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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Timothy Horrigan and 1 co-sponsor

HB 492 repeals the 2023 Parents’ Bill of Rights and restores pre-2023 education law by removing its provisions and adjusting related exemptions for certain schools.

Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 21
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Bill Summary · HB 492

Summary — HB 492: Repeal Parents' Bill of Rights

Status: Passed first reading (House) — Referred to Rules
Introduced: March 24–25, 2025 (filed earlier); Sponsors: Reps. Jason Dahle and Ashton Alston (primary)
Primary subject area: Education — repeal of prior session law and conforming statutory changes

Purpose / Intent

HB 492 seeks to repeal the State’s “Parents’ Bill of Rights” enacted as Session Law 2023‑106 and to make a set of conforming statutory and session‑law changes. The bill removes the 2023 session law and related provisions that had altered how various education statutes apply to particular kinds of public schools and programs.

Key provisions

  • Part I: Repeals Session Law 2023‑106 in its entirety. (S.L. 2023‑106 is the act commonly referred to as the Parents’ Bill of Rights.)
  • Part II: Makes conforming statutory changes by repealing or amending provisions that were added or cross‑referenced because of S.L. 2023‑106. Specifically it:
    • Repeals Section 7.81 of S.L. 2023‑134.
    • Repeals Section 2.8 of S.L. 2024‑1.
    • Rewrites or restores language in several General Statutes to remove references to the repealed Article, including:
    • G.S. 115C‑150.16 (applicability of Chapter to schools for the deaf and blind),
    • G.S. 115C‑218.10 (charter school exemptions),
    • G.S. 115C‑238.60(b) (regional school exemptions),
    • G.S. 116‑239.5(d) (laboratory school exemptions).
  • Part III: Effective date: the act takes effect when it becomes law.

Who would be affected

  • Public education entities: local school administrative units, charter schools, regional schools, laboratory schools, and state schools for the deaf and blind. The bill changes statutory language that governs exemptions and applicability of various education statutes to these institutions.
  • School administrators and local education authorities responsible for compliance with State statutes.
  • Parents and students to the extent those parties were covered by rights, notification, or procedural regimes created by S.L. 2023‑106 (the bill removes that statutory framework).
  • State agencies and lawmakers implementing or enforcing the repealed provisions.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Legal/administrative: The immediate effect is statutory — removing the 2023 Parents’ Bill of Rights and cleaning up cross‑references. This may restore pre‑2023 statutory relationships among State education law, exemptions, and the listed school types or otherwise change compliance obligations for schools and districts.
  • Operational: Depending on what S.L. 2023‑106 required (e.g., notification, access, opt‑out, record provisions), schools may need to revert policies and procedures to pre‑2023 practices. The bill text provided makes conforming deletions and rewrites but does not itself enumerate operational protocols.
  • Fiscal: No specific fiscal analysis for this bill was provided in the documents attached. Repealing a prior policy typically produces administrative rather than major budgetary effects, but any costs/savings would depend on implementation choices by local school units and State agencies.

Procedural notes / timeline

  • HB 492 was introduced and had its first House reading on March 25, 2025; it was referred to the Rules, Calendar, and Operations committee.
  • Further action will determine final disposition; the bill’s changes would take effect upon enactment.

If you want, I can:
- Compare the specific sections of S.L. 2023‑106 that would be repealed to identify precise procedural or parental‑rights provisions that will be removed; or
- Draft a short side‑by‑side summary showing “pre‑2023 law → changes made by S.L. 2023‑106 → what HB 492 restores.”

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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