H1043 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): CHCCS Act.

What is the status of H1043?

In committee as of April 27, 2026. Latest action: Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (April 27, 2026).

Jones, Brenden H. (R, 46), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for H1043?

On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1043

North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session

North Carolina H1043: CHCCS Act.

Q: What does H1043 do?

In its own words: An act to amend public school unit requirements regarding certain parental rights, to provide for certain remedies and compliance actions for violations of article 7b of chapter 115c of the general statutes, to provide for general assembly access to school personnel records, to add a responsibility for the state auditor to conduct investigations into violations of article 7b of chapter 115c of the general statutes by public school units, and to appropriate funds for those purposes.

Status: In committee, April 27, 2026

What the bill says

An act to amend public school unit requirements regarding certain parental rights, to provide for certain remedies and compliance actions for violations of article 7b of chapter 115c of the general statutes, to provide for general assembly access to school personnel records, to add a responsibility for the state auditor to conduct investigations into violations of article 7b of chapter 115c of the general statutes by public school units, and to appropriate funds for those purposes.

From the introduced text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL UNIT REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CERTAIN PARENTAL RIGHTS, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REMEDIES AND COMPLIANCE ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE 7B OF CHAPTER 115C OF THE GENERAL STATUTES, TO PROVIDE FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACCESS TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL RECORDS, TO ADD A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS INTO VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE 7B OF CHAPTER 115C OF THE GENERAL STATUTES BY PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THOSE PURPOSES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. TITLE SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Curriculum Honesty, Compliance, and Child Safety (CHCCS) Act. PART II. AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL UNIT REQUIREMENTS SECTION 2.1. G.S. 115C-76.25(a) is amended by adding the following new subdivisions to read: "(13) The right to consent to official changes to their child's name, gender designation, or identity within school records. The school shall not change these without first receiving consent from a parent. (14) The right to access the educational records, as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, of their child. These include counseling records, intervention records, behavioral and support plans, and communications with third parties regarding the student." SECTION 2.2. G.S. 115C-76.45(a) reads as rewritten: "(a) The governing body of a public school unit shall adopt procedures …

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North Carolina H1043: CHCCS Act.

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