Creates new GS 115C-84.4, permitting the Superintendent of Public Instruction (Superintendent) or any person residing in a school district to bring an action for declaratory judgement against a local board of education for violating the school calendar requirements in GS 115C-84.2(d).
Requires the Superintendent to select 10 local school units to participate in a remote instruction flexibility pilot for the 2023-24 through 2027-28 school years, authorizing local boards of education to establish a calendar for high schools that uses up to five days or 30 hours of remote instruction to ensure final exams for the fall semester are administered prior to December 31. Requires the participating local boards of education to report annually on the high schools participating in the pilot, including the advantages and disadvantages of using the pilot program calendar. Requires the Superintendent to summarize and report the information gathered through the pilot program to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee, beginning September 15, 2024, and ending September 15, 2028.
SCHOOL CALENDAR COMPLIANCE ACT.
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AN ACT TO CREATE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SCHOOL CALENDARS THAT ARE NOT STATUTORILY COMPLIANT AND TO AUTHORIZE A HIGH SCHOOL REMOTE INSTRUCTION FLEXIBILITY PILOT.Intro. by Lee, Proctor, Barnes.
Status: Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Apr 4 2023)
Bill History:
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Mon, 3 Apr 2023 Senate: Filed
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Tue, 4 Apr 2023 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 4 Apr 2023 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Tue, 4 Apr 2023 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
S 499
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Bill S 499 (2023-2024)Summary date: Apr 3 2023 - View Summary
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