Highlights
SL 2024-55 (H10) Require ICE Cooperation & Budget Adjustments. | Veto Overridden
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Bill Summary - Retroactive Payments for Scholarship Funds
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Bill Summary - Statutory Changes for Department of Public Instruction Funding in Arrears
SB 382 - Disaster Relief-3/Budget/Various Law Changes. | Presented to the Governor 11/20/24
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Bill Summary - Disaster Relief-3/Budget/Various Law Changes.
- Transfers $277 million to the Helene Fund.
- Clarifies employee compensation days to include missed days in November.
- Supports the transition of the Schools for the Deaf and Blind to being independent State agencies.
- Allows all public school units to participate in the SparkNC Pilot.
- Updates Advanced Teaching Roles Program.
- Expands Career and College Ready Graduate Program.
- Transfers the Center for Safer Schools to the State Bureau of Investigation.
- North Carolina Collaboratory to establish and operate the Office of Learning Research.
Legislative Calendar - Monday, December 2, 2024 at Noon
Articles of Interest
EdNC - Hannah Vinueza McClellan and Liz Bell | Nov. 19, 2024: General Assembly passes new bill with regulatory changes, child care grants, and Helene aid
The Carolina Journal - Katherine Zehnder | Nov. 20, 2024: ICE cooperation, Opportunity Scholarship funding bill becomes law
EdNC - Amy Rhyne | Nov. 6, 2024: Perspective | The importance of staying the course for literacy gains
Hurricane Helene Capital Recovery Funds
Per North Carolina S.L. 2024‐53, disaster recovery funding of $50,000,000 has been appropriated “for repair and renovation of facilities in counties with a federal disaster declaration due to Hurricane Helene for local school administrative units and lab schools. These funds are for unmet needs not covered by insurance or available federal aid.”
DPI’s Office of School Facilities has been directed to administer Hurricane Helene Capital Recovery Funds for the repair of storm-damaged Public School Facilities in accordance with this Act. Districts located in counties covered by the disaster declaration, and who experienced school facility damage caused by Hurricane Helene, may submit requests for this funding using this form.
Submit completed and signed requests by email to: nathan.maune@dpi.nc.gov.
State Board of Education November Meeting
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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Thursday, November 7, 2024
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Recognition of Service
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Dr. Lynn Harvey, Senior Director, School Nutrition and Auxiliary Services | Photo Gallery
About the State Board of Education
YouTube recordings of SBE meetings HERE.
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Leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly invite North Carolina high school students to apply for the annual Youth Legislative Assembly (YLA) slated for March 7-9, 2025, in Raleigh.
“North Carolina’s Youth Legislative Assembly offers students a unique opportunity to learn first-hand about the legislative process and to develop leadership skills that will help them succeed in life,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore. “We are proud to continue this long tradition of helping prepare our state’s future leaders.”
For information and to submit your application go to - https://www.ncleg.gov/YLA
Application are being accepted through January 16, 2025.
For more information, please email YLA Coordinator erica.gallion@ncleg.gov or call 919-301-1372.
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