GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

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HOUSE BILL 185

Short Title:        School Calendar Flexibility.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative Randleman (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.
Referred to:	Education.

February 28, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT authorizing local boards of education to adopt consolidated calendars.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C-84.2 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(d1) Consolidated Calendar. - Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (d) of this section, a local board of education may elect to save money by consolidating the school calendar. The consolidated calendar shall include a minimum of 180 days or 1,000 hours of instruction covering at least nine calendar months.

If a local board of education complies with this subsection by scheduling 1,000 hours of instruction on less than 180 days, teachers employed for a 10-month term are deemed to have been employed for 180 instructional days."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.