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.
