AUTO ENROLLMENT IN ADVANCED ELA COURSES.

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
Senate Bill 507 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 25, 2025
AN ACT TO EXPAND AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN ADVANCED COURSES IN K-12 SCHOOLS TO INCLUDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS COURSES.
Intro. by Lee, Corbin, Overcash.

Status: Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Apr 2 2025)
S 507

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 2 2025 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. 

    Amends proposed GS 115C-81.36(e) to require that a parent or guardian wanting to remove a student from the advance learning opportunities or advanced courses be first given notice that the student's placement was determined by their achievement on the previous end-of-grade or end-of-course test (was, end-of-grade test only). 


  • Summary date: Mar 25 2025 - View Summary

    Expands the advanced courses to be offered by local board of education when practicable to include English Language Arts courses under GS 115C-81.36. Makes conforming changes including automatic enrollment in advanced learning opportunities for the next school year when a student scores at the highest level on the corresponding end-of-grade test. Specifies that the submission date for the annual report submitted by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to the specified NCGA committees is December 15, 2025, and requires DPI to include data on socioeconomic status collected for the current school year, as described. Makes technical, conforming, and organizational changes. Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.