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NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2015 – EDUCATION BASED BILLS – UPDATED: 4-21-15
Bill Short Title Filed Date Notes
HB 21Restore Teaching Fellows
Program.01/28/15 AN ACT TO RESTORE THE TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM.
HB 25
School Calendar
Flex./Alamance-
Burlington.
01/28/15
AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO THE
ALAMANCE BURLINGTON SCHOOLS IN ADOPTING THE SCHOOL
CALENDAR.
HB 26Restore Educational Sales
Tax Holiday.01/28/15
AN ACT TO REENACT THE SALES AND USE TAX HOLIDAY FOR SCHOOL
SUPPLIES.
SB 6State Health Plan/Rehired
Retiree Eligibility.01/28/15
AN ACT TO ALLOW RETIREES WHO RETURN TO WORK FOR THE STATE IN
NONPERMANENT POSITIONS TO RETAIN THEIR COVERAGE OPTIONS
UNDER THE STATE HEALTH PLAN FOR TEACHERS AND STATE
EMPLOYEES RATHER THAN LIMITING SUCH RETIREES' COVERAGE
OPTIONS TO THE "BRONZE LEVEL" HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN
NECESSITATED BY THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
HB 13Amend School Health
Assessment Requirement.01/29/15
AN ACT REQUIRING EACH CHILD PRESENTED FOR ADMISSION INTO THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE FIRST TIME TO SUBMIT PROOF OF A RECENT
HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND REQUIRING THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT
TRANSMITTAL FORM TO BE PERMANENTLY MAINTAINED IN THE
CHILD'S OFFICIAL SCHOOL RECORD.
HB 15Year-Round Funds for CC
UGETC.01/29/15
AN ACT TO ALLOW COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO TEACH UNIVERSAL
GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER COURSES DURING THE SUMMER TERM
AND EARN FUNDING FOR THOSE COURSES YEAR ROUND.
HB 18 Planning Year for CIHSs. 01/29/15
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A PLANNING YEAR FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF
COOPERATIVE INNOVATIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
HOUSE STUDY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION INNOVATION.
HB 19Waive Tuition/Fallen
Officer Was Guardian.01/29/15
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE TUITION WAIVER FOR SURVIVORS OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, OR RESCUE SQUAD
WORKERS AND CERTAIN OTHERS ALSO APPLIES TO CHILDREN WHOSE
LEGAL GUARDIANS ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS,
OR RESCUE SQUAD WORKERS.
HB 34
School Calendar
Flexibility/Certain
Counties.
01/29/15AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO CERTAIN LOCAL
BOARDS OF EDUCATION IN ADOPTING THE SCHOOL CALENDAR.
HB 9Restore School Calendar
Educ. Purpose Waiver.01/29/15
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE SCHOOL CALENDAR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE
WAIVER TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION
FOR CALENDAR MODIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR A REASONABLE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE, AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE HOUSE STUDY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
INNOVATION.
HB 35Education Innovation
Taskforce02/02/15
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON EDUCATION
INNOVATION, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HOUSE STUDY COMMITTEE
ON EDUCATION INNOVATION.
HB 53LEA Flexibility for
Supplemental Pay02/04/15
AN ACT TO PERMIT LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO USE STATE
FUNDS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SALARIES AND DIFFERENTIAL PAY FOR
SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
HB 92Education Simplification
Amendment 02/18/15
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA TO
SIMPLIFY THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FOR A SECRETARY OF EDUCATION TO
REPLACE THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF A SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION AND A STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
HB 96Charter School Financial
Accountability.02/19/15
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHARTER
SCHOOLS.
HB 202Supt. Public Instruction
Member of SBE.03/10/15
AN ACT TO MAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION A
MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TO MAKE
CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE GENERAL STATUTES.
HB 202Supt. Public Instruction
Member of SBE. 03/10/15
AN ACT TO MAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION A
MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TO MAKE
CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE GENERAL STATUTES.
HB 206School Calendar
Flexibility/Wake County. 03/10/15
AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO THE WAKE COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION IN ADOPTING THE SCHOOL CALENDAR.
SB 211Penalty for Late Payment
of Monies/Charters.03/10/15
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A MONETARY PENALTY WHEN FUNDS ARE NOT
TRANSFERRED WITHIN REQUIRED TIME LINES BETWEEN LOCAL
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS
SB 237Education-Based Salary
Supplements.03/10/15
AN ACT TO PROVIDE EDUCATION-BASED SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR
CERTAIN SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
HB 216Great Leaders for Great
Schools/Study03/11/15
AN ACT DIRECTING THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE TO STUDY STRATEGIES FOR PROVIDING NORTH CAROLINA
WITH GREAT LEADERS FOR GREAT SCHOOLS.
SB 244Schools Closed Due to
Inclement Weather.03/11/15
AN ACT TO GIVE QUALIFYING LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION IN
CERTAIN COUNTIES THE ABILITY TO BETTER MANAGE INSTRUCTIONAL
TIME LOST DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OTHER EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.
