North Carolina HB 772: Long-Term Care for NC Veterans.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 772
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/29/25

Short Title: North Carolina Student Lifeline Act. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 7, 2025
*H772-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO SHARE THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE 2
PHONE NUMBER AND NC PEER WARMLINE PHONE NUMBER IN VARIOUS 3
WAYS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding the following new subdivision to 6
read: 7
"(70) To Provide Students the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Phone Number and the 8
NC Peer Warmline Phone Number. – A local board of education shall adopt 9
a policy to ensure all schools in the local school administrative unit provide 10
students the phone numbers for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and the NC 11
Peer Warmline. The board shall verify that the phone numbers for the Lifeline 12
and the Warmline are current and accurate annually. If either phone number 13
has changed, schools shall use the updated phone number. Unless an updated 14
phone number exists, the schools shall have the phrases "To reach the Suicide 15
and Crisis Lifeline, call 988 or text HOME to 741741" and "To reach the NC 16
Peer Warmline, call 855-733-7762" in the following places: 17
a. On any new student identification (student ID) issued to a student in 18
grades six through 12. The text shall be in a conspicuous location on 19
the student ID. The text may be printed on the ID or affixed by sticker. 20
Nothing in this subdivision requires a school to issue a student ID. 21
b. On the school website. 22
c. On the home screen of any electronic device issued to students. 23
d. On any school agenda or calendar, whether digital or printed. 24
e. On a document during any suicide awareness activity. 25
f. On a document when the student registers to attend the school." 26
SECTION 2. G.S. 115C-150.12C is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 27
"(37) To provide students the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline phone number and the NC 28
Peer Warmline phone number. – The board of trustees shall provide students 29
the phone numbers for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and the NC Peer 30
Warmline. The board shall verify that the phone numbers for the Lifeline and 31
the Warmline are current and accurate annually. If either phone number has 32
changed, the board shall use the updated phone number. Unless an updated 33
phone number exists, the board shall have the phrases "To reach the Suicide 34
and Crisis Lifeline, call 988 or text HOME to 741741" and "To reach the NC 35
Peer Warmline, call 855-733-7762" in the following places: 36

General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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a. On any new student identification (student ID) issued to a student in 1
grades six through 12. The text shall be in a conspicuous location on 2
the student ID. The text may be printed on the ID or affixed by sticker. 3
Nothing in this subdivision requires a school to issue a student ID. 4
b. On the school website. 5
c. On the home screen of any electronic device issued to students. 6
d. On any school agenda or calendar, whether digital or printed. 7
e. On a document during any suicide awareness activity. 8
f. On a document when the student registers to attend the school." 9
SECTION 3. G.S. 115C-218.75 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 10
"(p) To Provide Students the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Phone Number and the NC Peer 11
Warmline Phone Number. – A charter school shall provide students the phone numbers for the 12
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and the NC Peer Warmline. The school shall verify that the phone 13
numbers for the Lifeline and the Warmline are current and accurate annually. If either phone 14
number has changed, the school shall use the updated phone number. Unless an updated phone 15
number exists, the school shall have the phrases "To reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call 16
988 or text HOME to 741741" and "To reach the NC Peer Warmline, call 855-733-7762" in the 17
following places: 18
(1) On any new student identification (student ID) issued to a student in grades 19
six through 12. The text shall be in a conspicuous location on the student ID. 20
The text may be printed on the ID or affixed by sticker. Nothing in this 21
subsection requires a school to issue a student ID. 22
(2) On the school website. 23
(3) On the home screen of any electronic device issued to students. 24
(4) On any school agenda or calendar, whether digital or printed. 25
(5) On a document during any suicide awareness activity. 26
(6) On a document when the student registers to attend the school." 27
SECTION 4. G.S. 115C-238.66 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 28
"(23) To provide students the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline phone number and the NC 29
Peer Warmline phone number. – A regional school shall provide students the 30
phone numbers for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and the NC Peer Warmline. 31
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