AN ACT TO GIVE CERTAIN LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY WITH REGARD TO INSTRUCTIONAL TIME LOST DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 2/28/11 and 5/5/11. Enacted May 26, 2011. Effective May 26, 2011.
Bill Summaries: H197 (2011-2012 Session)
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Bill H 197 (2011-2012)Summary date: Jun 1 2011 - View summary
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Bill H 197 (2011-2012)Summary date: May 5 2011 - View summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Directs that the amendments to GS 115C-84.2(a)(1) apply only to the following:
(1) Local school administrative units (LEAs) that missed more than 20 instructional days during the 2010-11 school year due to inclement weather, provided that instruction is provided at least through June 10.
(2) LEAs that missed instructional days at one or more schools during the 2010-11 school year due to the partial or complete destruction of a school building, and that are located within a county with a population of less than 25,000 which has been declared to be a disaster area due to storms, tornadoes, and flooding occurring on April 16, 2011.
(3) Public schools that missed instructional days during the 2010-11 school year due to partial or complete destruction of the school, and that are located in LEAs in counties declared to be a disaster area due to storms, tornadoes, and flooding occurring on April 16, 2011.
(4) Public schools that missed instructional days during the 2010-11 school year due to a state of emergency, and that are located in LEAs in a coastal county with a population of more than 175,000 where a state of emergency was declared by the county commissioner in March 2011.
Makes a conforming change to the bill title.
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Bill H 197 (2011-2012)Summary date: Feb 28 2011 - View summary
Creates an exception to the required instructional time for local school administrative units (LEAs) that missed more than 20 instructional days during the 2010-11 school year due to inclement weather. Amends GS 115C-84.2(a)(1) to provide that a school calendar may include a minimum of either 180 days or 1,000 hours of instruction (was, a minimum of 180 days and 1,000 hours of instruction) covering at least nine calendar months. Allows a local board of education to comply with the school calendar requirement in the case of inclement weather by scheduling 1,000 hours of instruction on less than 180 days. Provides that an LEA making a calendar adjustment due to inclement weather meets the minimum 180-day requirement for instruction days. Also provides that teachers employed for a 10-month term are deemed to have been employed for 180 instructional days. Directs that all other employees are to be compensated as if they had worked their regularly scheduled hours for 180 instructional days.
Creates an exception to the required instructional time for charter schools that missed more than 20 instructional days during the 2010-11 school year due to inclement weather. Amends GS 115C-238.29F(d)(1) to direct a charter school to provide instruction each year for a minimum of either 180 days or 1,000 hours (was, for at least 180 days) that covers at least nine calendar months.
Applies only to the 2010-11 school year.