Bill Summary for H 796 (2025-2026)

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Apr 7 2025

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 796 (Public) Filed Monday, April 7, 2025
AN ACT TO REQUIRE SUICIDE SAFETY NUMBERS ON STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE.
Intro. by Buansi, Cunningham, Pickett, Reeder.

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Amends the following statutes requiring giving students the phone number for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on any new student ID issued to a student in grades 6-12: (1) GS 115C-47, applicable to local boards of education; (2) GS 115C-150.12C, applicable to schools for deaf and blind students; (3) GS 115C-218.75, applicable to charter schools; (4) GS 115C-238.66, applicable to regional schools; (5) GS 116-239.8, applicable to laboratory schools; and (6) new GS 115C-566.5, applicable to private church schools and schools of religious charter, and qualified nonpublic schools. Applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year.