EDUCATION STUDIES AND OTHER CHANGES. (NEW)

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 23 (Public) Filed Thursday, January 26, 2023
AN ACT TO STUDY VARIOUS EDUCATION ISSUES AND MAKE OTHER CHANGES TO EDUCATION LAWS.
Intro. by Blackwell, Torbett, Cotham.

Status: Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (May 18 2023)

SOG comments (1):

Long title change

Committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original long title was AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO CONTRACT WITH GOORU, INC., FOR USE OF THEIR GOORU NAVIGATOR PROGRAM TO ADDRESS NEGATIVE EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Bill History:

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Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 3 2023 - View Summary

    House amendment to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.

    Removes the provision that authorized the Beaufort County Board of Education in implementing the standard course of study established by Article 8, GS Chapter 115C, to use the Hillsdale College K-12 Curriculum. 


  • Summary date: May 3 2023 - View Summary

    House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.

    Adds a new Part to the bill that amends GS 115C-445, which governs the deposit of money collected or received by an officer, employee, or agent of a local school administrative unit or an individual school. Requires that, if the board of education gives its approval, deposits be required only when the money on hand amounts to as much as $1,500 (was, $250). Makes conforming organizational changes.


  • Summary date: May 2 2023 - View Summary

    House committee substitute replaces the content of the 1st edition with the following.

    Part I. changes the annual reporting requirement of myFutureNC Commission set forth in SL 2019-55, now requiring a report beginning March 15, 2024 (was, September 1, 2020) to the NCGA and the specified NCGA committee regarding the State's progress in reaching postsecondary attainment goal.

    Part II. directs the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to study 10 listed components relating to private schools with approved nonpublic education programs providing special education for students with intensive needs ("Approved Schools"), including studying: (1) a method of improving options for children with disabilities with intensive needs that require private placement consistent with the student's IEP and a method of determining that placement is the means that most appropriately suits the child's individual needs, (2) a method to monitor overidentification of children with disabilities with intensive needs, (3) methods to allow for Medicaid reimbursement for additional services and expanding the eligible range to receive reimbursement for services, and (4) the advisability of one or more pilot programs with one or more Approved Schools. Requires DPI to report to the specified NCGA committees by October 15, 2023.

    Part III. amends GS 116-74.41 to add the President of NC Independent Colleges and Universities (or their designee) as a member of the NC Principal Fellows Commission, increasing the Commission's membership from 15 to 16. Requires the new member to begin their term on July 1, 2023.

    Part IV. authorizes the Beaufort County Board of Education, in implementing the standard course of study established by Article 8, GS Chapter 115C, to use the Hillsdale College K-12 Curriculum to the extent it does not conflict with the requirements of the standard course of study. 

    Changes the act's titles. 


  • Summary date: Jan 26 2023 - View Summary

    Requires the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to use the $9 million appropriated by Section 3.5(a)(10) of SL 2021-25 (as amended by SL 2021-180) (contractor funds to track and improve student learning/performance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) to contract with Gooru, Inc. Requires the contract to be for a period of up to three years for the software program Gooru Navigator to evaluate and improve student learning and performance and to provide students with an individualized roadmap for improving learning and performance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.