North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 I cosponsors

HB 920 — Charter School Omnibus.

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The updated version of House Bill 920 includes a clearer timeline for implementing transportation safety requirements for charter schools. Instead of setting a deadline of December 31, 2021, for these safety requirements, the new version requests the State Board of Education to adopt them no later than the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year. This change matters because it allows additional time for charter schools to prepare and align their transportation programs with the new safety standards, ultimately aiming for enhanced student safety.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 920 Short Title:
920 May 10, 2021 SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40579-MTa-109A Short Title:
Representative von Haefen.
Representatives von Haefen, Ball, Fisher, and Gill (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE LAWS REGARDING CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House May 11, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE LAWS REGARDING CHARTER SCHOOLS.
The charter school may provide transportation for students enrolled at the school.
The charter school mayprovide transportation for students enrolled at the school.
"(17) Power to Provide for School Transportation Programs.
*H920-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 "(17) Power to Provide for School Transportation Programs.
– The State Board of Education is authorized and empowered to promulgate such policies, rules, *DRH40579-MTa-109A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 and regulations as it may deem necessary and desirable for the operation of a public school transportation system by each local administrative unit and charter school in the State.
– The State Board of Education is authorized and empowered to promulgate such policies, rules, and regulations as it may deem necessary and desirable for the operation of a public school transportation system by each local administrative unit and charter school in the State.
Such policies, rules, and regulations shall include, butarenotlimitedto,fundallocationsandfiscalsupporttoassuretheeffective and efficient use of funds appropriated by the General Assembly in support of the school transportation system.
Such policies, rules, and regulations shall include, butarenotlimitedto,fundallocationsandfiscalsupporttoassuretheeffective and efficient use of funds appropriated bythe General Assembly in support of the school transportation system.
– Notwithstanding Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes or any other provision of law, following the end of the 2020-2021 school year, within funds available, including federal funds received by a local school administrative unit or a charter school for the purpose of responding to the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), each local school administrative unit and charter school shall offer a school extension learning recovery and enrichment program (program) outside of the instructional school calendar.
– Notwithstanding Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes or any other provision of law, following the end of the 2020-2021 school year, within funds available, including federal funds received bya local school administrative unit or a charter school for the purpose of responding to the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), each local school administrative unit and charter school shall offer a school extension learning recovery and enrichment program (program) outside of the instructional school calendar.
(2) For charter schools, students in all grades between kindergarten and grade 12 that are offered by the charter school.
Page 2 House Bill 920-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (2) For charter schools, students in all grades between kindergarten and grade 12 that are offered by the charter school.
Page 2 DRH40579-MTa-109A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Each local school administrative unit and charter school shall identify and prioritize at-risk students, consistent with G.S.
Each local school administrative unit and charter school shall identify and prioritize at-risk students, consistent with G.S.
115C-218.87 may also participate in a program within space available.Ayear-roundschool, as definedin G.S.
115C-218.87 may also participate in a program within space available.A year-roundschool, as definedin G.S.
The Department shall notify the local school administrative unit or charter school of any necessary changes and approve the program plan with those changes within 21 days of receiving the plan from a local school administrative unit.
The Department shall notify the local school administrative unit or charter school of anynecessarychanges and approve the program plan with those changes within 21 days of receiving the plan from a local school administrative unit.
Access to modules and teacher support for credit recovery courses necessary to meet graduation requirements, including courses offered through the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS).
Access to modules and teacher support for credit recovery courses necessary to meet graduation requirements, including House Bill 920-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 courses offered through the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS).
DRH40579-MTa-109A Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (5) Transportation services to the school facility housing the program, provided in accordance with the Plan A requirements for transportation established in theStrongSchoolsNCPublicHealthToolkit (K-12)issued on March 24,2021.
(5) Transportation services to the school facility housing the program, provided in accordance with the Plan A requirements for transportation established in theStrongSchoolsNC PublicHealthToolkit (K-12)issuedonMarch24,2021.
(5a) Timebuilt into theinstructional dayforteachersto provideindividual orsmall group instruction to at-risk students.
(5a) Timebuilt into theinstructional dayforteachersto provideindividualorsmall group instruction to at-risk students.
"SECTION1.3.(a) Employment ofSchoolPersonnel.
"SECTION1.3.(a) EmploymentofSchool Personnel.
135-1(20) in order for a retirement to become effective shall not apply and instead a one-month separation shall be required, provided that the position to which the individual returns is as a teacher or other school personnel employed as a temporary employee on a contract basis for the program as required in subdivision (1) of this section.
