Secondary School Student Substance Use Committee

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Secondary School Student
Substance Use Committee

Committee Meetings

Committee Members

Final Report

HB23-1009 

The act creates the secondary school student substance use committee (committee) in the Department of Education (department) to develop a practice, or identify or modify an existing practice, for secondary schools to implement that identifies students who need substance use treatment, offers a brief intervention, and refers the students to substance use treatment resources.

The department is required to publicly publish a report of the committee's findings and submit the report to the superintendent of every school district and chief administrator of every institute charter school that is a secondary school.

Read more about HB23-1009.

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If you have questions, please contact Phyllis Reed at reed_p@cde.state.co.us and 720-498-2059 or Sarah Blumenthal at blumenthal_s@cde.state.co.us and 303-947-6946.

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Report

Per House Bill 23-1009, the Secondary School Student Substance Use Committee developed a report with a practice that secondary schools may implement to identify students who need substance use treatment, as well as interventions, resources and referrals. For students to succeed in school, substance use and other risk behaviors should be addressed as they can have a negative impact on future academic and career outcomes. The recommendations included in the report help secondary schools address and support student needs. 

• Final HB23-1009 Report (PDF)
• Cover Letter (PDF)
• HB23-1009 Accessible Plain Text Report

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Committee Meetings

As a state public body, the committee is subject to open meetings (C.R.S. 24-6-402) and Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) laws (C.R.S. 24-72-201, et. seq). If you need 

2023 Committee meeting dates and times:

Virtual Meeting Dates and Times:
_{Please note: recordings of meetings do not include individual breakout room discussions.}

• October 19 from 4:00-5:30 pm
  • Meeting Agenda and Meeting Notes
  • Recording of Meeting (48:13)
  • Meeting Slide Deck (PDF)
• November 1 from 4:00-5:30 pm
  • Meeting Agenda and Meeting Notes
  • Recording of Meeting (53:07)
  • Meeting Slide Deck (PDF)
• November 16 from 4:00-5:30 pm
  • Meeting Agenda and Meeting Notes
  • Recording of Meeting (21:39)
  • Meeting Slide Deck (PDF)
• November 29 from 4:00-5:30 pm
  • Meeting Agenda and Meeting Notes
  • Recording of Meeting (19:39)
  • Meeting Slide Deck (PDF)
• December 11 from 4:00-5:30 pm
  • Meeting Agenda and Meeting Notes
  • Recording of Meeting (39:28)
  • Meeting Slide Deck (PDF)

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Committee Members

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