GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	2
HOUSE BILL 1256
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/25/01

Short Title:	Ed Ov. Study Teacher Portfolio Requirement.	()	
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April 12, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE PERFORMANCE-BASED LICENSURE PROGRAM FOR BEGINNING TEACHERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee shall study the implementation of and the timetable for the Performance‑Based Licensure Program for initially licensed teachers.  The Committee shall consider the legal and policy implications related to providing an additional year for teachers to start or complete the Program.  If the Committee determines the timetable should be changed, then the Committee shall evaluate the teacher salary schedule and its relationship to continuing certification.  The Committee shall report its recommendations, which may include any recommended statutory changes, to the 2002 Regular Session of the 2001 General Assembly.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.