House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Amends references to reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in the following statutes by specifying that it is the Pledge of Allegiance as codified in the specified federal law: GS 115C-47, GS 115C-150.12C, GS 115C-218.80, GS 115C-238.66, GS 116-69.1, GS 116-235, and GS 115C-11. Changes the number of the proposed statute from GS 115C-76.10 to GS 115C-76.300 and no longer places it under a new Part 2 of Article 7B; also amends the statute to specify that the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited is the Pledge of Allegiance as codified in the specified federal law.
Bill Summaries: H186 (2025-2026 Session)
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Bill H 186 (2025-2026)Summary date: Mar 4 2025 - View summary
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Bill H 186 (2025-2026)Summary date: Feb 24 2025 - View summary
Modifies the pledge of allegiance requirements for public schools (GS 115C-47(29a)), schools for the deaf and blind (GS 115C-150.12C (23)), charter schools (GS 115C-218.80), the UNC School of the Arts (GS 116-69.1), and the NC School of Science and Mathematics (GS 116-235) so that the pledge is now required to be scheduled daily in each classroom within one hour of the beginning of the school’s instructional day.
Requires regional schools (GS 115C-238.66) and laboratory schools (GS 116-239.8(b)) to adopt same policy on pledge of allegiance as those schools listed above. Specifies that regional schools cannot compel any person to stand, salute the flag, or recite the pledge. Requires pledge of allegiance at the beginning of meetings of the State Board of Education (GS 115C-11) and all local boards (GS 115C-76.10). Specifies the new requirement does not compel any person at these meetings to stand, salute the flag, or recite the pledge. Applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year.