RELIGIOUS STUDY CREDIT.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
Senate Bill 404 (Public) Filed Monday, March 25, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT POLICIES ALLOWING STUDENTS TO ATTEND OFF-CAMPUS RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION, AND TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO AWARD ELECTIVE CREDIT FOR OFF-CAMPUS RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
Intro. by Bingham.

Status: Ref To Com On Education/Higher Education (Senate Action) (Mar 26 2013)

Bill History:

S 404

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 25 2013 - View Summary

    Enacts new GS 115C-81.5 (Release Time and Elective Credit for Religious Instruction), providing that local boards of education can adopt policies allowing students to attend classes on religious instruction, conducted by a private entity, at an off-campus non-school property location during the day if the policies contain seven requirements, including that the student's parent or guardian provides written consent to the school and no public funds from any source will be expended for, and no public school personnel will be involved in, providing the religious instruction.

    Local boards of education can award high school students no more than two elective course credits for the completion of such classes as described above.  Provides criteria that local boards will consider in determining whether to award course credit for religious instruction courses.

    Effective when the act becomes law and applies beginning with the 2013-14 school year.