88R11677 GCB-D     By: Guerra H.B. No. 3733       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a fentanyl awareness program in public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 38, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 38.354 to read as follows:          Sec. 38.354.  FENTANYL AWARENESS PROGRAM. (a)  Each school   district and open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a fentanyl   awareness program to educate students, parents, and school   personnel regarding the dangers posed by the use of the drug   fentanyl.  The district or school shall incorporate the applicable   components of the program adopted under this section:                (1)  for students enrolled in elementary school, as   part of the district's or school's physical education curriculum   under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C) or through a program provided by a   school nurse; and                (2)  for students enrolled in middle school, junior   high school, or high school, as part of the district's or school's   health curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(2)(B).          (b)  The agency shall assist in the development of programs   under this section by providing information and a list of available   resources relating to the establishment of a fentanyl awareness   program by a school district or open-enrollment charter school.          SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding the effective date of this Act,   a school district or open-enrollment charter school is not required   to adopt a fentanyl awareness program under Section 38.354,   Education Code, as added by this Act, before August 1, 2024.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.