Bill Summary for H 187 (2023-2024)

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Mar 14 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 187 (Public) Filed Thursday, February 23, 2023
AN ACT TO DEMONSTRATE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S INTENT THAT STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZE THE EQUALITY AND RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS AND TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS FROM PROMOTING CERTAIN CONCEPTS THAT ARE CONTRARY TO THAT INTENT.
Intro. by Torbett, Blackwell, Willis, Wheatley.

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House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.  Amends GS 115C-81.61(d)(3) by providing further information on when a public school unit is required to notify the Department of Public Instruction and make general information available on their website prior to when they contract, hire, or otherwise engage speakers, consultants, diversity trainers, and other persons who have previously advocated for the 13 matters identified in the bill as follows. Specifies that a public school unit is only required to do so when the advocacy is done either in published material, such as a book, periodical, or other similar medium whether in print or online or in a publicly available social media post on a social media account within the past three years.