GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	2
HOUSE BILL 144
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/23/01

Short Title:	School Closed Due to Inclement Weather/Flex.	()	
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February 19, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITY TO SCHOOLS THAT ARE CLOSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑84.2(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"§ 115C‑84.2.  School calendar.
(a)	(Applicable to all school years beginning with the 2000‑2001 school year) School Calendar. – Each local board of education shall adopt a school calendar consisting of 220 days all of which shall fall within the fiscal year. A school calendar shall include the following:
. . .
(1a)	Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, if more than 15 days are lost in a unit due to inclement weather, the school calendar for that unit is not required to include both a minimum of 180 days and a minimum of 1,000 hours of instruction. The local board of education for that unit may elect to operate for that year with a calendar that includes (i) a minimum of 180 days, (ii) a minimum of 1,000 hours of instructional time, or (iii) both. The local board shall report to the Department of Public Instruction on any calendar adopted pursuant to this subdivision.. . . ."
SECTION 2.	G.S. 115C‑84.2(b) reads as rewritten:  
"(b)	Limitations. – The following limitations apply when developing the school calendar:
(1)	The total number of teacher workdays for teachers employed for a 10 month term shall not exceed 200 days.
(2)	The calendar shall include at least  35 consecutive days when teacher attendance is not required unless: (i) the school is a year‑round school; or (ii) the teacher is employed for a term in excess of 10 months. At the request of the local board of education or of the principal of a school, a teacher may elect to work on one of the  35 days when teacher attendance is not required in lieu of another scheduled workday.
(3)	School shall not be held on Sundays.
(4)	Veteran's Day shall be a holiday for all students enrolled in the public schools."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001, and applies to all school years beginning with the 2001‑2002 school year.