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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina requires public school units to adopt green cleaning policies when economically feasible
Last action · April 3, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Pricey Harrison and 10 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina enacts the Healthy Schools Act of 2025, requiring to exclusively use environmentally sensitive cleaning products when . Schools where adoption is not economically feasible must submit annual written notifications to the Department of Public Instruction. The act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and requires no state appropriations.
Public schools and charter schools across North Carolina must alter their procurement practices for maintenance supplies or file annual economic exemption paperwork with state regulators.
- North Carolina public school governance is structured under Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, covering local boards, charter schools, and regional schools. 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.
Public school units
Public school units must establish green cleaning policies and exclusively purchase environmentally sensitive cleaning products when economically feasible, or submit annual non-feasibility notifications.
Department of Public Instruction
The Department must coordinate with DHHS and stakeholders to establish and annually amend cleaning guidelines, distribute them to schools, and collect infeasibility notifications.
Department of Health and Human Services
The Department must coordinate with the Department of Public Instruction to establish guidelines and specifications for healthy and environmentally sensitive cleaning products.
Nonpublic schools with 50 or more students
Nonpublic schools with 50 or more students enrolled receive guidelines from the Department of Public Instruction and are encouraged to adopt green cleaning policies when economically feasible.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are schools required to buy green cleaning products even if it costs more money?
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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 3, 2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 3, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 2, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Statewide Environmental Standard for Schools
The legislation introduces a uniform framework across North Carolina public school units requiring environmentally sensitive cleaning products unless an economic hardship exception is filed.
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Sources
www.ncleg.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance55How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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