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HB 1190

Mindset Advantage Pilot Program.

2025-2026 Session Introduced by Kanika Brown

Pilot program provides mandatory mindset and wellness sessions for student-athletes at three NC high schools to improve mental health and resilience.

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Bill Summary · HB 1190

Summary of HB 1190 (Session 2025, North Carolina) — Mindset Advantage Pilot Program

Purpose and intent

  • Establishes the Master’s League Athlete Mindset Advantage Pilot Program (the Program) for the 2026-2027 school year.
  • Objective: promote mental performance, emotional wellness, and resilience among student-athletes through a preventative support model.
  • Aims to equip student-athletes with stress management, coping skills, performance readiness, and overall well-being through structured sessions and coordinated support.

Key provisions and changes

Participating schools

  • Eligible districts/schools:
    • West Forsyth High School
    • Ronald Wilson Reagan High School
    • Mount Tabor High School
  • These schools may elect to participate in the Program.

Program structure

  • Mandatory participation: All student-athletes at participating schools must participate in mindset sessions.
  • Session cadence: At least two mindset sessions per academic quarter, totaling eight sessions over a year.
    • Sessions led by licensed mental health professionals.
    • Optional one-on-one sessions with parental approval, when needed.
  • Scope of services: Includes mindset and wellness sessions, and coordinated support services with mental health professionals, coaches, physicians, and athlete mentors.

Data collection and evaluation

  • Anonymous surveys: The Master’s League shall administer surveys at intervals determined by the program.
    • Surveys are anonymous and do not collect personally identifiable information.
    • Aggregated results will be compiled and shared with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for evaluation.
    • Both the Masters League and the school district may use aggregated data to assess effectiveness, identify improvements, and measure outcomes.
  • Survey topics include:
    • Changes in self-reported mental health.
    • Use of mental health resources outside the Program.
    • Coping or emotional regulation strategies employed by athletes.

Reporting

  • The school district (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools) must report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
  • Required reporting elements:
    • Aggregated survey results.
    • How Program funds were spent.
    • A detailed description of how the Program functioned in practice.
    • Recommendations for expanding the Program to additional years or schools.
    • Recommendations for changes to the Program.

Funding and appropriation

  • Appropriation: $180,000 in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
  • Purpose: Provide a directed grant to The Master’s League Foundation for Boys, Inc., to implement the Program.
  • Allowable uses of funds (consistent with program needs):
    • Implementation and administration
    • Mandatory mindset and wellness sessions
    • Professional services
    • Program coordination and athlete mentor support
    • Evaluation and administrative expenses
    • Other costs necessary to carry out the Program
  • Flexibility: Up to $30,000 may be used for costs associated with securing and operating an off-site facility.

Affected parties

  • Student-athletes at participating high schools (mandatory participation in mindset sessions).
  • Parents/guardians (parallels a parental consent framework for one-on-one sessions).
  • Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (accountability, reporting, evaluation collaboration).
  • The Masters League Foundation for Boys, Inc. (grant recipient and program administrator).
  • Mental health professionals, coaches, physicians, and athlete mentors involved in program delivery.

Timeline and effective date

  • Effective date: July 1, 2026.
  • Program duration for the pilot: 2026-2027 school year (with evaluation and potential recommendations for expansion in the reporting).
  • Funding availability: Nonrecurring funds appropriated for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Notes and considerations

  • The bill outlines explicit data protections (anonymous, non-identifiable data; aggregated reporting).
  • It sets a narrow pilot scope (three participating high schools) to evaluate feasibility before broader expansion.
  • The program emphasizes a preventative, holistic approach to mental health and performance, integrating multiple stakeholders in the athletic environment.

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

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