volunteer to possess, administer, or assist in administration of cannabis-based medicine and protects those who do from retaliation. The bill imposes a duty on school principals to create a written treatment plan for the administration of cannabis-based medicine and on school boards to adopt policies regarding actual administration.

The bill provides disciplinary protection to nurses who administer cannabis-based medicine to students at school. The bill requires schools to treat cannabis-based medicine recommendations like prescriptions.

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