Amendment ID: S2020-7.1

Further Amendment 7.1

School Screening

Ms. Flanagan moves to further amend amendment #7 by striking out the text and inserting in place thereof the following text:-

By striking out section 6; and

by inserting after section 34 the following 2 sections:

“SECTION 34A. The department of public health shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement sections 5, 7, 8 and 9 to ensure the verbal substance use disorder screening occurs annually and to ensure the screening of students in 2 grades.

SECTION 34B.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each school district shall implement the verbal substance use disorder screening not later than the 2016-2017 school year.”