House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Adds the following uncodified content. 

Provides that a local school administrative unit that has been assigned a school code to operate a school with virtual instruction as the primary means of instruction by May 1, 2021, may continue operation to satisfy the minimum required number of instructional days or hours for the school calendar during the 2021-22 school year, notwithstanding new Part 3A, Article 16 of GS Chapter 115C as enacted.

Allows charters schools to provide blended learning that includes virtual instruction during the 2021-22 school year if the Office of Charter Schools has approved a curriculum amendment allowing blended learning for that school for the 2021-22 school year by September 1, 2021.