Amends GS 115C-121 to require the State Board of Education (Board) to adopt rules requiring all public school units to evaluate the following when acquiring technology, computer hardware, and software: (1) long-term cost of ownership, including costs of repairing the technology, computer hardware, or software; (2) any flexibility for innovation during the life of the technology, computer hardware, or software; and (3) any anticipated resale or salvage value at the end of the target life cycle for the technology, computer hardware, or software based on the average resale or salvage value of similar technology, computer hardware, or software as a percentage of the initial cost of purchase. Also requires the Board to report annually to the specified NCGA committee on the break/fix rate of technology across all public schools, including a summary of the data reported by public schools as well as recommendations on how to reduce the break/fix rates in the future.

Amends GS 115C-47 to require local boards of education to report annually to the Board and specified NCGA committee on the break/fix rate (as defined) of school technology devices and specifies what must be included in the report.

Amends the following statutes to require the specified entity to report to the Board on their break/fix rate of technology: (1) GS 115C-150.12C (schools for deaf and blind students); (2) new GS 115C-218.22 (charter schools); (3) 115C-238.66 (regional schools); and (4) GS 116-239.8 (laboratory schools). Requires the first reports by August 15, 2026, based on data from the 2025-26 school year.

Enacts new GS 115D-9.40 (applicable to the State Board of Community College) and amends GS 116-11 (applicable to the UNC Board of Governors) requiring all community colleges/UNC constituent institutions to evaluate the following when acquiring technology, computer hardware, and software: (1) the long-term cost of ownership, including costs of repairing the technology, computer hardware, or software; and (2) any flexibility for innovation during the life of the technology, computer hardware, or software (additionally requires UNC constituent institutions to evaluate any anticipated resale or salvage value at the end of the target life cycle for the technology, computer hardware, or software based on the average resale or salvage value of similar technology, computer hardware, or software as a percentage of the initial cost of purchase).

Applies beginning with the 2025-26 academic year.