ALBANY, NY- Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) held a press conference last month alongside Co-Founder of the Fentanyl Fathers Non-Profit Organization Greg Swan and members of the Assembly Minority Conference in Albany on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, to introduce Assembly Bill A.8540, also known as the “Fentanyl Fathers and Mothers Act.”
This proposal, according to Smullen’s office, will require New York state to develop and adopt a comprehensive Fentanyl Education, Awareness and Recognition Program for all public, charter and private schools to implement for their students in grades six through 12.
“We must educate our children and teens to protect them from the onslaught of fatal substances being pushed into our communities illegally,” said Assemblyman Smullen…