HB 989 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Build Safer Communities and Schools Act.

HB 989 creates a statewide grant program to improve school safety in North Carolina public schools. It provides funding for three specific purposes: (1) crisis services for students (like therapy and family support), (2) evidence-based training for staff on trauma response and suicide prevention, and (3) safety equipment purchases (such as bullet-resistant glass, alarms, and security systems). Grants must supplement, not replace, existing school safety funding, and charter schools can now receive equipment grants. The program limits annual spending to $350,000 per grant category and prioritizes equipment like exterior door locks and active shooter alarms.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 5 edits

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This bill update adds new sponsors to the legislation and reorganizes the document structure. The substantive policy content regarding school safety grants appears largely unchanged, with minor formatting adjustments and a continuation of text that was cut off in the provided diff.

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Added new sponsors (Representatives Logan, F. Jackson, and Budd) to the bill, expanding the primary sponsorship group.

Added a reference directing readers to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors.

Reformatted the header information, changing the document identifier from 'DRH30384-NDa-77A' to 'H989-v-1' and adjusting the session date display.

Reordered the document structure, moving the 'A BILL TO BE ENTITLED' section earlier and repositioning the grant subsections.

Text appears truncated at the end of the provided diff, with the last line cut off mid-sentence ('Parent and student copin'), indicating incomplete data rather than a deliberate policy change.

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Apr 14, 2025

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Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Apr 10, 2025

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3 primary · 9 co-sponsors