GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

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HOUSE BILL 76

Short Title:  Local Teaching Permits.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Wood; Aldridge, Allred, Davis, Eddins, Shubert, Sutton, and Yongue.

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Referred to:  Education.

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February 10, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE LOCAL TEACHING PERMITS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:  
Section 1.  Article 20 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section to read:
"§ 115C-296.1.  Local teaching permit.
(a)	Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a local board may issue a local teaching permit to and may employ as a teacher a person who does not hold a certificate issued by the State Board.  To be eligible for a local teaching permit under this section, the person shall hold a baccalaureate degree.  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person authorized to teach under this section may teach only in the local school administrative unit under the supervision and control of the local board that issued the local teaching permit.  A local teaching permit shall be issued for no more than one school year but may be renewed on an annual basis at the discretion of the local board.
(b)	Local boards of education may enter into reciprocal agreements whereby they may employ a teacher holding a valid local teaching permit issued by one of those boards.
(c)	Teachers who hold a valid local teaching permit and are employed under this section shall be placed on the teacher salary schedule as if they were certified by the State Board.
(d)	For the purposes of G.S. 115C-325, teachers who hold a valid local teaching permit and are employed under this section shall be considered probationary teachers."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.