Senator Cortese Joins Family of Melanie Ramos in Celebrating “Melanie’s Law,” to Stop Youth Fentanyl Overdoses
Contact:
Tara Sreekrishnan
Office of Senator Dave Cortese | District 15
Phone: 408 480 7833 | Email: tara.sreekrishnan@sen.ca.gov
WHAT: State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) will be visiting the Los Angeles area to join the family of Melanie Ramos in celebrating the legislative passage of SB 10, a bipartisan bill known as “Melanie’s Law.” The bill is named in honor of Melanie Ramos, a 15-year-old who overdosed on fentanyl and died in the bathroom of her high school in Hollywood. SB 10 focuses on preventing youth fentanyl overdoses through prevention, response, training, education, and awareness.
WHO:
- State Senator Dave Cortese, Senate District 15
- Elena Perez, Mother of Melanie Ramos
- Xochitl Quintero, Aunt of Melanie Ramos
- Jia Chen, CCAPP Governmental Affairs Associate
- Luis Carrillo, Civil Rights Attorney
- Other Speakers
WHEN: Monday, November 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: 333 S Beaudry Ave., Los Angeles
BACKGROUND: Fentanyl is responsible for one in five youth deaths in California. SB 10 focuses on stopping youth fentanyl overdoses through training, prevention, response, and awareness at California schools. The bill mandates that every public school in California provide training to school employees on opioid prevention and life-saving response under a formal plan known as a Comprehensive School Safety Plan, or CSSP. Additionally, the bill establishes a state framework to ensure that all students and adults understand the growing risk of youth fentanyl exposure and have access to the resources needed to prevent and respond to fentanyl poisoning and overdoses.
Senator Dave Cortese represents Senate District 15, which encompasses San Jose and much of Santa Clara County in the heart of Silicon Valley.