ABUSE & NEGLECT RESOURCES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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House Bill 205 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 2, 2021
AN ACT TO REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, INCLUDING SEXUAL ABUSE.
Intro. by Davis, White, Hastings, Hurley.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Mar 29 2021)

SOG comments (1):

Identical bill

Substantively identical to S 199, filed 3/8/21.

H 205

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 23 2021 - View Summary

    House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Amends GS 115C-12 to require that the policy adopted by the State Board of Education (Board) on providing information on child abuse and neglect to students in grades 6-12 is to be implemented by each public secondary school instead of by the governing body of each public secondary school. Amends the content that is to be included in the required document and display to require that it include the phone number used for reporting abuse and neglect to the department of social services in the county in which the school is located (was, in which the local school administrative unit is located). 

    Adds a section amending GS 115C-47 to give local boards of education the duty to implement the policy addressing student awareness of child abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse, adopted by the Board under GS 115C-47. Makes conforming changes to Section 6 of SL 2018-32 to also make a local board of education with an approved renewal school system plan subject to this provision. 

    Adds a section amending GS 116-239.8 to require laboratory schools to implement the Board's policy on student awareness of child abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse, for all public secondary schools under the control of the UNC Board of Governors. Deletes the changes to GS 116-11(12e) that required the UNC Board of Governors to implement the policy adopted by the Board, as required in GS 115C-12(47), for all public secondary schools under the Board of Governors' control. 


  • Summary date: Mar 2 2021 - View Summary

    Amends GS 115C-12, which sets out the State Board of Education's (Board) powers and duties, by adding the requirement in (47) that the Board, in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, adopt a policy that must be implemented by the governing body of each public secondary school, to provide students in grades 6-12 with information on child abuse and neglect, including age-appropriate information on sexual abuse. Specifies that the policy applies at public secondary schools controlled by the Board, including schools for students with visual and hearing impairments. Requires the information to be provided in a document given to students at the beginning of each school year and in a poster displayed in visible, high-traffic areas throughout each school. Sets out the minimum information that must be included. Amends GS 115C-218.75 and GS 115C-238.66 to require charter schools and regional schools, to also implement this policy. Amends GS 116-11(12e) to require the UNC Board of Governors to implement the policy adopted by the Board, as required in GS 115C-12(47), for all public secondary schools under the Board of Governors' control. Amends Section 6 of SL 2018-32 to also make a local board of education with an approved renewal school system plan subject to the requirement in GS 115C-12(47). Applies beginning with the 2021-22 school year.