2020 -- H 7070 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Casimiro, Lyle, Roberts, and Ackerman | |
Date Introduced: January 10, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-21 of the General Laws entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 16-21-37. Student health risks related to e-cigarettes. |
4 | (a) The department of education shall develop a health curriculum to provide all students, |
5 | in kindergarten through grade twelve (12), with information on the health risks of electronic |
6 | nicotine-delivery system products ("e-cigarettes"). |
7 | (b) The department of education shall develop policies relating to tobacco-free school |
8 | campuses that include e-cigarettes. Such policies shall include: |
9 | (1) Protocols for confiscation of smoking products from offending students on school |
10 | grounds, including school buses, athletic complexes and off-campus school sponsored events and |
11 | activities; |
12 | (2) Mandatory notification of parents or guardians of offending students; |
13 | (3) Referral of offending students to school counselors or social workers; and |
14 | (4) The opportunity for offending students to participate in smoking cessation programs. |
15 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | |
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1 | This act would require the department of education to develop a health curriculum to |
2 | provide information on the health risks of e-cigarettes. Also, this act would require the |
3 | development of policies to address the confiscation of smoking products, parental or guardian |
4 | notification, counseling and participation in cessation programs. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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