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

Further amends GS 115C-84.2, as follows. Removes requirement that a schools is able to provide sufficient makeup days to accommodate school closings in order to move its opening date. Makes organizational, conforming, clarifying, and technical changes. Removes GS 115C-84.2A, which would have established a duty of a local board of education to ensure that a local school administrative unit is complying with Part 2 of Article 8 of GS Chapter 115C. Changes the statutory codification concerning school calendar enforcement; withholding of funds from GS 115C-84.2B to GS 115C-84.2A. Now requires the State Board of Education (Board) to ensure local boards of education comply with GS 115C-84.2 (was, public school units comply with Part 2 of GS Chapter 115C, Article 8). Makes conforming changes.  Changes the statutory codification pertaining to school calendar enforcement; liability of local board from GS 115C-84.2C to GS 115C-84.2B. Changes scope of compliances from Part 2 of GS Chapter 115C, Article 8 to GS 115C-84.2.

Now specifies that the act applies beginning with the 2026-27 school year (was, 2025-26 school year).