Allows in GS 115C-84.3, a public school that has used all remote instruction time and experiences another emergency or is still experience an ongoing emergency, and it has not received a good cause waiver to use up to an additional three remote instruction days or 15 remote instruction hours so long as it complies with reporting requirements about that time in its remote instruction plan. Expands information to be included in a school’s remote instruction plan to include information about the remote instruction in prior school year, as described. Makes conforming changes.

Appropriates $5,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-27 year for increased administrative costs and providing technical assistance associated with enforcing the act.

Effective July 1, 2026, and applies beginning with the 2026-27 school year.