BIRTH CERTIFICATE INFORMATION.

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House Bill 930 (Public) Filed Tuesday, May 11, 2021
AN ACT AMENDING BIRTH REGISTRATION LAWS.
Intro. by Graham.

Status: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (May 12 2021)
H 930

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 11 2021 - View Summary

    Amends Article 4 of Chapter 130A of the General statutes (Public health, Vital statistics) by adding GS130A-101.1 providing that:
    (1) A parent may self identify a child’s race on the child’s birth certificate if that one parent is named on the birth certificate;
    (2) Both parents may agree on and identify a child’s race on the child’s birth certificate if both parents are listed on the birth certificate;
    (3) A child’s race must be identified on the child’s birth certificate as directed by an adoptive parent if there is one adoptive parent, regardless of any prior identified race;
    (4) A child’s race must be identified on the child’s birth certificate as agreed upon and directed by both adoptive parents if there are two adoptive parents, regardless of any prior identified race;
    (5) A persons race must be entered on their birth certificate as directed by the person if they have reached the age of majority, regardless of any prior identified race;
    (6) These provisions only apply to the birth certificates of persons born after October 1, 2022; and
    (7) Nothing in these provisions prohibits a State or local registrar from entering information on a birth certificate required by GS 130A-102 (Contents of birth certificate).
    Amends G.S. 130A-102 to direct that self-identified race be added to birth certificates pursuant to GS 130A-101.1.
    Amends GS 130A-118 (amendment of death and birth certificates) to require that a new birth certificate be made by the State registrar when requested by a parent or child authorized to self-identify a child’s race on the child’s birth certificate pursuant to GS 130A-101.1.
    Appropriates $87,000 in non-recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health for the 22021-2023 fiscal biennium to be allocated to the State Registrar of Vital Records to implement provisions of this act.