LEGISLATORS SPEND TIME IN SCHOOLS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 123 (Public) Filed Monday, March 2, 2015
AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATORS TO SPEND TIME IN THEIR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Intro. by R. Johnson.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House Action) (Mar 3 2015)
H 123

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 2 2015 - View Summary

    Amends Article 2 of GS Chapter 120, adding a new statute, GS 120-9.1, to provide that each member of the General Assembly is responsible for educating himself or herself about the needs of the public schools in the member's legislative district.

    Current law provides that members of the General Assembly may receive subsistence and travel allowances when the legislature is not in session, with approval from the speaker of the House of Representatives in the case of representatives, or the approval of the president pro tempore of the Senate in the case of senators, providing that the member is traveling as a representative of the General Assembly or of its committees or commissions, or the member is otherwise in the service of the state. Amends GS 120-3.1(a)(3) to provide that the term "in the service of the state," as it is used in this subdivision, applies to no more than four days per year used to visit public schools in a member's district, and requires that the host principal or superintendent document each day of attendance by the member.

    Includes "whereas" clauses that provide the rationale for the provisions of this act.