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A bill for an act relating to student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day.

A bill for an act relating to student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
LOHSE
Last action
2025-01-14
Official status
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 39 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day.

A bill for an act relating to student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-01-14 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 39 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day.

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House

File

8

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

8

BY

LOHSE

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

student

access

to

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

1

products

from

school

nurses

during

the

school

day.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

280.16B

Broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

1

products.

2

1.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

unless

the

context

3

otherwise

requires:

4

a.

“Broad-spectrum

cannabidiol”

means

any

pharmaceutical

5

grade

cannabinoid

found

in

the

plant

Cannabis

sativa

L.

or

6

Cannabis

indica

or

any

other

preparation

thereof

that

contains

7

no

tetrahydrocannabinol.

“Broad-spectrum

cannabidiol”

does

not

8

include

“medical

cannabidiol”

as

defined

in

section

124E.2.

9

b.

“Broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product”

means

a

product

10

that

contains

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

and

contains

no

11

tetrahydrocannabinol.

12

c.

“Licensed

health

care

professional”

means

the

same

as

13

provided

in

section

280.16,

subsection

1.

14

d.

“School

nurse”

means

the

same

as

provided

in

section

15

280.16A,

subsection

1.

16

2.

The

board

of

directors

of

each

school

district

and

the

17

authorities

in

charge

of

each

accredited

nonpublic

school

18

shall

establish

procedures

for

a

school

nurse

to

provide

19

a

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product

to

a

student.

The

20

procedures

must

provide

that

a

school

nurse

shall

only

provide

21

a

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product

to

a

student

if

the

22

product

was

provided

to

the

school

district

or

accredited

23

nonpublic

school

by

the

parent

or

guardian

of

the

student

24

and

if

the

product

is

provided

in

accordance

with

written

25

instructions

provided

by

the

parent

or

guardian.

The

26

procedures

shall

provide

for

the

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

27

product

to

be

stored

in

a

secure

location

when

not

in

use.

28

3.

The

procedures

established

pursuant

to

subsection

2

29

must

provide

for

a

form

for

a

parent

or

guardian

that

shall

30

be

filled

out

to

the

satisfaction

of

the

school

district

31

or

accredited

nonpublic

school

and

signed

before

the

32

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product

is

provided

to

the

student.

33

The

form

must

include

all

of

the

following:

34

a.

Instructions

to

the

school

district

or

accredited

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nonpublic

school

on

the

use

of

the

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

1

product,

including

the

specific

circumstances

under

which

the

2

product

is

to

be

provided

and,

if

applicable,

the

time

and

3

frequency

for

providing

the

product

and

the

expiration

date

of

4

the

product.

5

b.

Authorization

for

the

school

district

or

accredited

6

nonpublic

school

to

provide

the

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

7

product

to

the

student

in

accordance

with

the

instructions.

8

c.

Certification

that

the

product

provided

by

the

parent

or

9

guardian

is

a

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product.

10

d.

Contact

information

for

the

parent

or

guardian

and

for

a

11

licensed

health

care

professional

who

provides

medical

care

for

12

the

student.

13

4.

The

parent

or

guardian

shall

include

with

the

form

14

written

documentation

that

the

product

provided

by

the

parent

15

or

guardian

is

a

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product,

which

16

shall

include

documentation

from

the

manufacturer

of

the

17

product

specifically

indicating

that

the

product

contains

no

18

tetrahydrocannabinol.

19

EXPLANATION

20

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

21

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

22

This

bill

requires

school

boards

and

authorities

in

charge

23

of

accredited

nonpublic

schools

to

establish

procedures

for

a

24

school

nurse

to

provide

a

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product

to

25

a

student.

The

procedures

shall

provide

that

a

school

nurse

26

shall

only

provide

a

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product

to

a

27

student

if

the

product

was

provided

to

the

school

district

28

or

accredited

nonpublic

school

by

the

parent

or

guardian

of

29

the

student

and

if

the

product

is

provided

in

accordance

with

30

written

instructions

provided

by

the

parent

or

guardian.

31

The

bill

defines

“broad-spectrum

cannabidiol”

as

any

32

pharmaceutical

grade

cannabinoid

found

in

the

plant

Cannabis

33

sativa

L.

or

Cannabis

indica

or

any

other

preparation

thereof

34

that

contains

no

tetrahydrocannabinol

(THC).

The

bill

defines

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“broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product”

as

a

product

that

contains

1

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

and

contains

no

THC.

2

The

bill

requires

that

the

procedures

provide

for

a

form

3

for

a

parent

or

guardian

that

shall

be

filled

out

to

the

4

satisfaction

of

the

school

district

or

accredited

nonpublic

5

school

and

signed

before

the

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

6

product

is

provided

to

the

student.

The

bill

includes

required

7

content

for

the

form,

including

instructions

on

use

of

the

8

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product,

authorization

for

such

9

use,

certification

that

the

product

provided

by

the

parent

or

10

guardian

is

a

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product

as

defined

in

11

the

bill,

and

contact

information

for

the

parent

or

guardian

12

and

a

licensed

health

care

professional

who

provides

medical

13

care

for

the

student.

14

The

bill

requires

a

parent

or

guardian

to

include

with

the

15

form

written

documentation

that

the

product

provided

by

the

16

parent

or

guardian

is

a

broad-spectrum

cannabidiol

product,

17

which

shall

include

documentation

from

the

manufacturer

of

the

18

product

specifically

indicating

that

the

product

contains

no

19

THC.

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