House amendment to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.

Amends proposed GS 115C-375.20 to require each employing entity (rather than each local board of education) to adopt and implement a child sexual abuse and sex trafficking program for school personnel who work directly with students in grades K through 12 that provides education and awareness related to child sexual abuse and sex trafficking, as specified. Makes organizational changes, adding a definitions subsection to define the term school personnel as teachers, instructional support personnel, principals, and assistant principals. Provides that school personnel can include, in the discretion of the employing entity, other school employees who work directly with students in grades K through 12. Adds to the elements required of the training to now include the best practices from the field of prevention and the grooming process of sexual predators. Specifies that all school personnel who work with students in grades K through 12 must receive two hours of training in even-numbered years beginning in 2020.

House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Amends proposed GS 120-32 to limit the Legislative Services Commission's authority to obtain a criminal history record check to prospective (was, current or prospective) employees, volunteers, or contractors of the General Assembly (was, those under the Legislative Services Officers' supervision and control) Makes conforming changes to new GS 143B-972, which sets out the provisions governing the Department of Public Safety's criminal record checks for the Legislative Services Commission. Makes conforming changes to the act's long title. 

Senate committee substitute to the 2nd edition adds the following. Amends GS 115C-12(9)(c1) to add to the information that must be included in the State Board of Education's annual report card for each local school administrative unit, for schools serving students in ninth through twelfth grade, (1) the percentage of students who achieved the minimum score required for admission to a constituent institution of UNC on a nationally normed test of college readiness and (2) the percentage of students enrolled in Career and Technical courses who score specified levels on a nationally normed test of workplace readiness.

Amends GS 115C-83.15 to require, for schools serving students in ninth through twelfth grade, the percentage of students who either achieve the minimum score required for admission to a constituent institution of UNC on a nationally normed test of college readiness, or are enrolled in career and technical courses and score specified levels on a nationally normed test of workplace readiness to be reported on the school's annual school report card provided under GS 115C-12, as amended; GS 115C-218.65 (concerning charter schools); GS 115C-238.66 (concerning regional schools); and GS 116-239.8 (concerning laboratory schools).

House amendments to the 3rd edition makes the following changes. 

Amendment #1 appropriates $10,000 in non-recurring funds from the General Fund to the Division of Marine Fisheries to implement the act, instead of reallocating $10,000 of the funds appropriated to the Division of NC Aquariums that was for the planning and permitting of a satellite aquarium area for the act's implementation.

Amendment #2 amends GS 113-182.1(b) to require the addition of a minimum size limit for the specified species of fish (was, for every species of marine fish that has contributed historically and significantly to the state's fisheries, including those specified species) to ensure that 75% of juvenile fish at the minimum size limit will reach the size of maturity and have the opportunity to spawn at least once. Makes conforming changes to the temporary management measures in Section 3 of the act and to the act's long title. 

Senate amendment makes the following changes to the 4th edition.

Amends the proposed changes to GS 105-187.9 to require that of the highway use taxes collected at the rates of 8% and 5%, $10 million must be credited annually to the Highway Fund, with the remainder credited to the General Fund (previously, required the highway use taxes collected at the rate of 5% be credited to the North Carolina Highway Trust Fund).

Senate amendment to the 4th edition makes the following changes.

Section 12.

Amends Section 4 of SL 2015-245, as amended, by providing that capitated PHP contracts required to cover all Medicaid and NC Health Choice Services must not cover services documented in an individualized education program, or other document described in the Medicaid State Plan (was, documented in an Individualized Education Program only), and provided or billed by a local education agency. Adds cross references to the definitions of individualized education program and a local education agency. 

Senate committee substitute to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.

Amends the act's titles.

Makes technical and clarifying changes to GS 93B-1, which sets forth the Chapter's defined terms. Adds the term State agency licensing board, defining the term to mean any State agency, staffed by full-time State employees, which as party of its regular functions issues licenses. Sets forth a nonexclusive list of State agency licensing boards and the profession or occupation for which the board, agency, or officer can issue licenses.

