A HOUSE RESOLUTION to establish a House STUDY COMMITTEE FOR promoting ACCESS TO ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS for economically disadvantaged students who demonstrate high academic achievement.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
SECTION 1.  There is created the House Study Committee for Promoting Access to Advanced Educational Opportunity in Our Public Schools for Economically Disadvantaged Students Who Demonstrate High Academic Achievement (Study Committee).
SECTION 2.  The Study Committee shall consist of nine members as follows:
(1)	Six members of the House of Representatives appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, with one of those members designated as chair.
(2)	The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or designee.
(3)	The Chair of the State Board of Education, or designee.
(4)	The President of The University of North Carolina, or designee.
SECTION 3.  The Study Committee shall study the following:
(1)	National best practices for identifying, teaching, and supporting low‑income, high‑achieving, and high‑capability students.
(2)	The cost and feasibility of establishing educational opportunities across the State for high‑achieving, low‑income students.
(3)	The cost and feasibility of reestablishing a school focused on teaching this student population in the mold of the former North Carolina Advancement School established in S.L. 1967‑1028 and closed pursuant to S.L. 1975‑983.
(4)	The feasibility of requiring that at least sixty percent (60%) of those students come from rural areas of the State.
(5)	Any other issue the Study Committee considers relevant to the ends of promoting the primary purpose of this resolution.
SECTION 4.  The Study Committee shall meet upon the call of its chair. A quorum of the Study Committee is a majority of its members. No action may be taken except by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present. The Study Committee, while in the discharge of its official duties, may exercise all powers provided for under G.S. 120‑19 and G.S. 120‑19.1 through G.S. 120‑19.4. The Study Committee may contract for professional, clerical, or consultant services, as provided by G.S. 120‑32.02. If the Study Committee hires a consultant, the consultant shall not be a State employee or a person currently under contract with the State to provide services. Members of the Study Committee shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel allowance as provided in G.S. 120‑3.1, 138‑5, or 138‑6, as appropriate. The expenses of the Study Committee shall be paid upon the written approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to G.S. 120‑32.02(c) and G.S. 120‑35 from funds available to the House of Representatives for its operation.
SECTION 5.  The Legislative Services Officer shall assign professional and clerical staff to assist the Study Committee in its work. The Director of Legislative Assistants of the House of Representatives shall assign clerical support to the Study Committee.
SECTION 6.  The Study Committee shall submit a final report on the results of its study, including proposed legislation, to the General Assembly, on or before December 31, 2018, by filing a copy of the report with the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Library, and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee. The Study Committee shall terminate on December 31, 2018, or upon the filing of its final report, whichever comes first.
SECTION 7.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.