Weekly Legislative Update - Friday, July 7, 2017

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Legislative Update

July 7, 2017

  

Session Adjourned Until August 3rd

As mentioned in the most recent Legislative Update, the General Assembly has adjourned until August 3rd. While the matters before the General Assembly during the August 3rd session will be limited to those outlined in the adjournment resolution, bills impacting K-12 public education will most likely be considered as the General Assembly makes the finishing touches on the 2017 Long Session. 

 

 

Of the K-12 public education bills considered during the 2017 Long Session:

  • 18 education-related bills have become chaptered session law, 
  • 33 other education-related bills had provisions that were absorbed into the budget bill, SB 257, which has become chaptered session law 2017-57,
  • 21 relevant bills are awaiting the Governor's signature,
  • 3 bills are in a conference committee made up of members of both chambers in order to work out differences between the House and Senate versions of the bills.

Below is a detailed list of the education-related bills mentioned above. A legislative update analyzing what occurs when the legislature returns to Raleigh will be sent in August. 


New Session Laws

HB 5 Unemployment Insurance Technical Changes - Ch. SL 2017-8

HB 13 Class Size Requirement Changes - Ch. SL 2017-9

HB 39 Amend Appointments/ UNC Board of Governors - Ch. SL 2017-1

HB 55 Apex/Cary/Police Assistance on School Grounds - Ch. SL 2017-34     

HB 256 2017 Appointments Bill - Ch. SL 2017-75

HB 393 Mebane Charter/Alamance-Burl BOE Exchange - Ch. SL 2017-82

HB 447 Lexington City Bd. of Ed./Change to Election - Ch. SL 2017-61 

HB 520 Union Co. Bd. of Ed./Partisan Election - Ch. SL 2017-63

SB 62 Veterans’ Affairs Commission/ Strategic Plan - Ch. SL 2017-29

SB 64  Veterans' History Awareness Month - Ch. SL 2017-65

SB 68 Bipartisan Bd of Elections and Ethics Enforce - Ch. SL 2017-6

SB 131 Regulatory Reform Act of 2016-2017 - Ch. SL 2017-10

SB 169 Teaching Excellence Bonus Expansion  - Ch. SL 2017-88

SB 253 Partisan Elections/Certain School Boards- Ch. SL 2017-78

SB 257 Appropriations Act of 2017 - Ch. SL 2017-57

SB 312 Surplus Computers for Low-Income Students - Ch. SL 2017-67

SB 421 Use of Career & Technical Funds/Onslow County - Ch. SL 2017-33

SB 448 Professors in the Classroom - Ch. SL 2017-91


Bills Incorporated Into Compromise Budget with Section

 

HB 6 Education Finance Reform Task Force/PED Report - SECTION 7.23D

HB 235 Teacher Mentor Qualifications - SECTION 7.23.E(c)

HB 280 Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act - SECTION 16D.4

HB 339 North Carolina Teaching Fellows - SECTION 10A.3

HB 348 Give Retirees 1.5% COLA/Funds - SECTION 35.19A (1%)

HB 450 Future Ready Student Act of 2017 - SECTION 7.23H   

HB 458 School Annual Report Card - SECTION 7.26.(a)-(d) 

HB 583 Pay-As-You-Go Capital & Infrastructure Fund - SECTION 36.12

HB 638 Public School Const. Grants & Lottery Changes SECTION 5.3.(d) and (e)

HB 641 School Bus Safety Enhancement Act - SECTION 5.3

HB 644 Charter School Transportation Grant Program - SECTION 7.35

HB 658 Early Literacy Initiative/Funds  - SECTION 11B.9

HB 744 State Emps./Amend Salary Continuation - SECTION 35.18B

HB 751 Career and College Ready/High School Grads - SECTION 7.26B

HB 838 Supt. Public Instruction Support Staff - SECTION 7.10

HB 840 Teacher Bonuses - SECTION 8.8B.

