Enacts new GS 115C-521(h) providing that all change orders involving school construction contracts must be approved by the local board of education except in the following two situations: (1) the superintendent or designee can approve a change order in an amount of less than $10,000 and (2) in the event of an emergency, the local board of education chair can approve other change orders at the request of the superintendent; requires the superintendent to report such change orders to the local board of education at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Effective July 1, 2015.