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North Carolina H636

EDUCATIONINTRODUCED

Promoting Wholesome Content for Students

Legislative Session

active

2025-2026 Session

Selected quotes

Governing bodies of public school units shall adopt a policy for the selection and procurement of library media, including a recommendation review process [...] that includes the removal of media that no longer meets the criteria for approval and the periodic replacement or repair of media still of educational value. [...] The policy [...] shall meet the following requirements for media to be approved for addition to a school library: (c) [...] Material is not "appropriate for the age, grade level, intellectual development, and ability level" for any age or age group of children if it includes descriptions or visual depictions of sexual activity or is pervasively vulgar. [...] (g) Fiction, graphic novels, and narrative nonfiction, including memoirs and biographies, shall only be added for literary or artistic value.

Database of Rejected Materials. – The State Board shall maintain a database of all library media and materials rejected by public school units.

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Calendar

datetimetypelocationdescription
2025-04-1514:00Hearing643 LOBEducation - K-12 Hearing
2025-04-1515:00HearingAuditorium LBRules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Hearing
2025-04-1515:00HearingAuditorium LB Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Hearing
2025-04-1514:00Hearing643 LOB Education - K-12 Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-04-17Regular Message Sent To Senate
2025-04-16Amend Failed A1
2025-04-16Passed 2nd Reading
2025-04-16Passed 3rd Reading
2025-04-15Reptd Fav Com Substitute
2025-04-15Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-04-15Reptd Fav
2025-04-15Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
2025-04-15Placed On Cal For 04/16/2025
2025-04-14Serial Referral To Judiciary 1 Stricken
2025-04-03Withdrawn From Com
2025-04-03Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-04-02Passed 1st Reading
2025-04-02Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-04-01Filed