Amends GS 93B-2 to require occupational licensing boards to also include in its annual report to the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the specified NCGA committee (1) the number of applicants for a license and the number of licenses granted and (2) the number of applicants with a conviction record and of that number, the number of licenses granted, denied for any reason, and denied because of the conviction. Adds a new annual reporting requirement for State agency licensing boards, requiring the boards to file an electronic report that includes this same newly required data of occupational licensing boards with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the specified NCGA committee by October 31 of each year.

Amends GS 93B-8.1, concerning the use of criminal history records by occupational licensing boards, expanding the scope of the provisions to include State agency licensing boards. Modifies and adds to the previously proposed changes to the statute and now provides the following. Subject to federal law, allows a board to deny an applicant on the basis of a criminal conviction only if the board finds that the criminal conviction history is directly related to the duties and responsibilities for the licensed occupation or the criminal conviction is violent or sexual in criminal nature. Explicitly prohibits a board from automatically denying licensure on the basis of the applicant's criminal history (previously, qualified the prohibition by stating that the laws governing a particular licensing board controls), and adds a new explicit prohibition against a board denying licensure based on a determination that a conviction is for a crime of moral turpitude. Maintains the eight existing factors the board must consider prior to denying licensure on the basis of a criminal conviction, and adds to the factors required to be considered (1) the completion of or active participation in rehabilitative drug or alcohol treatment and (2) a certificate of relief granted under state law (previously, did not add to the factors; instead, previously required a certificate of relief to be considered favorably). Adds a new requirement for a board that denies an applicant a license to: (1) make written findings specifying which of the ten factors the board deemed relevant to the applicant and explaining its reasoning for the denial, signed by the board's presiding officer; (2) provide or serve a signed copy of the written findings to the applicant within 60 days of the denial; and (3) retain a signed copy of the written findings for no less than five years. Adds a new requirement for each board to include in its application for licensure and on its public website: (1) whether the board requires applicants to consent to a criminal background check, (2) the ten factors the board must consider when making a determination of licensure, and (3) the appeals process pursuant to GS Chapter 150B if the board denies licensure in whole or in part because of a criminal conviction. Requires boards that require criminal history records to require the provider to provide the applicant with access to the applicant's criminal history record or otherwise deliver a copy to the applicant. Adds a new requirement for a board to notify an applicant in writing of specific issues in an applicant's criminal history that will or can prevent the board from issuing a license, with notification in sufficient time for the applicant to provide additional documentation prior to the board's final decision. Grants an applicant 30 days to either correct any inaccuracy in the record or submit evidence of mitigation or rehabilitation for the board's consideration. Requires a board denying licensure following a hearing to include in its written order specific reference to any criminal conviction(s) considered as any basis for denial and the rationale for denial, as well as the appeal process and the applicant's ability to reapply. Prohibits restricting applicants from reapplying for licensure for more than two years from the date of the most recent application. Modifies the proposed petition process to require the petition to include a criminal history record report, the cost of which is paid by the applicant. Allows a board to predetermine the petitioner's criminal history is likely grounds for license denial only after the board has applied the specified statutory requirements.  Sets out provisions governing the board's delegation of the predetermination authority so that the determinations can be made in a timely manner. Sets out items that must be included in the notice to the applicant that the applicant would likely be denied licensure based on the applicant's criminal history. Makes conforming changes. Specifies that a predetermination of licensure denial is not a final agency decision. Requires the board to inform an individual of the board's determination within 45 days (was, 30 days) of receipt of the petition. Adds a new provision authorizing boards to charge a fee up to $45 per petition. Makes organizational changes.

Amends GS 93B-8.6 as follows.  Makes a clarifying change to the definition of apprenticeship. Amends the definition of career technical education to also include programs of study, clusters, and pathways approved by the State Board of Community Colleges. Provides that an occupational licensing board must grant a license to an applicant meeting the specified criteria, unless otherwise required by federal law. Amends the criteria by (1) adding that the applicant has met any other requirements for licensure set forth in the law or rules related to the board, except for pre-licensing education requirements and (2) including completion of apprenticeships approved by the North Carolina State Approving Agency. Makes additional technical changes.