GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
S	1
SENATE BILL 512

 
 
Short Title:	Provide Funding Before New Sch. Standards. 	()	
Sponsors:	Senators Lucas;  Dannelly, Jordan, and Kinnaird.	
Referred to:	Education/Higher Education.	
March 19, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to suspend the application of the Statewide student accountability standards until adequate resources are available to ensure that all students have a full and fair opportunity to pass these Standards.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The General Assembly finds that the schools do not have adequate resources to ensure that all students have a full and fair opportunity to pass the Statewide Student Accountability Standards that were approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education; therefore, the Statewide Student Accountability Standards shall not become effective until:
(1)	The State Board of Education provides the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee with a detailed analysis of the resources needed by local school administrative units to ensure that adequate resources are available to meet the needs of all students subject to the new standards and
(2)	The General Assembly finds that adequate resources are available to the schools for this purpose.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.