Under current law, each school administrative unit is encouraged to hold a system wide school safety and school lockdown exercise at least every two years.

Amends GS 115C-105.49, to require that each principal and other applicable school officials annually hold a full school-wide tabletop exercise or drill based on the procedures that are documented in the School Risk Management Plan (SRMP). Encourages each school to hold a tabletop exercise and drill for multiple hazards that are included in its SRMP, including a school lockdown due to an intruder on school grounds. Strongly encourages schools to include local law enforcement agencies and emergency management in its tabletop drills and exercises. Defines a tabletop exercise as one involving key personnel conducting simulated scenarios related to emergency planning. Applies beginning with the 2015-16 school year.

Amends Article 8C of GS Chapter 115C, enacting new GS 115C-105.49A, which directs the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management (Division), and the Center for Safer Schools to construct and maintain a statewide School Risk and Responsive Management System (SRRMS). Directs the Division and the Center for Safer Schools to leverage the existing enterprise risk management database in constructing the SRRMS. Also directs that the Division and Center for Safer Schools collaborate with the Department of Public Instruction and the North Carolina 911 Board in designing, implementing, and maintaining the SRRMS.

Amends GS 115C-105.51 to provide and implement a system of monitoring and response applications, including the implementation and maintenance of an anonymous safety tip line to receive anonymous student information on internal or external risks to school buildings and school-related activities and a statewide panic alarm system for displaying that information.

Makes additional conforming and technical changes to reflect changes regarding school safety exercises, plans, and practices.

Specifies a timetable for reporting on the implementation of the school safety plans in this act. Provides that the Department of Public Safety is to have implemented an anonymous safety tip line application and a statewide panic alarm system under GS 115C-105.51 by July 1, 2016. Declares that it is the intent of the General Assembly, subject to the availability of funds, to provide grants to local school administrative units, regional schools, and charter schools for additional school psychologists, guidance counselors, and social workers. Asserts that these funds will be matched on the basis of $1 in state funds for every $1 in local funds, used to supplement school funding and not to supplant state, local, and federal funds expended for school psychologists, guidance counselors, and social workers.

Requires the State Board of Education to include need-based consideration in setting up its criteria for awarding these grants to local school administrative units. Directs the SBE to give less priority to local school administrative units who have received a grant for school resource officers under Section 8.36 of SL 2013-360.