This law mandates that the California State Department of Public Health create a grant program aimed at reducing fentanyl overdoses and usage across the state. The program will issue six one-time grants distributed equally among northern, central, and southern California.

The grant funds can be used for school education programs, enhanced fentanyl testing, overdose prevention and recovery efforts, and improving substance use recovery services, particularly focusing on naloxone distribution. Local jurisdictions or agencies, or groups of them, must apply with a detailed plan to qualify for a grant. The allocation of funds will consider the community's needs, the potential effectiveness of proposed solutions, and the number of people who would benefit.

In California, if you receive a grant under this chapter, you must provide data to the department about how the funds are used. This includes reporting the number of people served, as well as data on fentanyl-related incidents both before and during the grant period. Details like hospitalizations, overdoses, and deaths from fentanyl are necessary.

The department is required to send an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, to the Legislature and Governor’s office. These reports should include all the information collected from the grant programs and comply with specific reporting standards.

This law says that the rules in this chapter will only take effect if money is set aside for it each year in the state budget.

This law is temporary and will automatically end on January 1, 2029.