Senate amendments to the 3rd edition make the following changes.

Amendment #1 changes the effective date of the addition of Caswell County to GS 153A-27.1 (vacancies on board of commissioners in certain counties), so that it applies to vacancies filled on or after March 3, 2025. Requires vacancies occurring on the Caswell County Board of Commission on or after March 3, 2025, to be filled according to GS 153A-27.1.

Amendment #2 adds the following content and makes conforming changes to the act's long title. Amends SL 1963-707, as amended, as follows. Removes the name of the consolidated board of education which was the Laurinburg Scotland County Board of Education. Provides that the public school system of Scotland County is the Scotland County School System and the system’s board of education’s name is the Scotland County Board of Education (Board). Requires, for fiscal year 2025-26, the Board to submit a budget request for operational and capital funding in amounts that would provide an appropriate education to all students in Scotland County during that fiscal year to the Scotland County Board of Commissioners (BOC), at the same time the other school budgets are filed. Directs the BOC to consider the educational goals and policies of the State and the local Board, the Board’s budgetary request, the Board’s financial resources, and the Board’s and the BOC’s fiscal policies in evaluating the request. Based on this evaluation, directs the BOC to determine, in its discretion, the amount of county revenues, including any voted supplemental tax revenues, to be appropriated to the Board’s local current expense fund and capital outlay fund for fiscal year 2025-2026. Prevents the Board or the BOC from initiating a dispute resolution process or filing any legal action challenging the determination of funds to be appropriated by the BOC to the local current expense fund and capital outlay fund for fiscal year 2025-26. Requires, that beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and each year thereafter, the preparation, submission, and approval of a budget for the Board to be in accordance with Article 31 of GS Chapter 115C. Deletes provisions concerning the filing of a supplemental tax budget. Removes provisions setting formula for the base amount of educational funding as well as provisions to allow the Board and the Commissioners to deviate from that formula in extraordinary economic circumstances upon approval of both entities. Makes conforming changes to account for updated name. Makes organizational changes. Makes technical change to update reference to GS Chapter 115C (governing public secondary schools). Removes outdated language.