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HB 924 — Teacher Contract Changes.
Last action — Signed by Gov. 7/8/2019
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 16, 2019. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
24 added · 28 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of House Bill 924 includes a new date and reference information, indicating it has been updated since its initial introduction. The specific changes made clarify the bill's path through the legislative process, including its sponsorship and committee referrals. This matters because it keeps the public informed about the current status and support for the bill as it moves through the legislative stages.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 H 21 HOUSE BILL 924 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/30/19 Short Title:
Representatives D.
Hall and Horn (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 22, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CLARIFY ELIGIBILITY FOR EXTENDED TEACHER CONTRACTS.
115C-325.3115C-325.3(a) reads as rewritten:
"§"(a) 115C-325.3.Length of Contract.
Teacher contracts.
(a) Length of Contract.
A new contract or renewal of contract between the local board of education and a teacher who has been employed by the local board of education as a teacher for three consecutive years or more immediately preceding the effective date of the new or renewed contract shall be for a term of one, two, or four school years.years.years, if all of the following apply:
(a1)(1) DeterminationThe teacher has been employed by the local board of Consecutiveeducation Yearsas a teacher for three or more consecutive years immediately preceding the effective date of Employment.the contract.
–(2) (1)The A teacher mayworked befor deemedat toleast have120 beendays employedas fora threeteacher consecutivein years by a localfull-time, boardpermanent ofposition education for the purposes of this section if the teacher workedforatleast120workdaysasateacherinafull-timepermanentposition in each ofconsecutive theyear. prior three school years.
(2)(3) IfDays the teacher in a full-time permanent position did not actually work for at least 120 workdays in a school year because thehe teacheror she was on sick leave, disability leave, or on leave takenshall innot accordancecount withtoward the federal120 Familydays. and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C.
§If 2601,the etteacher seq.,did fornot thework purposes120 ofdays thisin section,a thatyear schoolsolely yearbecause shallhe notor (i)she bewas deemedon tosick constituteleave, adisability consecutiveleave, yearor ofleave employmenttaken forin accordance with the teacherFamilyand norMedical (ii)Leave Act of 1993, the year shall not be considered a break in theservice continuityand ofany previous consecutive years ofworked employmentshall forbe consecutive to the teacher.following year." SECTION 2.
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Action History
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Signed by Gov. 7/8/2019
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Ch. SL 2019-82
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Pres. To Gov. 6/28/2019
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Concurred In S Com Sub
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Ordered Enrolled
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Ratified
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Withdrawn From Cal
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Placed On Cal For 06/27/2019
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Cal Pursuant 36(b)
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Placed On Cal For 06/24/2019
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Regular Message Sent To House
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Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
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Amend Failed A1
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Amend Adopted A2
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Engrossed
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Withdrawn From Cal
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Placed On Cal For 06/17/2019
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Withdrawn From Cal
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Placed On Cal For 06/13/2019
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Reptd Fav
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Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Com Substitute Adopted
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Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Withdrawn From Com
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Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Regular Message Received From House
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
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Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Placed On Cal For 05/03/2019
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Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Filed
Sponsors
- Horn · Cosponsor
- Carla D. Cunningham · Cosponsor
- Gill · Cosponsor
- Destin Hall · Primary
- R. Smith · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 20 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Destin Hall Republican
Co-sponsors (4)
- Horn
- Carla D. Cunningham U Voted No
- Gill
- R. Smith Voted No
Not signed on (174)
174 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 174 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 36 | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| U | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 73 | 39 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 33% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Montgomery | — | Yea |
| Queen | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Terry | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Bumgardner | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Cleveland | — | Yea |
| Conrad | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Dobson | — | Yea |
| Elmore | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Fraley | — | Yea |
| Grange | — | Yea |
| Hardister | — | Yea |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| McElraft | — | Yea |
| McGrady | — | Yea |
| McNeill | — | Yea |
| Moore | — | Yea |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| Presnell | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Sasser | — | Yea |
| Speciale | — | Yea |
| Szoka | — | Yea |
| Yarborough | — | Yea |
| Zachary | — | Yea |
| Autry | — | Nay |
| Beasley | — | Nay |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Brewer | — | Nay |
| Clemmons | — | Nay |
| Fisher | — | Nay |
| Garrison | — | Nay |
| Gill | — | Nay |
| Harris | — | Nay |
| Holley | — | Nay |
| Hunt | — | Nay |
| Insko | — | Nay |
| Jackson | — | Nay |
| Lucas | — | Nay |
| Martin | — | Nay |
| Russell | — | Nay |
| vonHaefen | — | Nay |
| L. Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| Floyd | — | Not Voting |
| Gailliard | — | Not Voting |
| Graham | — | Not Voting |
| Henson | — | Not Voting |
| C. Smith | — | Yea |
| K. Smith | — | Nay |
| R. Smith | — | Nay |
| Allison A. Dahle | Democratic | Nay |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Nay |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Nay |
| Brandon Lofton | Democratic | Nay |
| Brian Turner | Democratic | Yea |
| Brian Turner | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn G. Logan | Democratic | Nay |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Nay |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Deb Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Yea |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Nay |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Nay |
| Joe John | Democratic | Nay |
| Marcia Morey | Democratic | Nay |
| Mary Belk | Democratic | Nay |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Nay |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Nay |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Yea |
| Sydney Batch | Democratic | Nay |
| Terence Everitt | Democratic | Nay |
| Tracy Clark | Democratic | Nay |
| Zack Hawkins | Democratic | Nay |
| Bobby Hanig | Republican | Yea |
| Brenden H. Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Humphrey | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Destin Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Donna McDowell White | Republican | Yea |
| Donny Lambeth | Republican | Yea |
| Edward C. Goodwin | 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 R. Bell, IV | Republican | Yea |
| John Sauls | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Kidwell | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Corbin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kyle Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Larry C. Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Larry W. Potts | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa S. Barnes | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Nay |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Jarvis | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Not Voting |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Nay |
| Nasif Majeed | U | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 42 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 6% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| deViere | — | Yea |
| Fitch | — | Yea |
| Marcus | — | Yea |
| McKissick | — | Yea |
| Nickel | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| VanDuyn | — | Yea |
| Woodard | — | Yea |
| Ballard | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| J. Davis | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Gallimore | — | Yea |
| Gunn | — | Yea |
| Harrington | — | Yea |
| Horner | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Krawiec | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Steinburg | — | Yea |
| Tillman | — | Yea |
| Wells | — | Yea |
| Searcy | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Foushee | — | Not Voting |
| Bishop | — | Not Voting |
| D. Davis | — | Yea |
| J. Jackson | — | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Yea |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael Garrett | Democratic | Yea |
| Mujtaba A. Mohammed | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Tracy Clark | Democratic | Nay |
| Bill Rabon | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Earl Britt, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Burgin | Republican | Yea |
| Norman W. Sanderson | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Berger | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Hise | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom McInnis | Republican | Yea |
| Vickie Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Not Voting |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 924?
- HB 924 is sponsored by Horn, Carla D. Cunningham (U), Gill, Destin Hall (Republican), and R. Smith.
- What is the current status of HB 924?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 16, 2019. Enacted.
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