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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina House Bill 945 mandates sexual assault reporting for school buses and increases school violence report frequency
Last action · April 14, 2025: Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Tricia Cotham and 7 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina requires school violence reports to specify whether incidents occurred on school buses, increases reporting frequency to twice per year, and makes failing to report a . The changes apply beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
School personnel and local board members face criminal felony charges for failing to submit required violence reports on the newly established timeline, while state education officials must process data twice annually instead of annually.
- North Carolina General Statutes govern the responsibilities of local boards of education and the State Board of Education regarding public school safety and reporting standards. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local school administrative unit employees
Employees face a Class I felony criminal penalty if they fail to report acts of school violence to the State Board of Education within five days.
Local boards of education
Local boards must report acts of violence within five days in a standard format, specifically tracking whether incidents occurred on school buses.
State Board of Education
The Board must adopt standard reporting formats and definitions, compile school bus data, and submit reports twice per year instead of annually.
Key Facts
- School violence reports must specify whether an act of violence occurred on a school bus.
- The reporting frequency for acts of school violence changes from an annual report due March 15 to biannual reports submitted at the end of the second and fourth quarters of each school year.
- Local boards of education must report acts of violence to the State Board of Education within five days of the act occurring.
- Failure of a local school administrative unit employee or local board member to make a required report is a Class I felony.
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- Submitted school violence reports are public record, with sensitive identifying information redacted to protect the privacy of minors.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 14, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 14, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 10, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Transition from Annual to Biannual Reporting
The legislation shifts oversight of public school violence from an annual report due March 15 to a biannual schedule aligned with school quarters.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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