IMPROVE ADMIN PROG MONITORING AT DPI.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 1040 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 14, 2014
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO IMPROVE ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM MONITORING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
Intro. by Howard.

Status: Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Finance (House Action) (May 15 2014)

SOG comments (1):

Identical bill

Bill, as filed, is identical to S 753, filed May 14, 2014.

Bill History:

H 1040

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 14 2014 - View Summary

    Requires the Department of Public Instruction to (1) reduce the budget rating formula for school bus operations by 1% annually beginning in 2014-15 until fiscal year 2018-19, when the buffer reaches 5%; (2) limit the statewide inventory of spare school buses that meet the replacement criteria to 10% of the total inventory; and (3) implement a replacement part inventory management policy to ensure inventories are reduced to sufficent levels. Requires a report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division by December 31, 2014.

    Amends GS 115C-522 to require DPI, in consultation with the Department of Administration, to establish term contracts for school bus replacement parts with statewide annual sales exceeding $100,000. Requires local boards of education to purchase replacement parts from these contracts unless the price from noncertified sources is less than the cost under the state term contact and the parts are the same or substantially similar. Effective January 1, 2015.

    Requires DPI to revise the inspection process for county school bus maintenance operations to ensure school bus safety and reliabilty by incorporating inspection, maintenance, and utilization information from the fleet management system to identity noncompliant bus maintenance facilities and improve oversight of local school bus operations. Requires a report on the process and implementation schedule to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by December 31, 2014.

    Requires DPI to eliminate six specified positions to reduce the operational requirements of the Textbook Services program, effective June 30, 2014. Requires DPI to work with the Department of Administration to develop a plan to reallocate unneeded textbook warehouse space to other agencies. The plan must be submitted to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and to the Fiscal Research Division by December 31, 2014.

    Requires DPI to implement a process for monitoring time and resources required for the services provided by the Plant Operation and School Planning sections and compile information during 2014-15 to measure the benefits of the services to the local boards. Requires a report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division by September 1, 2015.

    Requires DPI to develop model loss prevention and return-to-work programs for adoption by the State Board of Education (State Board) for use by local school boards, designed to reduce the number of injuries resulting in workers' compensation claims and ensure those with claims return to work in accordance with current State Board policy. Effective January 1, 2015, makes conforming changes to GS 115C-47 (Powers and duties of local boards of education).

    Amends GS 115C-12 to add to the State Board's powers and duties the power to create an effective performance managment system. Amends GS 115C-21 to require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by December 31, 2014, and annually thereafter, on the performance of each administrative support program in the performance management system.

    Enacts new GS 115C-23 to require DPI to report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by December 31, 2014, and annually thereafter on the performance of each strategic objective identified by the State Board. Specifies information to be included in the report. Requires DPI to develop a performance management system for administrative support programs to include processes for identifying and monitoring specified objectives and outcomes, program outputs, and procedures.