Bill Summary for S 37 (2021-2022)

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Feb 16 2021

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Senate Bill 37 (Public) Filed Monday, February 1, 2021
AN ACT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO IN-PERSON LEARNING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE.
Intro. by Ballard, Lee, Hise.

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Conference report amends the 4th edition as follows.  

Eliminates the proposed requirements regarding the provision of reasonable accommodations to classroom teachers upon implementation of the proposed mandate for in-person instruction to K-12 students for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. Instead, requires local boards of education to create a process for teachers and staff to self-identify as high-risk from COVID-19, including self-identification due to being the direct caretaker of a minor with an underlying condition identified as high-risk from COVID-19, and to have a plan in place to address requests for alternative work reassignments, in accordance with the requirements of the StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit. Strongly encourages local boards to enable those self-identified as high-risk to minimize face-to-face contact and to allow six-feet social distancing, modify job responsibilities to minimize exposure risk, or allow them to telework if possible.