GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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SENATE BILL 811

 
 
Short Title:	Parent of Suspended Student/Adequate Notice.	()	
Sponsors:	Senators Dalton;  Gulley, Hoyle, and Martin of Guilford.	
Referred to:	Education/Higher Education.	
April 3, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to ensure that the parents or guardians of students who are suspended or expelled from school receive notice that is easy to understand.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑392 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑392.  Appeal of disciplinary measures.
Appeals of disciplinary measures are subject to the provisions of G.S. 115C‑45(c). In any such appeal, the local board shall give notice to the student's parent or guardian that is written in plain language and is easily understandable. If English is the second language of the parent or guardian, the notice shall be written in the parent or guardian's first language and in English, and both versions shall be in plain language and shall be easily understandable."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001, and applies to disciplinary actions initiated on or after that date.