Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-1-119.7
Student possession and administration of opiate antagonists and possession of non-laboratory detection tests.
Effective Aug 6, 2025L. 2024: Entire section added, (HB 24-1003), ch. 121, p. 396, § 4, effective August 7. L. 2025: (2) amended, (SB 25-300), ch. 428, p. 2447, § 21, effective August 6.
- (1) A school district or the state charter school institute shall not prohibit a student of the school district or institute charter school from or discipline a student of the school district or institute charter school for possessing or administering an opiate antagonist on school grounds, on a school bus, or at any school-sponsored event.
- (2) A school, school district, or the state charter school institute shall not prohibit a student of the school district or institute charter school from possessing a non-laboratory synthetic opiate detection test, as defined in section 22-1-119.2 (2)(b), or non-laboratory additive detection test, as defined in section 22-1-119.2 (2)(a), on school grounds, on a school bus, or at any school-sponsored event.
- (3) A student is not subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution if the student acts as specified in section 13-21-108.7, 13-21-108.8, or 18-1-712.
Source: L. 2024: Entire section added, (HB 24-1003), ch. 121, p. 396, § 4, effective August 7. L. 2025: (2) amended, (SB 25-300), ch. 428, p. 2447, § 21, effective August 6.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 24-1003, see section 1 of chapter 121, Session Laws of Colorado 2024.