Grants the Pitt County Board of Education and the Edgecombe County Board of Education (collectively, Boards) the flexibility to depart from the school calendar parameters of GS 115C-84.2(d) in determining the opening and closing dates for its public schools for the 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 school years. Requires the Boards to each hold a public hearing on whether to depart from the requirements, and upon deciding to depart from the requirements based on parent and community input at the hearing, requires the applicable Board to hold an additional hearing before selecting the opening and closing dates for its schools. Requires the Boards to report to the Department of Public Instruction by October 15, 2025, and forward the reports to the specified NCGA committee by November 1, 2025, on the act's implementation and any related recommendations, as specified.
SCHCALFLEX/PITT,EDGECOMBE/BOARD MTG & REPORT.
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN ADOPTING THE SCHOOL CALENDAR TO PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS AND EDGECOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.Intro. by Smith.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Feb 11 2025)
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Mon, 10 Feb 2025 Senate: Filed(link is external)
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Tue, 11 Feb 2025 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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