135-1(20) in order for a retirement to become effective shall not applyand instead a one-month separation shall be required, provided that the position to which the individual returns is as a teacher or other school Page 4 House Bill 920-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 personnel employed as a temporary employee on a contract basis for the program as required in subdivision (1) of this section.
Page 4 DRH40579-MTa-109A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 a.
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For purposes of this subdivision, local school administrative units and charter schools shall certify to the Retirement System that a retirement system beneficiary is employed by the local board of education.education or charter school.
For purposes of this subdivision, local school administrative units and charter schools shall certifyto the Retirement System that a retirement system beneficiary is employed by the local board of education.education or charter school.
(4) Local boards of education and charter schools shall provide a performance bonus to a teacher who provided instruction during the program, in a per student amount ofat least onehundred fifty dollars ($150.00),for eachstudent notdemonstratingreadingproficiencyonthethird-gradeend-of-gradereading assessment assigned to that teacher who became proficient in reading after completing the program, as demonstrated by an alternate assessment.
(4) Local boards of education and charter schools shall provide a performance bonus to a teacher who provided instruction during the program, in a per student amount ofat least onehundred fiftydollars ($150.00),for eachstudent notdemonstratingreadingproficiencyonthethird-gradeend-of-gradereading assessment assigned to that teacher who became proficient in reading after completing the program, as demonstrated by an alternate assessment.
Each local board of education and charter school that offers all or part of grades kindergarten through eight shall ensure that the results of all competency-based assessments administered to a student shall be provided to all teachers of record for that student for the 2021-2022 school year.
Each local board of education and charter House Bill 920-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 school that offers all or part of grades kindergarten through eight shall ensure that the results of all competency-based assessments administered to a student shall be provided to all teachers of record for that student for the 2021-2022 school year.
DRH40579-MTa-109A Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 "SECTION 1.8.
"SECTION 1.8.
By January15, 2022, the Department ofPublic Instructionshall reportto the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the implementation of this act and all of the information required in this section.
ByJanuary15, 2022, the Department of Public Instructionshall reportto the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the implementation of this act and all of the information required in this section.
For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualifying student" refers to a student who either (i) resides in a household with an income level not in excess of the amount required for the student to qualify for the federal free or reduced-price lunch program or (ii) qualifies as an "identified student" under the Community Eligibility Provision of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010." SECTION 4.(b) This section applies to applications for enrollment submitted on or after the effective date of this act.
For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualifying student" refers to a student who either (i) resides in a household with an income level not in excess of the amount required for the student to qualifyfor the federal free or reduced-price lunch program or (ii) qualifies as an "identified student" under the Community Eligibility Provision of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010." SECTION 4.(b) This section applies to applications for enrollment submitted on or after the effective date of this act.
(a) Forpurposes ofthis Article,a "chartermanagement organization" is afor-profit entity thatcontracts with theboardofdirectorsofacharterschool to manage all orpartofthe operations of the charter school, including any of the following:
(a) Forpurposes ofthis Article,a "chartermanagement organization"is afor-profit entity thatcontracts with theboardofdirectorsofacharterschool to manage all or partofthe operations of the charter school, including any of the following:
(2) Employment, supervision, or dismissal of employees of the charter school.
Page 6 House Bill 920-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (2) Employment, supervision, or dismissal of employees of the charter school.
Page 6 DRH40579-MTa-109A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (4) Approval, denial, or management of the budget or any expenditures of the charter school that are not authorized by the board of directors for the charter school.
(4) Approval, denial, or management of the budget or any expenditures of the charter school that are not authorized by the board of directors for the charter school.
Children of persons (i) employed full time by the charter school or (ii) working full timeinthedailyoperationofthecharterschool, including children of persons employed by an education management organization or a charter management organization for the charter school.
Children of persons (i) employed full time by the charter school or (ii) workingfull timein thedailyoperationofthecharterschool, including children of persons employed by an education management organization or a charter management organization for the charter school.
The charter school's board of directors shall employ and contract with necessary teachers or contract with an educationmanagement organizationorachartermanagement organization to employ and provide teachers to perform the particular service DRH40579-MTa-109A Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 for which they are employed in the school;
The charter school's board of directors shall employ and contract with necessary teachers or House Bill 920-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 contract with an educationmanagementorganizationor achartermanagement organization to employ and provide teachers to perform the particular service for which theyare employed in the school;
at least fifty percent (50%) of these teachers shall hold teacher licenses.
at least fiftypercent (50%) of these teachers shall hold teacher licenses.
