The State Board of Education shall require during the high school years instruction in civic and citizenship education in the standard course of study for high school social studies through the teaching of a semester full-credit course that shall be called Founding Principles of the United States of America and the State of North Carolina.

The State Board of Education shall require during the high school years the teaching of a full-credit course focused solely on Economics and Personal Finance (EPF). The EPF course shall provide instruction on economic principles and personal financial literacy instruction.

This Act requires every local board of education to develop and implement character education instruction with input from the local community. With the passage of this Act, the state of North Carolina has affirmed that the development of character in our children is the cornerstone of education.

The NC General Assembly finds that knowledge of the Holocaust is essential to provide students with the fundamental understanding of geography, history, and political systems necessary to make informed choices on issues that affect individuals, communities, states, and nations.