A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, INCLUDING SEXUAL ABUSE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  G.S. 115C‑12 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(47)	Duty regarding abuse and neglect. – Upon consideration and recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education shall adopt a policy to be implemented by local boards of education to provide students in grades six through 12 with information on child abuse and neglect, including age‑appropriate information on sexual abuse. Information shall be provided in the form of (i) a document provided to all students at the beginning of each school year and (ii) a display posted in visible, high‑traffic areas throughout each school in the local school administrative unit. The document and display shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
a.	Likely warning signs indicating that a child may be a victim of abuse or neglect, including age‑appropriate information on sexual abuse.
b.	The telephone number used for reporting abuse and neglect to the department of social services in the county in which the local school administrative unit is located, in accordance with G.S. 7B‑301.
c.	A statement that information reported pursuant to sub‑subdivision (47)b. of this section shall be held in the strictest confidence, to the extent permitted by law, pursuant to G.S. 7B‑302(a1).
d.	Available resources developed pursuant to G.S. 115C‑105.51, including the anonymous safety tip line application."
SECTION 1.(b)  G.S. 115C‑218.75 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a1)	Abuse and Neglect Policy. – A charter school shall implement the policy addressing student awareness of child abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse, adopted by the State Board of Education under G.S. 115C‑12(47)."
SECTION 1.(c)  G.S. 115C‑238.66 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(7f)	Abuse and neglect policy. – A regional school shall implement the policy addressing student awareness of child abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse, adopted by the State Board of Education under G.S. 115C‑12(47)."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2019‑2020 school year.