North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 155 — Omnibus Education Law Changes.

Last action — Signed by Gov. 7/21/2017

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    3 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

70 added · 75 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to House Bill 155 include specific enhancements to the requirements for continuing licensure of teachers in North Carolina. Notably, the new language clarifies that all teachers must complete at least eight continuing education credits, with a focus on their academic subject area, and elementary and middle school teachers must also take additional credits related to literacy. This change matters because it emphasizes the importance of literacy skills and aims to ensure that teachers have the necessary training to effectively support students who struggle with reading.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 2 HOUSE BILL 155 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/21/17 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 1 HOUSE BILL 155 Short Title:
Representatives K.
Hall, Conrad, L.
Bell, and Floyd (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
February 22, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO EXPAND ACTIVITIES QUALIFYING FOR CONTINUING LICENSURE OF RETIRED TEACHERS, EXEMPT MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS, AND ALLOW SCHOOL BOARDS TO HIRE RETIRED PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TO SERVE AS INTERIM PRINCIPALS.
Education - K-12 February 22, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO EXPAND ACTIVITIES QUALIFYING FOR CONTINUING LICENSURE OF RETIRED TEACHERS, EXEMPT MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS, AND ALLOW SCHOOL BOARDS TO HIRE RETIRED EDUCATORS TO SERVE AS INTERIM PRINCIPALS.
Continuing Retirement licensure of a teacher as defined in G.S.
Continuing licensure of a teacher as defined in G.S.
115C-325(6)G.S.
115C-325(6) who has met all of the following requirements:
115C-325.1(6) who has met all of the following requirements:
The teacher has 30 or more years of teaching experience in North Carolina upon the date of retirement of the teacher and (ii)the teacher's retirement.
The teacher has 30 or more years of teaching experience in North Carolina upon the date of the teacher's retirement.retirement of the teacher and (ii) II.
II.
classroom instruction, tutoring, mentoring teachers, modeling demonstration lessons for teachers, writing curricula,developing and leading staff development programs for teachers, or working in after-school programs.
classroom instruction, tutoring, mentoring teachers, modeling demonstration lessons for teachers, writing curricula, developing and leading staff development programs for teachers, or working in after-school programs.
*H155-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 b.
*H155-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 b.
For retired teachers serving as substitutes seeking a continuingretirement license who qualify under sub-subdivision a.
For retired teachers serving as substitutes seeking a continuing license who qualify under sub-subdivision a.
…." SECTION 2.
...." SECTION 2.
115C-284(e) reads as rewritten:
115C-284 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e) It shall be unlawful for any board of education to employ or keep in service any principal or supervisor who neither holds nor is qualified to hold a certificatelicense in compliance with the provision of the law or in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Education.
"(b2) Notwithstanding the requirements for licensure as a professional educator, a local board of education may select a retired principal, retired assistant principal, or retired teacher to serve as an interim principal for the remainder of any school year regardless of the school administrator certification status of the retired principal, retired assistant principal, or retired teacher." SECTION 4.
However, a local board of education may select a retired principal or retired assistant principal to serve as an interim principal for the remainder of any school year regardless of licensure status." SECTION 4.
This act is effective when it becomes law.
Section 1 of this act applies to applications for retirement licensure on or after that date.
Section 1 of this act applies to applications for continuing licensure on or after that date.
The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 7/21/2017

  2. Ch. SL 2017-157

  3. Ratified

  4. Pres. To Gov. 6/28/2017

  5. Special Message Sent To House

  6. Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  7. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  8. Added to Calendar

  9. Concurred In S/Com Sub

  10. Ordered Enrolled

  11. Amend Adopted A1

  12. Passed 2nd Reading

  13. Passed 3rd Reading

  14. Engrossed

  15. Reptd Fav

  16. Placed On Cal For 06/26/2017

  17. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  18. Com Substitute Adopted

  19. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  20. Withdrawn From Com

  21. Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  22. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  23. Regular Message Received From House

  24. Passed 1st Reading

  25. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  26. Passed 2nd Reading

  27. Passed 3rd Reading

  28. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  29. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  30. Placed On Cal For 03/22/2017

  31. Passed 1st Reading

  32. Ref To Com On Education - K-12

  33. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73003
Republican 27001
Democratic 15000
U 0001
Total 115005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Lewis — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Michaux — Not Voting
Millis — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Steinburg — Not Voting
Terry — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Autry — Yea
Boles — Yea
Boswell — Yea
Burr — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Dulin — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
G.Adcock — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
DuaneHall — Yea
C.Graham — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
Jackson — Yea
G.Martin — Yea
R.Moore — Yea
B.Richardson — Yea
W.Richardson — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
J.Bell — Yea
BertJones — Yea
Brawley — Yea
DestinHall — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Collins — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Earle — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Wray — Yea
K.Hall — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Malone — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
Stone — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
BrendenJones — Not Voting
Grange — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Henson — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Saine — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Not Voting
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Not Voting

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Second Reading

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Unaffiliated 31002
Republican 9001
Total 47003
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
McKissick — Yea
Randleman — Yea
Tarte — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Ballard — Yea
Barefoot — Yea
Brock — Yea
D.Davis — Yea
J.Jackson — Yea
Smith — Yea
VanDuyn — Yea
Brown — Yea
J.Davis — Yea
B.Jackson — Yea
Newton — Yea
Tucker — Yea
Barringer — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Bryant — Yea
Curtis — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Foushee — Not Voting
Gunn — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Horner — Not Voting
Meredith — Yea
Pate — Yea
Rabin — Yea
Tillman — Yea
Wade — Yea
Wells — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Amanda P. Cook Democratic Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Not Voting
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 155?
HB 155 is sponsored by Terry, Dennis Riddell (Republican), Lucas, Hanes, Floyd, Conrad, Deb Butler (Democratic), G. Graham, Kyle Hall (Republican), and John R. Bell, IV (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 155?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2017. Enacted.
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