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NC H27
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
James Dixon
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AI Summary
- Provides additional flexibility to Duplin County Schools and Onslow County Schools in setting school calendar opening and closing dates
- Allows the State Board of Education to waive the requirement that school opening dates be no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26, permitting opening as early as the Monday closest to August 19 upon showing of good cause
- Defines "good cause" as schools in a county being closed eight days per year during any four of the last 10 years due to severe weather, energy shortages, power failures, or other emergencies
- Exempts schools operating under modified calendars (as designated in 2003-2004) from these opening and closing date requirements
- Becomes effective upon enactment and applies beginning with the 2019-2020 school year
Legislative Description
School Calendar Flexibility/Certain Systems
Last Action
Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2/7/2019
Committee Referrals
Education - K-122/7/2019
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