North Carolina § 115C-565 - Requirements exclusive.

§ 115C-565. Requirements exclusive.

No school which complies with this Part shall be subject to any other provision of law relating to education except requirements of law respecting immunization. The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall provide to home schools information about meningococcal meningitis and influenza and their vaccines. This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page. The information shall include the causes, symptoms, and how meningococcal meningitis and influenza are spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children. The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also provide to home schools information about cervical cancer, cervical dysplasia, human papillomavirus, and the vaccines available to prevent these diseases. This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page. This information shall include the causes and symptoms of these diseases, how they are transmitted, how they may be prevented by vaccination, including the benefits and possible side effects of vaccination, and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children. The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also provide to home schools information on the preventable risks for preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies, including induced abortion, smoking, alcohol consumption, the use of illicit drugs, and inadequate prenatal care. This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page. The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also provide to home schools information on the manner in which a parent may lawfully abandon a newborn baby with a responsible person, in accordance with G.S. 7B-500 . This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page. History (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 891, s. 1; 2004-118, s. 6; 2007-59, s. 5; 2007-126, s. 5; 2013-307, s. 1.4.) Cross References. - As to the Secretary of Health and Human Services as health advisor for the State, see G.S. 130A-5(10) . Duty of Division of Public Health Regarding Sample Educational Materials. - The Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Human Resources, was required by the indicated session laws to make available sample educational materials that can be provided to parents and guardians about the following: Meningococcal meningitis and influenza and their vaccines - Session Law 2004-118, s. 7. Cervical cancer, cervical dysplasia, human papillomavirus, and their vaccines - Session Laws 2007-59, s. 6. Each session law required the Division to make the sample materials available to (i) local school administrative units for public schools other than charter schools, (ii) the Department of Public Instruction for charter schools, and (iii) the Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, for nonpublic schools including home schools, and authorized the Division to provide the materials electronically. Session Laws 2013-307, s. 2, effective July 18, 2013, and applicable beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, provides: "To facilitate the implementation of this act, within 60 days of this act becoming effective and annually thereafter, the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, shall provide to the Department of Public Instruction and the Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, sample educational materials with the most current information available about the preventable risks for preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies, including induced abortion, smoking, alcohol consumption, the use of illicit drugs, and inadequate prenatal care." Session Laws 2013-307, s. 3, made the third paragraph of this section as added by Session Laws 2013-307, s. 1.4, applicable beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2004-118, s. 6, effective July 1, 2004, beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, added the last three sentences. Session Laws 2007-59, s. 5, effective July 1, 2007, added the second paragraph. See Editor's note for applicability. Session Laws 2007-126, s. 5, effective June 27, 2007, and applicable beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, added the last paragraph. Session Laws 2013-307, s. 1.4, effective July 18, 2013, added the third paragraph in this section. For applicability, see Editor's note. Legal Periodicals. - For comment, "The Latest Home Education Challenge: The Relationship Between Home Schools and Public Schools," see 74 N.C.L. Rev. 1913 (1996). PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS.