Amends the following statutes requiring giving students the phone number for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on any new student ID issued to a student in grades 6-12: (1) GS 115C-47, applicable to local boards of education; (2) GS 115C-150.12C, applicable to schools for deaf and blind students; (3) GS 115C-218.75, applicable to charter schools; (4) GS 115C-238.66, applicable to regional schools; (5) GS 116-239.8, applicable to laboratory schools; and (6) new GS 115C-566.5, applicable to private church schools and schools of religious charter, and qualified nonpublic schools. Applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year.
THE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH LINE AWARENESS ACT.
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AN ACT TO REQUIRE SUICIDE SAFETY NUMBERS ON STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE.Intro. by Buansi, Cunningham, Pickett, Reeder.
Status: Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Apr 8 2025)
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Bill H 796 (2025-2026)Summary date: Apr 7 2025 - View Summary
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