House committee substitute to the 1st edition replaces references to tobacco with tobacco products and hemp products with hemp-derived consumable products in GS 115C-551 (applicable to private church schools and schools of religious charter) and GS 115C-559 (applicable to nonpublic schools) so that the act's encouraged policy to ban those products on school grounds now references those terms. Makes conforming changes to the act's long title.
Bill Summaries: H 329 TOBACCO AND HEMP ON NONPUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS.
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Bill H 329 (2025-2026)Summary date: Mar 25 2025 - View Summary
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Bill H 329 (2025-2026)Summary date: Mar 6 2025 - View Summary
Amends GS 115C-551 (applicable to private church schools and schools of religious charter) and GS 115C-559 (applicable to nonpublic schools) to encourage those schools to adopt a policy prohibiting tobacco and hemp product use on school grounds. Requires using GS Chapter 115C, Article 29A, which sets out requirements for local school board policies prohibiting the use of tobacco products, as guidance for these policies.