Bill Summary for S 343 (2019-2020)

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Apr 3 2019

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 Session
Senate Bill 343 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 21, 2019
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO LAWS RELATED TO EDUCATION.
Intro. by Ballard.

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Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. 

Amends GS 115C-84.2 to add to the reporting requirements under the Uniform Education Reporting System under GS 115C-12(18). Requires each local board of education to annually report by April 1 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education (State Board) the start and end dates of the instructional calendar for students for the next academic year for each school under its control, and identify the statutory exception authorizing an earlier start date for schools that start earlier than the Monday closest to August 26. Requires the State Board to annually report by June 15 the information submitted by the local boards to the specified NCGA committee, and identify all schools that start earlier than the Monday closest to August 26 and the statutory exception for the earlier start date. Requires the report for 2019-20 to be submitted by June 1, 2019, with the State Board's report due by July 1, 2019.