ED. EMPLOYEES ASS'N/EQUAL ACCESS ACT.

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View NCGA Bill Details2011-2012 Session
Senate Bill 755 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 19, 2011
TO ENACT THE EQUAL ACCESS ACT.
Intro. by Tucker.

Status: Ch. SL 2012-179 (Senate Action) (Jul 12 2012)
S 755/S.L. 2012-179

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Jul 17 2012 - View Summary

    AN ACT TO ENACT THE EQUAL ACCESS ACT. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 4/20/11, 6/8/11, and 6/5/12. Enacted July 12, 2012. Effective July 12, 2012.


  • Summary date: Jun 5 2012 - View Summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to 2nd edition. Amends GS 115C-238-29F(e) to provide that education employee associations are to have equal access to charter school employees as provided in proposed GS 115C-335.9. Provides that this act applies beginning with the 2012-13 school year (was, 2011-12 school year). Makes organizational changes.


  • Summary date: Jun 8 2011 - View Summary

    Senate amendment makes the following changes to 1st edition. Specifies that the subdivision prohibiting a local school administrative unit from giving an education employee association preferential treatment through procedures, policies, or any other means does not authorize any payroll deduction for any organization unless authorized by law for that organization.


  • Summary date: Apr 20 2011 - View Summary

    Establishes the Equal Access Act. Enacts new GS 115C-335.9 to prohibit a local school administrative unit or a school from: (1) granting access to employee’s physical or electronic mailboxes to an education employee association unless access is given to all education employee associations operating in the local school administrative unit; (2) permitting an education employee association to attend orientations to recruit members unless it allows all education employee associations operating in the local school administrative unit to attend; (3) giving an educational employee association preferential treatment; (4) endorsing one education employee association over another; and (5) referring to days or breaks in a school calendar by the name of an employee education association. Prohibits a school from discouraging or prohibiting an employee from joining an organization or showing preference towards any educational association. Applies beginning with the 2011-12 school year.