A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW CIVIC YOUTH GROUPS TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP TO STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑206 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑206.  State Board of Education; duties; responsibilities.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare and present to the State Board of Education recommendations for general guidelines for encouraging increased community involvement in the public schools and use of public school facilities. These recommendations shall include, but shall not be limited to provisions for:
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(4)	Requiring public school units to permit any youth group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society, such as the Boy Scouts of America, and its affiliated North Carolina groups and councils, and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and its affiliated North Carolina groups and councils, the opportunity to give a presentation on the purpose of the group, how to become a member of the group, and encouraging civic education. Presentations given pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed 10 minutes and shall be scheduled between the start and release times of the instructional day. Presentation time does not count toward any instructional hour requirements. Nothing in this section, or a policy or rule adopted pursuant to this section, shall be construed as requiring a public school unit to provide equal access to an organization that is not designated as a patriotic organization.
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SECTION 2.(a)  G.S. 115C‑150.12C(28) reads as rewritten:
"(28)	Access for youth groups. – Schools for the deaf and blind shall develop policies to ensure that patriotic youth groups have access to schools in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115C‑206(4)."
SECTION 2.(b)  G.S. 115C‑207 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑207.  Authority and responsibility of local boards of education.
Every local board of education that uses State funds to implement programs under this Article shall:
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(4)	Develop policies to ensure that patriotic youth groups have access to schools in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115C‑206(4).
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SECTION 2.(c)  G.S. 115C‑218.75(f) reads as rewritten:
"(f)	Access for Youth Groups. – Charter schools shall develop policies to ensure that patriotic youth groups have access to schools in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115C‑206(4)."
SECTION 2.(d)  G.S. 115C‑238.66(13) reads as rewritten:
"(13)	Access for youth groups. – Regional schools shall develop policies to ensure that patriotic youth groups have access to schools in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115C‑206(4)."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2026‑2027 school year.