North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H772: North Carolina Student Lifeline Act.
Status: In committee, May 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act to require schools to share the suicide and crisis lifeline phone number and nc peer warmline phone number in various ways.
From the amended text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO SHARE THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE PHONE NUMBER AND NC PEER WARMLINE PHONE NUMBER IN VARIOUS WAYS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding the following new subdivision to read: "(70) To Provide Students the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Phone Number and the NC Peer Warmline Phone Number. - A local board of education shall adopt a policy to ensure all schools in the local school administrative unit provide students the phone numbers for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and the NC Peer Warmline. The board shall verify that the phone numbers for the Lifeline and the Warmline are current and accurate annually. If either phone number has changed, schools shall use the updated phone number. Unless an updated phone number exists, the schools shall have the phrases "To reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call 988 or text HOME to 741741" and "To reach the NC Peer Warmline, call 855-733-7762" in the following places: a. On any new student identification (student ID) issued to a student in grades six through 12. The text shall be in a conspicuous location on the student ID. The text may be printed on the ID or affixed by sticker. Nothing in this subdivision requires …
Sponsors
- Cunningham, Carla D. (I, 106) · primary sponsor
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Lambeth, Donny (R, 75) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92)
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83)
- Carney, Becky (D, 102)
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41)
- Clark, Tracy (D, 57)
- Dew, Aisha O. (D, 107)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- North Carolina Student Lifeline Act. Second Reading (May 6, 2025): 108 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COMMUNITY COLLEGES, NOTIFICATION, CHARTER SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES BOARD, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH, SUICIDE
Common questions
- What is H772?
- H772 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): North Carolina Student Lifeline Act.
- What does H772 do?
- In its own words: An act to require schools to share the suicide and crisis lifeline phone number and nc peer warmline phone number in various ways.
- What is the status of H772?
- In committee as of May 7, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored H772?
- Cunningham, Carla D. (I, 106), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H772?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H772
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