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Friday, July 12, 2024

Highlights

• SB 332 - 2023 Appropriations Act Changes. became SL 2024-39 | Bill Summary
  • Enacts raises for teachers, principals, assistant principals, and central office employees
• SB 357 - Adjustments to the 2023 Appropriations Act. became SL 2024-40
  • Extends time limit until December 31, 2024, for certain nonrecurring appropriations

Articles of Interest

• NC Portrait of a Graduate Skills Meet Critical Workforce Needs, NC Commerce Analysis Finds - NC DPI
• NC should drop entry exam requirements for prospective teachers, State Board of Education recommends - wral.com
• School districts scramble as federal funding dries up - carolinajournal.com

K-12 Education Bills K-12 Education Bills that have become Session Law Bills Eligible for Consideration by the General Assembly during the 2024 short session   Bills that became Session Law: HB 98 Right to Try Individualized Treatments. Ch. SL 2024-36 HB 199    DMV Proposed Legislative Changes.-AB Ch. SL 2024-30 HB 250 Public Safety/Other Changes. Ch. SL 2024-43 HB 900 Certain CIHS Partners/Regulate Tobacco Prod.    Ch. SL 2024-31 HB 912 2024 UNC Self-Liquidating Capital Projects. Ch. SL 2024-24 HB 971 Human Trafficking Changes. Ch. SL 2024-26 SB 332 2023 Appropriations Act Changes. Ch. SL 2024-39 SB 357 Adjustments to the 2023 Appropriations Act. Ch. SL 2024-40 SB 425 HHS Omnibus. Ch. SL 2024-34 SB 527 ABC Omnibus 2023-24. Ch. SL 2024-41 SB 559 Charter Schools/Pension/ESOP. Ch. SL 2024-42

State Board of Education

State Board of Education July Meeting Thursday, July 11, 2024 - Virtual meeting Agenda | Audio Why Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Skills Matter to NC Employers - A Quantitative Analysis of Occupations Presentation 2024-25 Comprehensive Plan for Reading Achievement (CPRA) Implementation Guide Presentation | Draft - 2024-25 Comprehensive Plan for Reading Achievement 2023-24 Education Preparation Program (EPP) - Science of Reading Update Presentation Report from Alternative Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Subcommittee EPP Subcommittee Report | Interactive EPP Dashboard About the State Board of Education YouTube recordings of SBE meetings HERE.   NC Strategic Dashboard Monitoring Tool K-12 Public Education Districts State Board Members for each District 2024 SBE Meetings NCSBE Rulemaking Information

North Carolina General Assembly

Useful Acronyms

DPI = Department of Public Instruction

GS = General Statute 

HB/SB = House Bill/Senate Bill

JR = Joint Resolution

LB/LOB = Legislative Building/Legislative Office Building 

LEA = Local Education Agency

NCGA = North Carolina General Assembly

PCS = Proposed Committee Substitute 

PSU = Public School Unit

SBE = North Carolina State Board of Education

SL = Session Law

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NCDPI Office of Government Affairs:  Anne Murtha – Legislative Specialist