North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 604 — School-Based Complaint/SROs.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

Senate Bill 604 was updated to improve clarity regarding the responsibilities of school resource officers. The changes maintain the requirement for these officers to follow established training standards and outline the importance of their role in school safety. This matters because it reinforces the commitment to ensuring that officers are well-trained and prepared to handle security responsibilities in schools, ultimately aiming to create a safer environment for students and staff.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 604 Short Title:
604 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45325-ML-102 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DEFINE THE TERM "SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER" AND REQUIRE TRAINING FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND TO REQUIRE A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER TO SIGN A SCHOOL-BASED COMPLAINT INITIATED BY A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PRIOR TO BEING FILED IN JUVENILE COURT.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DEFINE THE TERM "SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER" AND REQUIRE TRAINING FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND TO REQUIRE A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER TO SIGN A SCHOOL-BASED COMPLAINT INITIATED BY A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PRIOR TO BEING FILED IN JUVENILE COURT.
(5) Any additional responsibilities related to school safety or security assigned by the officer's employer while the officer is acting as a school resource officer.
(5) Anyadditional responsibilities related to school safetyor security assigned by the officer's employer while the officer is acting as a school resource officer.
(b) All school resourceofficersshall complywithinitial training standards,as established by subsection (c) of this section, within one year of being assigned as a school resource officer.
(b) All school resourceofficersshall complywith initial trainingstandards,as established by subsection (c) of this section, within one year of being assigned as a school resource officer.
*DRS45325-ML-102* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "(19) Establish initial training and continuing education training standards for school resource officers, as set forth in G.S.
*S604-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "(19) Establish initial training and continuing education training standards for school resource officers, as set forth in G.S.
115C-105.70,shallbesignedby aschool administrator or school social worker prior to being referred in accordance with G.S.
115C-105.70,shallbesignedbyaschool administrator or school social worker prior to being referred in accordance with G.S.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (177)

177 members have not signed on to this bill.

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public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 604?
SB 604 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic) and Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 604?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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