Oregon DHEA bill
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
School employees would be prohibited from knowingly endorsing or suggesting the ingestion of any performance-enhancing supplement to students under a bill recently introduced by Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem. The legislation, SB 517, also contains provisions that would partner the Department of Education with voluntary organizations to develop educational programs for students to prevent the use of steroids and performance-enhancing supplements. The Act is declared an "emergency" measure and would punish violators with three months imprisonment or $500 or both. The bill passed the Senate Education and General Government subcommittee on March 13, according to Courtney's staff. Sen. Courtney introduced a similar bill in 2005. It passed the Senate but was defeated in the House...