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HB 760 — Opportunity Gap Task Force.
Last action — Regular Message Sent To Senate
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✓Introduced
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
65 added · 64 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes to House Bill 760 include the addition of a new provision that specifies the inclusion of the President of the North Carolina System of Community Colleges on a task force. This is important because it broadens the perspectives and expertise available to the task force, ensuring that community college insights are considered when studying public education issues. This addition aims to enhance educational alignment and transitions from K-12 to higher education in North Carolina.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 760 Short Title:
760 Apr 29, 2021 SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30358-MT-3 Short Title:
RepresentativeRepresentatives Blackwell.Blackwell, Brockman, Torbett, and Elmore (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 May 3, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE OPPORTUNITY GAP TASK FORCE.
(6) The President of the North Carolina System of CommunityCommunityColleges, Colleges, or his or her designee.
*H760-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 4.(b) As part of its study, the Task Force shall consider the following:
*DRH30358-MT-3* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (1) Best practices in public education.
(14) TheNorth CarolinaPrincipalFellows andTransformingandTransformingPrincipal Principal Preparation Program.
Page 2 DRH30358-MT-3House Bill 760-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 5.
No action maymaybe be taken except bybya amajorityvote majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
AllStatedepartmentsandagenciesandlocalgovernmentsandtheirsubdivisionsshallAllStatedepartmentsandagenciesand local governmentsandtheirsubdivisionsshall furnish the Task Force with any requested information in their possession or available to them.
DRH30358-MT-3House Bill 760-First Edition Page 3
Action History
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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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Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Placed On Cal For 05/05/2021
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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
- K. Smith · Cosponsor
- Hugh Blackwell · Primary
- John A. Torbett · Primary
- Elmore · Cosponsor
- Alexander · Cosponsor
- Autry · Cosponsor
- Mary Belk · Cosponsor
- Deb Butler · Cosponsor
- Carla D. Cunningham · Cosponsor
- Allison A. Dahle · Cosponsor
- Farkas · Cosponsor
- Fisher · Cosponsor
- Graham · Cosponsor
- Pricey Harrison · Cosponsor
- Insko · Cosponsor
- Meyer · Cosponsor
- Charles W. Miller · Cosponsor
- Jr. Howard Penny · Cosponsor
- Terry · Cosponsor
- David Willis · Cosponsor
- Jr. Ben T. Moss · Cosponsor
- Cecil Brockman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 157 not signed on
Sponsors (3)
- Hugh Blackwell Republican
- John A. Torbett Republican
- Cecil Brockman Democratic
Co-sponsors (19)
- K. Smith
- Elmore
- Alexander
- Autry
- Mary Belk Democratic
- Deb Butler Democratic
- Carla D. Cunningham U
- Allison A. Dahle Democratic
- Farkas
- Fisher
- Graham
- Pricey Harrison Democratic
- Insko
- Meyer
- Charles W. Miller Republican
- Howard Penny, Jr. Republican
- Terry
- David Willis Republican
- Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican
Not signed on (157)
157 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 157 →"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 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| U | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 117 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Autry | — | Yea |
| Clemmons | — | Yea |
| Cooper-Suggs | — | Yea |
| Farkas | — | Yea |
| Fisher | — | Yea |
| Gailliard | — | Yea |
| Garrison | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Hunt | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Hurtado | — | Yea |
| Insko | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Terry | — | Yea |
| vonHaefen | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Bumgardner | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Cleveland | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Elmore | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Hardister | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| McElraft | — | Yea |
| McNeill | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Moore | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Sasser | — | Yea |
| Szoka | — | Yea |
| Yarborough | — | Yea |
| Zachary | — | Not Voting |
| C. Smith | — | Yea |
| K. Baker | — | Yea |
| K. Smith | — | Yea |
| R. Smith | — | Yea |
| Abe Jones | Democratic | Yea |
| Allison A. Dahle | Democratic | Yea |
| Amber M. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon Lofton | Democratic | Yea |
| Brian Turner | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn G. Logan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Yea |
| Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Yea |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Deb Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Yea |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Yea |
| James Roberson | 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 |
| Terence Everitt | Democratic | Yea |
| Terry M. Brown Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Vernetta Alston | Democratic | Yea |
| Zack Hawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Ben T. Moss, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Hanig | Republican | Yea |
| Brenden H. Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Humphrey | Republican | Yea |
| David Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Destin Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Wheatley | Republican | Yea |
| Donna McDowell White | Republican | Yea |
| Donny Lambeth | Republican | Yea |
| Dudley Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Edward C. Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Erin Paré | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Iler | Republican | Yea |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Howard Penny, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Zenger | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey C. McNeely | 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 |
| Karl E. Gillespie | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Kidwell | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Larry C. Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Larry W. Potts | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Pless | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Winslow | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clampitt | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tyson | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy D. Moffitt | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Not Voting |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
| Nasif Majeed | U | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 760?
- HB 760 is sponsored by K. Smith, Hugh Blackwell (Republican), John A. Torbett (Republican), Elmore, Alexander, Autry, Mary Belk (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Farkas, Fisher, Graham, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Insko, Meyer, Charles W. Miller (Republican), Howard Penny, Jr. (Republican), Terry, David Willis (Republican), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 760?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 760?
- Track HB 760 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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