Bill Summary for H 986 (2025-2026)

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Apr 10 2025

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 986 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 10, 2025
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS FROM REQUIRING LESSON PLANS OR LESSON OBJECTIVES BE POSTED, TO PROVIDE FOR DUTY-FREE LUNCHES FOR TEACHERS, AND TO REQUIRE THAT TEACHERS WHO LEAD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR TIME.
Intro. by Cotham, Biggs.

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Amends GS 115C-12 (powers and duties of the State Board of Education) to require the State Board of Education (Board) to adopt rules as follows. Prevents the Board from adopting policies that require teachers to post lesson plans or lesson objectives and directs the Board to adopt rules preventing local school administrative units from doing the same. Requires the Board to adopt rules prohibiting local school administrative units or schools within local school administrative units from imposing any duties on teachers during the teacher's allotted lunch time. Requires local boards of education to compensate teachers employed by that board who provide professional development to other teachers in the local school administrative unit for the time spent leading the professional development in GS 115C-47. Applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year.