SB 260
Permit Align
School/Comm. College
Calendar.
03/11/15
AN ACT TO PERMIT CERTAIN LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO ALIGN
THEIR SCHOOL CALENDARS WITH THOSE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES
SB 272 =
SB 242
Eliminate Personal
Education Plans (PEP's)03/11/15 AN ACT TO ELIMINATE PERSONAL EDUCATION PLANS FOR STUDENTS.
SB 333 Teacher Attrition Data 03/18/15AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION INCLUDE
SPECIFIC DATA IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON THE TEACHING PROFESSION.
SB 346
Enact Stricter
Immunization
Requirements
03/19/15
AN ACT ADDRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY FOR THE HEALTH,
SAFETY, AND WELL BEING OF OUR CHILDREN BY REVISING
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE TO MAKE
THESE REQUIREMENTS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION, ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES;
TO REQUIRE ALL STUDENTS TO BE SCREENED FOR SEVERE COMBINED
IMMUNODEFICIENCY PRIOR TO IMMUNIZATION; TO AMEND THE
MEDICAL EXEMPTION FOR REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS; AND TO REPEAL
THE RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FOR REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS.
SB 368Recognize Dept of Defense
ChildCare Standards 03/23/15
AN ACT AUTHORIZING UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE CERTIFIED CHILD CARE FACILITIES TO BE LICENSED BY THE
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND
ALLOWING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CERTIFIED CHILD CARE
FACILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE
PROGRAM.
HB 341A Bill Supporting Title 1
Schools03/24/15
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW LOCAL BOARDS OF
EDUCATION TO SET A SCHOOL CALENDAR THAT MEETS THE
INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS IN COMMUNITIES WITH A LARGE POPULATION
OF TITLE I SCHOOLS.
SB 389Cost to Comply/Fed Ed
Funds/PED Study 03/24/15
AN ACT TO STUDY THE FINANCIAL COSTS TO THE STATE AND LOCAL
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS TO RECEIVE FEDERAL EDUCATIONAL
FUNDS AND THE COST TO THE STATE AND LOCAL SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS OF COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MANDATES
RELATED TO THE FUNDING.
HB 354Charter School
Transparency Act03/25/15
AN ACT TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY IN THE OPERATION OF CHARTER
SCHOOLS
HB 334
Charter School
Extracurricular Activity
Fees
03/25/15AN ACT TO ALLOW A CHARTER SCHOOL TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
SB 534 HB
632
Study Student Online Data
Privacy 03/26/15
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON ISSUES RELATED TO ENSURING PRIVACY OF
ONLINE STUDENT DATA.
SB 555 Student Reading Act. 03/26/15 AN ACT TO ENACT THE STUDENT READING ACT
SB 524
Founding
Principles/Graduation
Requirement
03/26/15AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE RIGOR OF INSTRUCTION OF THE FOUNDING
PRINCIPLES.
HB 401 Authorize Data Sharing for
NCLDS 03/31/15
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF DATA BY THE DIVISION OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITH THE
NORTH CAROLINA LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM AND THE NORTH
CAROLINA P 20W STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM; TO
CLARIFY THE USE OF DE IDENTIFIED DATA; AND TO TRANSITION THE
NORTH CAROLINA P 20W STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM TO
THE NORTH CAROLINA LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM UPON
CONCLUSION OF THE FEDERAL GRANT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA
P 20W STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM.
HB 439 SB
530
Competency Based
Assessments 03/31/15
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
TRANSITION TO UTILIZING COMPETENCY BASED LEARNING
ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
HB 474Healthy Out of School
Recognition Program 04/01/15
AN ACT TO INCLUDE IN THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT
CONSTITUTE THE PROVISION OF CHILD CARE TRACK OUT PROGRAMS
FOR CHILDREN WHO ATTEND YEAR ROUND SCHOOLS AND TO
ESTABLISH THE HEALTHY OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (HOST) RECOGNITION
PROGRAM.
HB 559Testing Feedback for
Students/Teachers 04/02/15
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE SUMMATIVE
FEEDBACK TO PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS ON THE RESULTS
OF STATEWIDE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS.
HB 662NC Elevating Educators
Act of 2015 04/13/15
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A MULTI YEAR PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR
EXCELLENT TEACHERS AND HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL INSTRUCTION; AND
TO PROVIDE FOR FINANCIALLY STABLE ADVANCED TEACHING ROLES
FOR K 12 CLASSROOM TEACHERS
HB 660Transition to Personalized
Digital Learning 04/13/15
AN ACT TO FURTHER THE TRANSITION TO PERSONALIZED DIGITAL
LEARNING IN ALL NORTH CAROLINA K 12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO
TRANSITION FROM TEXTBOOKS TO DIGITAL MATERIALS FOR ALL
LEARNERS; AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING
STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
HB 661Teacher Recruitment and
Scholarships 04/13/15 AN ACT TO TRANSFORM EDUCATOR PREPARATION IN THIS STATE