California Colleges Required to Stock Fentanyl Tests Under New Law

Fentanyl test strips in a container and Narcan at The Legionnaire bar in Oakland, Calif., on March 3, 2022. Nathan Frandino/Reuters

Some California colleges and universities will be required to stock fentanyl tests on school campuses after a bill was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week.

Mr. Newsom on Oct. 8 approved Assembly Bill 461—authored by Assemblyman James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino)—which requires California State Universities and community colleges to stock and distribute such tests along with information about how to use them.