NC H924

Clarifies that a teacher must work at least 120 workdays in a full-time permanent position for each year to count toward the three-year employment threshold for extended contracts.

Requires completion of a full-credit Economics and Personal Finance (EPF) course as a high school graduation requirement, with passing grade mandatory, effective for students entering ninth grade in 2020-2021 school year.

Mandates the EPF course include instruction on credit costs, credit cards, borrowing for major purchases, mortgages, credit scoring, postsecondary education planning, and other financial literacy topics based on national standards.

Requires the State Board of Education to mandate professional development for EPF teachers through the North Carolina Council on Economic Education, with teachers completing training before or while teaching the course.

Establishes a semester-long "Founding Principles of the United States of America and North Carolina: Civic Literacy" course as a high school graduation requirement effective for students entering ninth grade in 2021-2022 school year, covering constitutional principles, government structure, and democratic participation.