Bill Summary for H 718 (2013-2014)

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Aug 14 2014

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 718 (Public) Filed Wednesday, April 10, 2013
AN ACT DIRECTING THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO STUDY ISSUES RELATED TO PROVIDING DUTY-FREE INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING TIME DURING REGULAR STUDENT CONTACT HOURS TO ALL CLASSROOM TEACHERS, STRATEGIES FOR PROVIDING NORTH CAROLINA WITH GREAT LEADERS FOR GREAT SCHOOLS, AND THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS; AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO STUDY THE USE OF CERTAIN SAFETY MEASURES IN SCHOOLS, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF SILENT, PANIC ALARM SYSTEMS FOR USE IN LIFE-THREATENING AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
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Senate committee substitute deletes all provisions of the 2nd edition, which specified initiatives and studies to be undertaken by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Department of Public Instruction, as well as reporting schedules for those studies, and replaces them as indicated.

Authorizes local school administrative units (LEAs) to convert positions allocated for classroom teachers to their dollar equivalents and transfer those funds into the allotment for hiring teacher assistants,regardless of the provisions of GS 115C-105.25(b)(5b). Provides that the sum of the amount initially allotted for teacher assistants for the 2014-15 fiscal year and the amount transferred under this provision may not exceed the amount spent from an LEA's teacher assistant allotment in the 2013-14 fiscal year by more than 2 percent. Also, permits LEAs to convert additional classroom teacher positions to dollar equivalents and transfer the funds into the teacher assistant allotment in accordance with GS 115C-105.25(b)(5b). Applies only to the 2014-15 fiscal year. Becomes effective July 1, 2014.

Amends GS 115C-429(b), as amended by House Bill 1224, to clarify that if House Bill 1224 becomes law, then allocations made by the board of county commissioners derived from the quarter-cent local option sales tax levied under Article 43A of GS Chapter 105 may be used in an amount directed by the board of county commissioners for salaries of classroom teachers and teacher assistants and supplements of classroom teacher salaries. Amends GS 115C-433(b),as amended by House Bill 1224, to provide that if House Bill 1224, 2013 Regular Session, becomes law, and a board of county commissioners allocates part or all of its appropriations under GS 115C-429(b), as amended, then a local board of education must obtain approval from the board of county commissioners in order to amend the budget to decrease the amount of funds allocated for salaries of classroom teachers, teacher assistants, and classroom teacher salary supplements derived from thefrom the quarter-cent local option sales tax levied under Article 43A of GS Chapter 105.

Provides that this act becomes effective only if House Bill 1224, 2013 Regular Session, becomes law. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.

Amends the long title.