Requires the Department of Instruction (DPI) to study methods for increasing teacher planning time or decreasing teacher obligations that decrease planning time. Requires DPI to report to the specified NCGA committee by February 15, 2026, on the study results, including four specified items. Appropriates $5,000 for 2025-26 from the General Fund to DPI for the study and allows DPI to use the funds to partner with a third party to conduct the study. Effective July 1, 2025.