NC S520

Requires all school employees involved in making or administering contracts to receive a minimum of two hours of ethics training once every odd-numbered year, with initial training within 90 days of assuming such responsibilities.

Ethics training must include position-specific education on conflicts of interest and ethical standards of conduct, and may be provided by the North Carolina Association of School Administrators, North Carolina School Boards Association, University of North Carolina School of Government, or other qualified sources.

School employees currently involved in contract administration as of the effective date must receive initial ethics training within six months.

Aligns school finance officers' terms and conditions of employment with those of assistant and associate superintendents, including contract terms of one to four years, written contract requirements, and dismissal protections limited to misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or failure to carry out assigned duties.

Takes effect upon enactment.