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Representative Maria Cervania(D)
Representative Carson Smith(R)
Representative Charles W. Miller(R)
Representative Caleb Rudow(D)
Representative John Autry(D)
Representative Kanika Brown(D)
Representative Carla D. Cunningham(D)
Representative Ted Davis, Jr.(R)
Representative John Faircloth(R)
Representative Rosa U. Gill(D)
Representative Wesley Harris, PhD(D)
Representative Pricey Harrison(D)
Representative Frances Jackson, PhD(D)
Representative Ya Liu(D)
Representative Carolyn G. Logan(D)
Representative Tim Longest(D)
Representative Lindsey Prather(D)
Representative Amos L. Quick, III(D)
Representative Stephen M. Ross(R)
Representative Donna McDowell White(R)
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Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseHouse2023-04-19Passed 1st ReadingHouse2023-04-19Filed
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FiledNo fiscal notes available.Edition 1No fiscal notes available.
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BOARDS
CURRICULUM
DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES
EDUCATION
EDUCATION BOARDS
EDUCATION
STATE BOARD OF
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY SERVICES
KINDERGARTEN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC
SAFETY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
STUDENTS
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115C (Chapters); 115C-81.33 (Sections)
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H758: Youth CERT Preparedness K-12 Training. Latest Version
Session: 2023 - 2024
AN ACT to provide for emergency preparedness education in schools.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Part 1 of Article 8 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
§ 115C‑81.33. Emergency preparedness education.
(a) Instruction shall be provided in emergency preparedness from kindergarten through high school. The State Board of Education shall adopt standards for instruction in emergency preparedness, differentiated between elementary school, middle school, and high school.
(b) Standards for elementary school instruction shall begin not before grade 3 and include at least the following:
(1) Education on man‑made and natural disasters.
(2) Roles of various parties during disasters, such as (i) students, (ii) teachers, and (iii) first responders.
(3) The emergency response plan of the school or local school administrative unit and any supplies that are available in accordance with the emergency response plan.
(c) Standards for middle school instruction shall include at least the following:
(1) Updated instruction from the elementary school standards to reflect any changes that have occurred or to reflect the student's new school placement.
(2) Completion of a project researching a past disaster, whether natural or man‑made.
(3) Responses to mass casualty events, including the different types of mass casualty events.
(4) Education on electrical hazards and how to exert proper care around electrical sources.
(d) Standards for high school instruction shall include at least the following:
(1) Updated instruction from the elementary school and middle school standards to reflect any changes that have occurred or to reflect the student's new school placement.
(2) Introduction to the material in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training Manual issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(e) Local school administrative units shall determine the appropriate courses during which instruction pursuant to this section shall be provided.
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2024‑2025 school year.