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North Carolina House Bill H968

North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

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11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
3-H 1
4-HOUSE BILL 968
3+H D
4+HOUSE BILL DRH40378-NG-12
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78 Short Title: Youth CERT Preparedness K-12 Training. (Public)
8-Sponsors: Representatives Cervania, Carson Smith, and Miller (Primary Sponsors).
9-For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10-Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11-April 14, 2025
12-*H968 -v-1*
9+Sponsors: Representative Cervania.
10+Referred to:
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12+*DRH40378 -NG-12*
1313 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1414 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. 2
1515 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
1616 SECTION 1.(a) Article 7B of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by 4
1717 adding a new Part to read: 5
1818 "Part 7. Instructional Requirements. 6
1919 "§ 115C-76.80. Instructional requirements. 7
2020 Each public school unit shall provide instruction pursuant to the requirements of this Part. 8
2121 "§ 115C-76.85. Emergency preparedness education. 9
2222 (a) Instruction shall be provided in emergency preparedness from kindergarten through 10
2323 high school. The State Board of Education shall adopt standards for instruction in emergency 11
2424 preparedness, differentiated between elementary school, middle school, and high school. 12
2525 (b) Standards for elementary school instruction shall begin not before grade three and 13
2626 include at least the following: 14
2727 (1) Education on man-made and natural disasters. 15
2828 (2) Roles of various parties during disasters, such as (i) students, (ii) teachers, and 16
2929 (iii) first responders. 17
3030 (3) The emergency response plan of the school or local school administrative unit 18
3131 and any supplies that are available in accordance with the emergency response 19
3232 plan. 20
3333 (c) Standards for middle school instruction shall include at least the following: 21
3434 (1) Updated instruction from the elementary school standards to reflect any 22
3535 changes that have occurred or to reflect the student's new school placement. 23
3636 (2) Completion of a project researching a past disaster, whether natural or 24
3737 man-made. 25
3838 (3) Responses to mass casualty events, including the different types of mass 26
3939 casualty events. 27
4040 (4) Education on electrical hazards and how to exert proper care around electrical 28
4141 sources. 29
4242 (d) Standards for high school instruction shall include at least the following: 30
4343 (1) Updated instruction from the elementary school and middle school standards 31
4444 to reflect any changes that have occurred or to reflect the student's new school 32
45-placement. 33 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
46-Page 2 House Bill 968-First Edition
47-(2) Introduction to the material in the Community Emergency Response Team 1
48-(CERT) Basic Training Manual issued by the Federal Emergency 2
49-Management Agency. 3
50-(e) Local school administrative units shall determine the appropriate courses during 4
51-which instruction pursuant to this section shall be provided." 5
52-SECTION 1.(b) Part 1 of Article 8 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is 6
53-amended by adding a new section to read: 7
54-"§ 115C-81.67. Emergency preparedness. 8
55-Each local board of education shall develop and implement emergency preparedness 9
56-instruction consistent with the requirements of G.S. 115C-76.85." 10
57-SECTION 1.(c) Article 4 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended by 11
58-adding a new section to read: 12
59-"§ 116-69.05. Informational literacy. 13
60-The school shall provide instruction in emergency preparedness consistent with 14
61-G.S. 115C-76.85." 15
62-SECTION 1.(d) G.S. 116-235(a1) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 16
63-"(1a) The Board of Trustees shall ensure that instruction in emergency preparedness 17
64-consistent with G.S. 115C-76.85 is included in the standard course of study 18
65-for the School." 19
66-SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 20
67-the 2025-2026 school year. 21
45+placement. 33
46+(2) Introduction to the material in the Community Emergency Response Team 34
47+(CERT) Basic Training Manual issued by the Federal Emergency 35
48+Management Agency. 36
49+H.B. 968
50+Apr 10, 2025
51+HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
52+Page 2 DRH40378-NG-12
53+(e) Local school administrative units shall determine the appropriate courses during 1
54+which instruction pursuant to this section shall be provided." 2
55+SECTION 1.(b) Part 1 of Article 8 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is 3
56+amended by adding a new section to read: 4
57+"§ 115C-81.67. Emergency preparedness. 5
58+Each local board of education shall develop and implement emergency preparedness 6
59+instruction consistent with the requirements of G.S. 115C-76.85." 7
60+SECTION 1.(c) Article 4 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended by 8
61+adding a new section to read: 9
62+"§ 116-69.05. Informational literacy. 10
63+The school shall provide instruction in emergency preparedness consistent with 11
64+G.S. 115C-76.85." 12
65+SECTION 1.(d) G.S. 116-235(a1) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 13
66+"(1a) The Board of Trustees shall ensure that instruction in emergency preparedness 14
67+consistent with G.S. 115C-76.85 is included in the standard course of study 15
68+for the School." 16
69+SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 17
70+the 2025-2026 school year. 18