Bill Summary for S 90 (2023-2024)

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Mar 28 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
Senate Bill 90 (Public) Filed Thursday, February 9, 2023
AN ACT TO STANDARDIZE THE PROCEDURES FOR SEARCHING STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS.
Intro. by Lazzara, Galey, Sawyer.

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Senate amendment to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.

Amends GS 115C-391.2 (pertaining to student searches), as follows. Changes the standard by which student searches are to be conducted from “narrowly tailored to be as minimally intrusive as possible” to “narrowly tailored to be minimally intrusive.” Creates an exemption to requirement for searches to be conducted by two members of the same sex as the student searched for walk-through metal detectors, handheld wands, or other similarly intrusive device designed to detect weapons and regularly used for security scanning.