Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Ramos
Last action: 2026-06-04
Official status: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify who will pay for the training or medication, leaving this as an unknown.

Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication for School Resource Officers

This law requires school resource officers to complete opioid overdose recognition and response training when assigned to a schoolsite and every two years after that, report their use of overdose reversal medication annually, and protects them from legal action unless they are grossly negligent or act recklessly.

What This Bill Does

Requires school resource officers to complete opioid overdose recognition and response training upon assignment to a schoolsite and at least every two years thereafter.
Allows school resource officers to use opioid antagonist medications like naloxone if someone is suspected of having an opioid overdose.
Protects school resource officers from being sued or charged with crimes for using these medications unless they are grossly negligent or act recklessly.
Requires the State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with other departments and commissions, to provide guidance on how schools can access low-cost or free opioid antagonists and integrate them into safety plans.

Who It Names or Affects

School resource officers
Local educational agencies
Law enforcement agencies

Terms To Know

Opioid antagonist: A medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, such as naloxone.
Gross negligence: Very serious carelessness or failure to do what is necessary to avoid harm.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact details of how school resource officers will be trained.
It's unclear when and how the statewide dashboard with overdose response information will be created.
The bill does not mention who will pay for the training or medication.

Bill History

2026-06-04 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on ED. and PUB. S.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.)
2026-05-07 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-03-19 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 18).
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on ED.
2026-01-15 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.
2026-01-14 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1586, as amended, Ramos.
Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers.
Existing law authorizes a school district, county office of education, and charter school to provide emergency naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to school nurses and trained personnel who have volunteered, and authorizes school nurses and trained personnel to use naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to provide emergency medical aid to persons suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose.
This bill, to be known as the School Safety and Opioid Overdose Prevention Act, and commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would require a school resource officer, as defined, to (1) upon assignment to a schoolsite, and at least every 2 years thereafter, complete an opioid overdose recognition and response training, as specified, and (2) annually report to the
Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training,
State Department of Public Health,
among other things, the number of times the school resource officer administered an opioid antagonist while serving at a schoolsite. The bill would prohibit a school resource officer who administers an opioid antagonist while assigned to a schoolsite, and their employing or contracting entity, from being held liable in a civil action or being subject to criminal prosecution for the school resource officer’s acts or omissions, unless those acts or omissions constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided.
The bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the commission, to provide implementation guidance to local educational agencies and law enforcement agencies on accessing opioid antagonists
at low or no cost and integrating overdose response into school safety planning. The bill would require the
commission,
State Department of Public Health,
on or before January 1, 2031,
and in cooperation with the State Department of Public Health, as needed,
to submit a report to the Legislature with the information annually reported by school resource
officers.
officers, and incorporate the information into a specified statewide dashboard, as provided.

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