Below is a list of education-related bills currently under consideration by the North Carolina General Assembly. If you would like to read the actual bill text, simply click on the link and then on the highlighted name of the bill.
HB 18 Youth Skin Cancer Prevention Act: raises minimum age for tanning equipment without a prescription from 14 to 18.
HB 51/SB 14 Increase Access to Career Technical Education: directs the State Board of Education to 1. develop career and college endorsements for high school diplomas; 2. increase access to career and technical education teachers in public schools; and 3. work with the State Board of Community Colleges to increase the number of students enrolling in career and technical education in high need employment areas as recommended by the Legislative Research Study Committee on Career and Technical Education
HB 57 Child Nutrition Program Solvency and Support: prohibits local school administrative units from assessing indirect costs to a child nutrition program unless the program is financially solvent and appropriates funds to promote optimal pricing for child nutrition program food and supplies
HB 75 Kilah’s Law/Increase Child Abuse Penalties: increases penalty for criminal offenses for child abuse
HB 85 Ag. Ed/FFA Day in NC an act that celebrates agricultural education and FFA
HB 93 School Calendar Flexibility/Craven County
HB 97 Lottery Funds Used for Digital Learning: authorizes the use of some lottery funds to expand digital learning in public schools.
HB 98 School Calendar Flexibility/Johnston County
HB 121 School Calendar Flexibility/Certain Counties: provides additional school calendar flexibility to certain counties.
HB 129 Local Flexibility Re: School Calendar
SB 12 Appoint Superintendent of Public Instruction: would give voters the opportunity to support a Constitutional amendment to allow the governor to appoint the North Carolina superintendent of public instruction
SB 14/HB51 Increase Access to Career Technical Education: directs the State Board of Education to 1. develop career and college endorsements for high school diplomas; 2. increase access to career and technical education teachers in public schools; and 3. work with the State Board of Community Colleges to increase the number of students enrolling in career and technical education in high need employment areas as recommended by the Legislative Research Study Committee on Career and Technical Education. Ratified
SB 16 Revoke License for Passing Stopped School Bus: provides for revocation of driver’s license for passing a stopped school bus
SB 27 Public School Protection Firearm Amendments: provides that certain persons certified by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and designated by local boards of education or boards of directors of charter school may possess and carry firearms on educational property to provide additional protection to those attending or working in public schools.
SB 42 Charter School/Govt Unit: provides that a charter school is a governmental unit for the purpose of a lease or transfer of real or personal property between a charter school and another governmental unit
SB 59 Armed Security Guards in K-12: allows armed security guards who meet the training and selection requirements for state law enforcement officers at all schools
SB 66 Ag. Ed./FFA Day in NC: an act that celebrates agricultural education and FFA
SB 68 Arts Education as a Graduation Requirement: directs the State Board of Education to require one arts education credit for graduation
SB 70 Kilah’s Law/Increase Child Abuse Penalties: increases penalty for criminal offenses for child abuse
SB 119 Lottery Funds Used for Digital Learning
SB 118 Digital Learning Competences/School Employees: directs the State Board of Education to develop and implement digital learning standards for teachers and school administrators
SB 120 Internet Access for Public Schools: provides for inventory of infrastructure to support digital learning in public schools
SB 121 Transition to Digital Learning in Schools: States the intent of the General Assembly to transition from funding textbooks to funding digital learning in the public schools, as recommended by the Legislative Research Commission Study Committee on Digital Learning Environments in Public Schools.
SB 130 Teachers/Isolated K-12 Schools: provides for teacher allotments for geographically isolated K-12 schools.
SB 320 Improve education for children who are deaf
SB 325 Wake County school board districts
SB 337 NC Charter School Board
SB 348 Classroom experience for school personnel
SB 361 Excellent Public Schools Act
SB 370 Respect for Student Prayer
SB 374 NC Public Schools Budget Flexibility Act