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