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NC S124

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/22/2021

Primary Sponsor

Todd Johnson

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Permits outdoor high school graduation ceremonies in seven specified counties (Anson, Iredell, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Union, and Yadkin) to accommodate up to 50% of facility capacity or 7 persons per 1,000 square feet for the 2020-2021 school year.

  • Requires schools to comply with StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit (K-12) guidance as it existed on February 2, 2021, to the extent requirements do not conflict with this act.

  • Excludes graduating students, school employees, entertainers, and ceremony support staff from attendance limits.

  • Allows individual schools to implement stricter attendance restrictions at their discretion.

  • Effective immediately upon enactment and applies only to the 2020-2021 school year.

Legislative Description

Access to HS Graduations/Certain Counties

Boards

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

2/23/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules and Operations of the Senate2/23/2021

Full Bill Text

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