GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 230

 
 
Short Title:	Review of Low-Wealth School Funding Formula.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Gillespie;  Davis, Hill, Morris, Rayfield, Setzer, Sexton, Starnes, Thompson, Walker, and West.	
Referred to:	Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.	
February 26, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE  JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO STUDY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN LOW-WEALTH COUNTIES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee shall study the funding formula used to provide supplemental funds to schools in low‑wealth counties and shall consider ways to make the formula more equitable.  In conducting this study, the Committee shall consider:
(1)	Whether the current funding formula is an appropriate formula for providing funds to enable low‑wealth counties to enhance the instructional program and student achievement in their schools;
(2)	Whether the current formula accurately measures a county's ability to pay for public education;
(3)	Whether the current formula accurately measures a county's effort to pay for public education;
(4)	The need for modifications to the current formula to correct any funding inequities that may exist.
The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee may make an interim report to the 2001 General Assembly, 2002 Regular Session, and shall make a final report to the 2003 General Assembly.
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.