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114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Mary Littleton

HB 208 redacts minors’ names, addresses, ages, DOB, phone, parent/guardian info, emails, and other IDs from public records for certain local government and Partnership programs in

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 421

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Main purpose

HB 208 expands the localities covered by a statutory exemption that removes certain identifying information of minors from the definition of "public record" when those minors participate in local government programs or programs funded by the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (or a local partnership). The aim is to limit public disclosure of personally identifying information for children engaged in those programs in the listed localities.

Key provisions

Amends G.S. 132‑1.11A to specify that, for a covered minor participant, the following information is not a “public record” and therefore is not subject to public disclosure:

name
address
age
date of birth
telephone number
name or address of the minor’s parent or legal guardian
e‑mail address
any other identifying information on an application to participate in the program or in other program records

Clarifies that the county, municipality, and ZIP code of residence for each participating minor remain public records, but the fields above must be redacted.

States that this statutory exclusion does not make the listed items “confidential information” (i.e., it removes them from the public‑record definition but does not create a separate confidentiality classification).

Exception: the name of a minor who has received a scholarship or other local government–funded financial award remains a public record.

Applies specifically to the County of Chatham; Counties of Chatham and Durham; the Towns of Apex, Cary, Fuquay‑Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, Zebulon; and the City of Raleigh.

Who is affected

Minors participating in qualifying local government or Partnership‑funded programs in the listed jurisdictions.

Local governments, program administrators, and records custodians who must redact or withhold the enumerated fields from public disclosure.

Parents, guardians, researchers, journalists, and members of the public who request access to program records in the specified localities.

Practical impact

Enhances privacy protections for children involved in local and Partnership for Children programs in the enumerated jurisdictions by limiting public disclosure of identifying details.

May reduce publicly available data for oversight, research, or media reporting — while still permitting aggregated locality data (county/municipality/ZIP).

Requires local offices to implement redaction procedures and train staff on the changed public‑records handling.

Procedural status / timeline

Introduced and read first time: February 27, 2025 (filed).

Statutory change: amendments to G.S. 132‑1.11A.

Effective date: the act becomes effective when it becomes law (per the bill text).

Current status (as provided): Passed 1st Reading.

If you want, I can:
- Compare this amendment to the prior version of G.S. 132‑1.11A (to show exactly what localities were added), or
- Draft a short memo for local records offices on implementing the redaction requirements.

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