North Carolina HB 571: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment for Police Officers/Funds.

Status: Passed 1st Reading (as of 2025-04-01)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2025 · Bill: HB 571

Subjects: APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.

Sponsors: Chesser, Paré, Reeder, Ager, Almond, Baker, Ball, Belk, Blackwell, Brockman, Buansi, Butler, Cairns, Campbell, Carney, Carver, Cervania, Charles Smith, Clark, Cohn, Colvin, Cotham, Crawford, Cunningham, Dahle

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 571

Short Title: Funds for PTSD Treatment for Police Officers. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Paré, Reeder, Chesser, and Campbell (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 1, 2025
*H571-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO 2
ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM TO TREAT POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN 3
DIAGNOSED WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD). 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 6
Public Safety the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 7
2025-2026 fiscal year to assist the Department in establishing a grant program to treat police 8
officers who have been diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 9
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 10

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