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SB 604 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

School-Based Complaint/SROs.

SB 604 defines a "school resource officer" (SRO) as a law enforcement officer assigned to schools for at least 20 hours weekly for safety, security, and related duties. It mandates that all SROs complete initial and ongoing training on mental health, students with disabilities, racial equity, and crisis intervention by 2026. The bill also requires school administrators or social workers to sign SRO-initiated complaints alleging student misconduct before they can be filed in juvenile court. This affects SROs, school staff, and the juvenile court process for school-related complaints, effective January 1, 2026.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeMandates SRO training on mental health/racial equity and requires administrative review of complaints to prevent unnecessary juvenile court referrals, reducing school-to-prison pipeline.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
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This diff shows primarily technical and formatting changes to Senate Bill 604 rather than substantive policy modifications. The bill's core content regarding school resource officer training standards remains unchanged, while administrative details like filing dates, bill numbers, and page references were updated to reflect the bill's progression from initial filing to first edition.
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Removed initial Senate filing date (Mar 25, 2025) and replaced with updated committee referral information (Rules and Operations of the Senate, March 26, 2025)

Updated bill identifier from internal tracking number DRS45325-ML-102 to public-facing version number S604-v-1

Modified page header format to reflect official bill title instead of internal document reference

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Committee
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Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2025
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0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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