A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO HOLD HARMLESS LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY HURRICANE MATTHEW FOR PURPOSES OF AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP and tHE BUDGET RATING USED TO CALCULATE THE ALLOTMENT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding Section 7.15(b) of S.L. 2007‑323, if in the 2018‑2019 fiscal year the higher of the first or second month average daily membership in a local school administrative unit significantly impacted by the unusual and extraordinary inclement weather conditions related to Hurricane Matthew in the month of October 2016 is at least two percent (2%) or 100 students lower than the anticipated average daily membership used for allotments for the unit in the 2018‑2019 fiscal year, the State Board of Education shall not reduce allotments for the unit any lower than they were in the 2016‑2017 fiscal year.
SECTION 2.  If the budget rating that is used to calculate the allotment for the transportation of students in the 2018‑2019 fiscal year for any local school administrative unit significantly impacted by the unusual and extraordinary inclement weather conditions related to Hurricane Matthew in the month of October 2016 is lower than the budget rating that was used in the 2016‑2017 fiscal year, the State Board of Education shall use the budget rating from the 2016‑2017 fiscal year to calculate the 2018‑2019 allotment for the transportation of students.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies only for the 2018‑2019 fiscal year.