ELECT THE SBE/SPI AS SBE CHAIR.

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 17 (Public) Filed Wednesday, January 25, 2023
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO MAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION THE CHAIR OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER, AND TO REQUIRE THAT VACANCY APPOINTMENTS BE FILLED AS PROVIDED BY LAW.
Intro. by Blackwell, Torbett, Hardister, Willis.

Status: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Feb 15 2023)

SOG comments (1):

Long title change

House committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original title was AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO MAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION THE CHAIR OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER, AND TO REQUIRE THAT VACANCY APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Feb 15 2023 - View Summary

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

    Also amends Section 22 of Article II of the North Carolina Constitution by excluding from the Governor's veto power any bill revising the districts for the election of members of the State Board of Education and the apportionment of Board members among those districts and containing no other matters. Makes conforming and clarifying changes to the language that appears on the ballot. 


  • Summary date: Feb 7 2023 - View Summary

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

    Makes a clarifying change in the proposed language in Section 4 of Article IX of the North Carolina Constitution, to specify that elected members of the State Board of Education must be elected from districts by the voters of each district (was, voters of the districts) in the manner prescribed by law. Amends the language that appears on the ballot to read that the changes include that all vacancies for elected positions on the State Board of Education will be filled in a manner provided by law (was, all vacancies for elected positions on the State Board of Education will be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the NCGA). Makes conforming changes to the act's long title.


  • Summary date: Jan 25 2023 - View Summary

    Effective January 1, 2026, and subject to voter approval at the November 2024 general election, amends Section 4, Article IX of the NC Constitution to revise membership of the State Board of Education (SBE) as follows. Designates the Superintendent of Public Instruction as SBE's chair, rather than secretary, and includes the Superintendent among SBE members listed. Replaces existing provisions that call for the appointment of eleven members by the Governor to serve eight year terms from legislatively divided districts. Instead, provides for a number of members equal to the membership of the US House of Representative apportioned to the State, to be elected to four-year terms by district voters from districts established by the NCGA in a manner prescribed by law. Requires vacancies for elected members to be filled in a manner prescribed by law by the NCGA (current law requires vacancies of appointed members to be filled by the Governor without legislative confirmation). Applies to terms of office beginning January 1, 2027.