CFSS Gun Prsnt. for Grade 7 and 9 Students.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 901

Short Title: CFSS Gun Prsnt. for Grade 7 and 9 Students. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Burgin, Corbin, and Chaudhuri (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
April 30, 2026
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE TH E CENTER FOR SAFER S CHOOLS TO DEVELOP A 2
PRESENTATION ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF GUN USE AND TO REQUIRE 3
LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS TO PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION TO 4
ALL STUDENTS IN GRADE SEVEN AND GRADE NINE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. G.S. 143B-1209.100(c) is amended by adding a new subdivision to 7
read: 8
"(2a) Develop and update, as necessary, an interactive presentation on the legal, 9
medical, and emotional consequences of youth gun possession, substance 10
abuse, gun violence, and gun safety for students in grade seven and grade nine. 11
The Center shall provide training and materials for the presentation to all local 12
school administrative units and shall provide training and materials to any 13
other public school unit which requests to voluntarily give the presentation." 14
SECTION 2. G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 15
"(73) Duty to Provide Presentation on Consequences of Gun Use . – Each local 16
school administrative unit shall provide a presentation in accordance with 17
G.S. 143B-1209.100(c)(2a) to all students in grade seven and grade nine. No 18
later than 14 days prior to the date on which the presentation is to be given, 19
the local school administrative unit shall ensure that all parents of students 20
that will be receiving the presentation are given notice of the presentation and 21
the opportunity to opt the student out of receiving the presentation." 22
SECTION 3. Beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year, there is appropriated from the 23
General Fund to the Center for Safer Schools the sum of nine hundred thousand dollars 24
($900,000) in recurr ing funds to provide training and materials to enable local school 25
administrative units and other voluntary public school units to give a presentation on the 26
consequences of gun use to students in grade seven and grade nine in accordance with 27
G.S. 143B-1209.100(c)(2a), as enacted by this act. 28
SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2026. Section 2 of this act applies 29
beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. 30