NC H902

Establishes statutory rights for North Carolina residents to access library materials and programs without discrimination based on content, viewpoint, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or socioeconomic status

Requires libraries to protect user privacy by limiting data collection, deleting browser history and search records within 60 days, and prohibiting unnecessary tracking of reading habits or intellectual pursuits

Creates a complaint and enforcement process allowing individuals to file complaints with local library governing bodies, appeal to the State Library, and ultimately seek review by the Attorney General, with civil penalties up to $5,000 for willful violations

Establishes a Library Rights Division within the Department of Justice and a Library Rights Legal Resource Center to provide training, legal guidance, and monitor compliance statewide

Appropriates $2 million annually to the State Library and $1 million annually to the Department of Justice for the 2025-2027 biennium to implement the act, including grants to libraries, digital literacy programs, and a legal protection fund