A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide additional flexibility to certain Boards of education in adopting their school calendars.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑84.2(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Opening and Closing Dates. – Local boards of education shall determine the dates of opening and closing the public schools under subdivision (a)(1) of this section. Except for year‑round schools, the opening date for students shall be no earlier than August 1.
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SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Duplin County Schools, Sampson County Schools, and Wayne County Schools.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2017‑2018 school year.