# Education (GED)

## Title 7. Public Schools

### Subtitle 4. Health and Safety of Students

#### Section 7-455

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Drink spiking detection product" means a product that has one or more test spots that allow the user to test a portion of a beverage to determine whether the beverage has been contaminated with the drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) or ketamine.

  (3) "Drug detection strip" means a disposable test strip that allows an individual to test a drug for the presence of fentanyl.

(b) This section applies only in Prince George's County.

(c)

  (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the public high schools in Prince George's County provide drink spiking detection products and drug detection strips to their students.

  (2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, the Prince George's County Board of Education shall require each public high school in the county to provide, at no cost to students:

    (i) Drink spiking detection products; and

    (ii) Drug detection strips, if a public high school in the county reports an incident at the school requiring the use of naloxone or other overdose-reversing medication in accordance with Sec. 7-426.5(f)(1) of this subtitle.

  (3) Public high schools in the county are required to provide drink spiking detection products and drug detection strips in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection only if the products are provided to the public high schools at no cost to the schools.

(d) The drink spiking detection products and drug detection strips provided to high school students under this section may be made available in school-based health clinics or school libraries.

(e) On or before October 1, 2027, and each October 1 thereafter, each public high school in the county shall report to Maryland's Office of Overdose Response on the quantity of drug detection products distributed by the school during the previous school year.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)