Authorizes North Carolina non-public school students and home-schooled students to enroll in courses provided by the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) program without being charged tuition. Requires the NCVPS director to report annually on the enrollment of non-public school students and associated costs. Appropriates from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction $700,000 for the 2017-18 fiscal year in recurring funds to provide for increased enrollment in the NCVPS program by non-public school students. Makes conforming statutory changes. Effective July 1, 2017.
NCVPS/EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION.
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AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL STUDENTS TO NORTH CAROLINA VIRTUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL COURSES.Intro. by Lee, Clark, Krawiec.
Status: Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Mar 23 2017)
Bill History:
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Wed, 15 Mar 2017 Senate: Filed
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Thu, 16 Mar 2017 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 16 Mar 2017 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Thu, 23 Mar 2017 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
S 291
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Bill S 291 (2017-2018)Summary date: Mar 15 2017 - View Summary
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