Relating to student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day

This bill requires school boards and authorities in charge of accredited nonpublic schools to establish procedures for a school nurse to provide a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product to a student. The policy shall provide that a school nurse shall only provide a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product to a student if the product was provided to the school district or school by the parent or guardian of the student and if the product is provided in accordance with written instructions provided by the parent or guardian. or Cannabis indica or any other preparation thereof that contains no tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The bill defines “broad-spectrum cannabidiol product” as a product that contains broad-spectrum cannabidiol and contains no THC. The bill requires that the policy provide for a form for a parent or guardian that shall be filled out to the satisfaction of the school district or school and signed before the broad-spectrum cannabidiol product is provided to the student. The bill includes required content for the form, including instructions on use of the broad-spectrum cannabidiol product, authorization for such use, certification that the product provided by the parent or guardian is a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product as defined in the bill, and contact information for the parent or guardian and a licensed health care professional who provides medical care for the student. The bill requires a parent or guardian to include with the form written documentation that the product provided by the parent or guardian is a broad-spectrum cannabidiol product, which shall include documentation from the manufacturer of the product specifically indicating that the product contains no THC.