North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S990: Students First Act.
Status: Introduced, May 13, 2026
What the bill says
An act to enact the protect campus survivor's act and to appropriate funds to the university of north carolina to support public education.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE PROTECT CAMPUS SURVIVOR'S ACT AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. PROTECT CAMPUS SURVIVOR'S ACT SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 116-43.17 reads as rewritten: "§ 116-43.17. Confidentiality of research data, records, and information of a proprietary nature.certain records. (a) Definitions. - The following definitions shall apply in this section: (1) Personally identifiable information. - Any of the following information: a. The name of a student. b. The name of the parent or other family member of a student. c. The address of a student or the student's family. d. Any personal identifier for a student, including social security number, student number, or biometric record. e. Any indirect identifier for a student, including date of birth, place of birth, or mother's maiden name. f. Any other information, alone or in combination, that is linked or linkable to a specific student and that would allow a reasonable person in the community of the public institution of higher education where the student attends, who does not have personal knowledge of the relevant circumstances, to identify the student with reasonable certainty. g. Any information requested by a person who the public institution of higher education reasonably believes knows the identity …
Sponsors
- Lee, Michael V. (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Overcash, Brad (R, 43) · primary sponsor
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48)
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Com Substitute Adopted
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: COMMUNITY COLLEGES, PILOT PROGRAMS, BUDGETING, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS, STUDENTS, AUTHORITIES
Common questions
- What is S990?
- S990 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Students First Act.
- What does S990 do?
- In its own words: An act to enact the protect campus survivor's act and to appropriate funds to the university of north carolina to support public education.
- What is the status of S990?
- Introduced as of May 13, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S990?
- Lee, Michael V. (R, 7), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S990?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S990
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