Bill Summary for S 462 (2017-2018)

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Mar 29 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 462 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 29, 2017
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ADMINISTRATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM OFFICE.
Intro. by Barefoot, Curtis, Daniel.

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Directs the President, or the President's designee, and the UNC Board of Governors to jointly consider and evaluate the feasibility of applying for and implementing the UTEACH program as part of the curricula offered by the UNC System. Describes the UTEACH program as a course of study combining the requirements for rigorous STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and requirements for secondary teaching certification without adding time or cost to four-year degrees.

List six considerations the President, or the President's designee, and the Board of Governors can use in their evaluation of the UTEACH program, including which constituent institutions, departments, and programs would participate and collaborate in the program if it were implemented, and the cost of implementing and maintaining a program and the alternatives for financing the program. 

Directs the President, or the President's designee, and the UNC Board of Governors to report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee by April 1, 2018, with their findings and recommendations regarding the feasibility of applying for and implementing the UTEACH program as part of the curricula offered by the UNC System.