NC H1123

Establishes a 15-member Teacher Retention Task Force administratively housed within the Department of Public Instruction, with members including the NC Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, superintendent representatives from eight education districts, and education professors from UNC constituent institutions.

Task Force shall study methods for improving teacher retention, identify local school units with lowest teacher attrition rates, analyze programs and best practices in high-performing districts, review Teacher Working Conditions Survey data, and examine units with highest teacher recoupment rates.

Task Force must submit a final report with findings, proposed plans, and any proposed legislation to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by September 1, 2021, and shall terminate on that date or upon report filing, whichever comes first.

Revises the State of the Teaching Profession Report to include reasons teachers leave the profession with data from the Teacher Working Conditions Survey and recommendations for improving retention, plus data on teachers leaving for other states, other NC schools, different educational positions, and hard-to-staff schools or subject areas.

Appropriates $10,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2020-2021 fiscal year to support the Task Force's work.