A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF GRADE LEVELS IN HIGH SCHOOL SELF‑CONTAINED SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑47 is amended by adding the following new subdivision to read:
"(53)	To Limit the Number of Grade Levels in High‑School Self‑Contained Special Education Classrooms. – Local boards of education shall adopt policies requiring that no more than two grade levels may be combined in self‑contained special education classrooms for students in grades nine through 12."
SECTION 2.  Part 1B of Article 9 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section to read:
"§ 115C‑107.8.  Self‑contained special education classrooms.
It shall be the duty of each local board of education to adopt policies requiring that no more than two grade levels may be combined in self‑contained special education classrooms for students in grades nine through 12, as provided in G.S. 115C‑47(53)."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009, and applies beginning with the 2010‑2011 school year.