HB 868 Innovation Early College HS/CIHS Funds - SECTION 7.22.(d) 

HB 882 Financial Literacy Elective Course Pilot - SECTION 7.32

HB 884 Life Changing Experiences School Pilot - SECTION 7.25

HB 898 Digital Learning Plan/Programs/Funds - SECTION 7.23K

SB 15 Teacher/Isolated K-12 Schools - SECTION 7.19

SB 234 SBA Pay/Needs-Based Pub. Sch. Capital Fund - SECTION 5.3

SB 252 North Carolina Teaching Fellows - SECTION 10A.3

SB 280 Early Literacy Initiative/Funds - SECTION 11B.9

SB 296 Road Improvements Adjacent to Schools - SECTION 34.6A.(a)

SB 423 Life Changing Experiences School Pilot - SECTION 7.25

SB 447 Turning TAs Into Teachers - SECTION 7.20.(a)

SB 476 Tuition Grants For NCSSM Graduates - SECTION 10.26

SB 517 North Carolina New Teacher Support Act - SECTION 7.28.(a)

SB 597 ApprenticeshipNC - SECTION 15.13

SB 598 Future Teachers of North Carolina - SECTION 10.9.(a)

SB 603 Exceptional Educ. for Exceptional Children - SECTION 10A.4

SB 647 JLEOC Study/ESSA/School Report Card - SECTION 7.26.(a) 


Bills on Governor's Desk for Signature with Date Presented

HB 21 Driver Instruction/Law Enforcement Stops -  6/28/2017

HB 115 Retirement Technical Corrections Act of 2017.-AB - 6/29/2017

HB 135 Technical Changes to Courses of Study Statute  - 6/28/2017

HB 149 Students W/Dyslexia and Dyscalculia -  6/27/2017

HB 155 Omnibus Education Law Changes - 6/28/2017

HB 159 Charter School TSERS Election - 6/29/2017

HB 176 Pensions Integrity Act of 2017.-AB- 6/28/2017

HB 183 Retirement Admin. Changes Act of 2017.-AB - 6/28/2017

HB 229 GSC Technical Corrections 2017 - 6/28/2017

HB 299 State Health Plan Administrative Changes.-AB - 6/28/2017

HB 362 Changes to the Juvenile Code.-AB - 6/29/2017

HB 528 Budget Technical Corrections - 6/30/2017

HB 532 Modify UNC Laboratory Schools  - 6/27/2017

HB 704 Divide School Systems/Study Committee - 6/30/2017

HB 800 Various Changes to Charter School Laws - 6/29/2017

SB 55 School Bus Camera/Civil Penalties - 6/30/2017

SB 69 Local Gov't Comm/Finance Officer Training - 6/30/2017  

SB 78 Cost to Comply/Federal Education Funds/PED Study - 6/30/2017

SB 82 Achieving Business Efficiencies - 6/30/2017

SB 468 QZAB Use Modification - 6/30/2017

SB 599 Excellent Educators For Every Classroom - 6/30/2017


Bills Currently in a Conference Committee

HB 482 County Comm. Role in School Bldg Acquisition - Conference Committee Appointed 6/29/2017

SB 335 Study/Fair Treatment of College Athletes - Conference Committee Appointed 6/29/2017

SB 628 Various Changes to the Revenue Laws - Conference Committee Appointed 6/28/2017 


School Performance Grading Scale:

15-Point Scale Continues Through 2018-2019 School Year


The 15-point school performance grading scale will continue through both the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, based on language in last year’s budget.  Even though this language is not repeated in the new conference budget, it still applies, since the language is not contradicted.


In the 2016-2017 NC Budget bill, SECTION 8.19 reads as follows:

Notwithstanding G.S. 115C‑83.15(d), for the 2016‑2017 school year, the 2017‑2018 school year, and the 2018‑2019 school year only, for all schools the total school performance score shall be converted to a 100‑point scale and used to determine a school performance grade based on the following scale:

 

A school performance score of at least 85 is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of A.
A school performance score of at least 70 is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of B.
A school performance score of at least 55 is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of C.
A school performance score of at least 40 is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of D.
A school performance score of less than 40 is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of F.”

 

In the 2017-2018 NC Budget bill, SECTION 7.26.(c) (on pages 67-68) of the Compromise Budget, the grading scale converts back to a 10-point scale.  The bill language reads as follows:

“The overall school performance grade shall be based on the following scale and shall not be modified to add any other designation related to other performance measures, such as a 'plus' or 'minus.'

 

A school performance score of at least 90 is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of A.
A school performance score of at least 80 is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of B.
A school performance score of at least 70 is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of C.
A school performance score of at least 60 is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of D.
A school performance score of less than 60 points is equivalent to an overall school performance grade of F.”


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