NC H595

Prohibits instruction on gender identity, sexual activity, or sexuality in grades K-6, and requires written parental consent for such instruction in grades 7-12

Mandates single-sex human growth and development programs in grades 4-5, and reproductive health education beginning in grade 7, with annual parental consent required for participation

Requires public school units to establish community advisory committees for reviewing challenges to textbooks, instructional materials, and library books, with criteria including age-appropriateness and prohibition of material "harmful to minors"

Creates instructional materials repositories that must be accessible to parents both online and in-person, with 60-day parental review periods before adopting health and safety program materials

Requires public libraries to place materials "harmful to minors" in age-restricted sections, mandates parental consent for minors to receive library cards, and grants parents access to their minor children's library records