Bill Summary for H 758 (2023-2024)

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Apr 20 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 758 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 18, 2023
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.
Intro. by Cervania, Carson Smith, Miller, Rudow.

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Enacts GS 115C-81.33 to require emergency preparedness instruction in kindergarten through high school. Directs the State Board of Education (State Board) to adopt standards for emergency preparedness instruction, differentiated between elementary (beginning not before 3rd grade), middle school, and high school. Lists standards required for instruction at each level, including among others, (1) education on man-made and natural disasters and the roles of various parties during disasters at elementary schools, (2) completion of a project researching a past disaster and education on mass casualty responses and electrical hazards at middle schools, and (3) introduction to the material in FEMA's emergency response training manual at high schools. Requires local administrative units to determine the appropriate courses during which the required instruction is to be provided. Applies beginning with the 2024-25 school year.