An Act To Provide Reasonable Accommodations for School Attendance for Children with Disabilities for Whom Medical Marijuana Has Been Recommended

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§9-E  is enacted to read:

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §7201, sub-§7  is enacted to read:

SUMMARY

This bill:

1. Provides that a school board may not prohibit the possession on school grounds of medical marijuana in a nonsmokeable form by the parent or guardian of a child with a disability for whom medical marijuana has been recommended by the child's health care provider as a reasonable accommodation necessary for that child to attend events held on school grounds; and

2. Provides that a child with a disability may not be denied eligibility to attend school solely because the child requires medical marijuana in a nonsmokeable form as a reasonable accommodation necessary for the child to attend school.