Bill Summaries: H838 INCREASE DROPOUT AGE TO 18.

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Bill H 838 (2015-2016)

Summary date: Apr 17 2015 - View Summary

Amends statutes in GS Chapter 115C as the title indicates. Makes conforming changes. Raises the dropout age from 16 to 17 effective July 1, 2017, applying with the 2017-18 school year and raises the age again from 17 to 18 effective July 1, 2018, beginning with the 2018-19 school year.

Courts/Judiciary, Juvenile Law, Delinquency, Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Higher Education

GS 7B, GS 115C, GS 115D, GS 116, GS 143B