North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 14 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 78 — Various Education Changes.

Last action — Signed by Gov. 8/23/2021

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    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 11, 2021. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    3 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 D · 2 R) — 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

29 added · 56 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 78 now lists multiple sponsors instead of just one, which demonstrates broader support for the bill. This change could lead to greater attention and potential approval as it reflects a collaborative effort among different representatives. Additionally, the new draft is dated February 16, 2021, indicating a recent revision that may address earlier feedback or concerns. Overall, these changes matter because they show the bill is evolving and gaining support, which could influence its chances of being passed.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 2 HOUSE BILL 78 Committee Substitute Favorable 2/23/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 78 Short Title:
Representatives Blackwell, Clemmons, Elmore, and Hurley (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
February 16, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE ANNUAL REPORTING ON PARTICIPATION ON COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND COURSE OF STUDY.
Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 16, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE ANNUAL REPORTING ON PARTICIPATION ON COMPUTER SCIENCECOURSES AND COURSEOFSTUDY,AS RECOMMENDEDBYTHE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
– The State Board of Education shall report annually by November 15 to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the following data related to computer science participation.
– The State Board of Education shall report annually by September 15 on the following data related to computer science participation.
For each item, the report shall include (i) statewide data for the current school year, and the four years prior when data is available, to establish trends in computer science instruction and (ii) data for the current school year for each public school unit, disaggregated by school within that unit:
For each item, the report shall include (i) statewide data for the most recent year available, and the four years of data prior, when available, to establish trends in computer science instruction and (ii) data for each local school administrative unit and charter school, when available:
The statewide courses and local elective courses offered in computer science and computational thinking, and the number of students enrolled in each of those courses.
The statewide and elective courses offered in computer science and computational thinking, and the number of students enrolled in each course statewide.
For public school units, the report shall indicate when courses are offered on a semester basis.
English learners." SECTION 2.(a) G.S.
English learners." SECTION 2.
115C-47 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(65) Computer Science Reporting.
– A local board of education shall annually report the information required by G.S.
115C-12(47) to the State Board of Education no later than September 15." SECTION 2.(b) G.S.
115C-75.9 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(o) Computer Science Reporting.
– An innovative school shall annually report the information required by G.S.
115C-12(47) to the State Board of Education no later than September 15." *H78-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 2.(c) G.S.
115C-218.75 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(i) A charter school shall annually report the information required by G.S.
115C-12(47) to the State Board of Education no later than September 15." SECTION 2.(d) G.S.
115C-238.66 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(17) Computer science reporting.
– A regional school shall annually report the information required by G.S.
115C-12(47) to the State Board of Education no later than September 15." SECTION 2.(e) G.S.
116-239.8(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(19) Computer science reporting.
– A laboratory school shall annually report the information required by G.S.
115C-12(47) to the State Board of Education no later than September 15." SECTION 2.(f) Section 6(d) of S.L.
2018-32 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(1a) G.S.
115C-12(47).
– A renewal school system shall annually report the information required by G.S.
115C-12(47) to the State Board of Education no later than September 15." SECTION 3.
Page 2 House Bill 78-Second Edition
*H78-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 8/23/2021

  2. Ch. SL 2021-111

  3. Pres. To Gov. 8/13/2021

  4. Ratified

  5. Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  6. Added to Calendar

  7. Concurred In S Com Sub

  8. Ordered Enrolled

  9. Regular Message Sent To House

  10. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  11. Passed 2nd Reading

  12. Passed 3rd Reading

  13. Reptd Fav

  14. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  15. Com Substitute Adopted

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

  17. Withdrawn From Com

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

  19. Passed 2nd Reading

  20. Passed 3rd Reading

  21. Special Message Sent To Senate

  22. Special Message Received From House

  23. Passed 1st Reading

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

  25. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  26. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  27. Reptd Fav

  28. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  29. Placed On Cal For 02/24/2021

  30. Passed 1st Reading

  31. Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  32. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (148)

148 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

M11 Concur

Passed 112 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 23202
Republican 44002
Unaffiliated 43001
U 2000
Total 112205
% of votes cast 94%2%0%4%
How each member voted (119)
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
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 — Yea
Bumgardner — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
K. Smith — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Nay
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 Not Voting
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Not Voting
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Second Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 10003
Unaffiliated 15003
Republican 16003
Total 41009
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
deViere — Yea
Foushee — Yea
Marcus — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Ballard — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Perry — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Bazemore — Not Voting
Fitch — Not Voting
Nickel — Not Voting
D. Davis — Yea
J. Jackson — Yea
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Not Voting
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Not Voting
Sydney Batch Democratic Not Voting
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Not Voting
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Yea
Michael A. Lazzara Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Not Voting
Ralph Hise Republican Not Voting
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 78?
HB 78 is sponsored by R. Smith, Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Clemmons, Elmore, Hurley, Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Faircloth, Farkas, Fisher, Gill, Harris, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Hunt, Hunter, Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Lucas, McNeill, Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Marcia Morey (Democratic), Terry, Brian Turner (Democratic), Wray, Joe John (Democratic), Cecil Brockman (Democratic), and Eric Ager (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 78?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2021. Enacted.
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