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H.B. 758
                           GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
                                                                                                Apr 18, 2023
                                       SESSION 2023                                       HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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                                     HOUSE BILL DRH30283-NG-84
     Short Title:    Youth CERT Preparedness K-12 Training.                                         (Public)
     Sponsors:       Representative Cervania.
     Referred to:
                                       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.
 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
              SECTION 1. Part 1 of Article 8 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended
 by adding a new section to read:
 "§ 115C-81.33. Emergency preparedness education.
      (a)     Instruction shall be provided in emergency preparedness from kindergarten through
 high school. The State Board of Education shall adopt standards for instruction in emergency
 preparedness, differentiated between elementary school, middle school, and high school.
      (b)     Standards for elementary school instruction shall begin not before grade 3 and include
 at least the following:
              (1)     Education on man-made and natural disasters.
              (2)     Roles of various parties during disasters, such as (i) students, (ii) teachers, and
                      (iii) first responders.
              (3)     The emergency response plan of the school or local school administrative unit
                      and any supplies that are available in accordance with the emergency response
                      plan.
      (c)     Standards for middle school instruction shall include at least the following:
              (1)     Updated instruction from the elementary school standards to reflect any
                      changes that have occurred or to reflect the student's new school placement.
              (2)     Completion of a project researching a past disaster, whether natural or
                      man-made.
              (3)     Responses to mass casualty events, including the different types of mass
                      casualty events.
              (4)     Education on electrical hazards and how to exert proper care around electrical
                      sources.
      (d)     Standards for high school instruction shall include at least the following:
              (1)     Updated instruction from the elementary school and middle school standards
                      to reflect any changes that have occurred or to reflect the student's new school
                      placement.
              (2)     Introduction to the material in the Community Emergency Response Team
                      (CERT) Basic Training Manual issued by the Federal Emergency
                      Management Agency.
      (e)     Local school administrative units shall determine the appropriate courses during
 which instruction pursuant to this section shall be provided."
                                     *DRH30283-NG-84*
    General Assembly Of North Carolina                                          Session 2023
           SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with
 the 2024-2025 school year.
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