House Bill 729 Summary

• Allows any governing board of a public school unit, including charter schools, to request residency licenses for teachers, whereas previously only local boards of education could request them.

• Reduces North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board membership from 12 to 11 voting members by decreasing the State Board of Education appointees from two members to one charter school advocate.

• Removes the State Superintendent of Public Instruction as a voting member and designates them as secretary of the Advisory Board with nonvoting status.

• Creates a staggered appointment schedule for initial board members, with some serving two-year terms expiring in 2021 and 2023 before transitioning to standard appointment procedures thereafter.

• Effective when the bill becomes law, applying to all teacher licensure requests and board appointments made on or after that date.