– By August 1, 2021, the Department shall establish the criteria and guidelines for the grant application process for the upcoming school year, including any documentation requiredto besubmittedwith theapplication.TheDepartment shall accept applications until December 31, 2021, for eligible student transportation costs incurred during the fall semester of the school year and until May 30, 2022, for eligible student transportation costs incurred during the spring semester of the school year.
– By August 1, 2021, the Department shall establish the criteria and guidelines for the grant application process for the upcoming school year, includinganydocumentation requiredto besubmittedwith theapplication.
TheDepartment shall accept applications until December 31, 2021, for eligible student transportation costs incurred during the fall semester of the school year and until May 30, 2022, for eligible student transportation costs incurred during the spring semester of the school year.
– From funds made available for the Program, the Department shall award grant funds under the Program to the selected charter schools by January 15, 2022, for eligible student transportation costs incurred during the fall semester of the school year and by June 15, 2022, for eligible student transportation costs incurred during the spring semester of the prior school year.
– From funds made available for the Program, the Department shall award grant funds under the Program to the selected charter schools byJanuary 15, 2022, for eligible student transportation costs incurred during the fall semester of the school year and by June 15, 2022, for eligible student transportation costs incurred during the spring semester of the prior school year.
– The Department shall provide a report by March 15, 2022, to the Fiscal Research Division, the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee, and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the administration of the Program, including (i) the number of charter schools that received grant funds, (ii) the amount of grant funds awarded to those charter schools, (iii) whether implementing the Program has led to an increase in charter schools offering lunch, (iv) whether implementing the Program has led to an increase in student lunch participation at charter schools offering lunch, (v) whether implementing the Program has increased or expanded the offering of student transportation by charter schools, and (vi) the modes of student transportation offered by charter schools that received grant funds.
– The Department shall provide a report by March 15, 2022, to the Fiscal Research Division, theJoint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee, and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the administration of the Program, including (i) the number of charter schools that received grant funds, (ii) the amount of grant funds awarded to those charter schools, (iii) whether implementing the Program has led to an increase in charter schools offering lunch, (iv) whether implementing the Program has led to an increase in student lunch participation at charter schools offering lunch, (v) whether implementing the Program has increased or expanded the offering of student transportation by charter schools, and (vi) the modes of student transportation offered by charter schools that received grant funds.
SECTION 6.(f) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in Page 8 DRH40579-MTa-109A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 nonrecurring funds for the 2021-2022 fiscal year to operate the Charter School Transportation Grant Pilot Program established pursuant to this section.
Page 8 House Bill 920-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 6.(f) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2021-2022 fiscal year to operate the Charter School Transportation Grant Pilot Program established pursuant to this section.
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If a charter school adopts a policy to prohibit bullying andharassingbehavior,theThecharterschool shall,atthebeginningofeachschoolyear,provide the policy to staff, students, and parents as defined in G.S.
If a charter school adopts a policy to prohibit bullying House Bill 920-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 andharassingbehavior,theThecharterschool shall,atthebeginningofeachschool year,provide the policy to staff, students, and parents as defined in G.S.
115C-390.1(b)(8)." DRH40579-MTa-109A Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 9.(b) This section applies beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.
115C-390.1(b)(8)." SECTION 9.(b) This section applies beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.
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(a) Any nonprofit corporation seeking to establisha charter school may apply to establish a charter school.
(a) Anynonprofit corporation seeking to establish a charter school mayapplyto establish a charter school.
If the applicant seeks to convert a public school to a charter school, the applicationshallincludeastatementsignedbyamajorityoftheteachersandinstructionalsupport personnelcurrentlyemployedattheschoolindicatingthattheyfavortheconversionandevidence that a significant number of parents of children enrolled in the school favor conversion.
If the applicant seeks to convert a public school to a charter school, the applicationshallincludeastatementsignedbyamajorityoftheteachersandinstructionalsupport personnelcurrentlyemployed attheschoolindicatingthattheyfavortheconversionandevidence that a significant number of parents of children enrolled in the school favor conversion.
(b) The State Board of Education shall review and evaluate the educational effectiveness of the charter schools authorized under this Article and the effect of charter schools on the public schools in thelocal school administrativeunit in whichthecharterschools arelocated.TheBoard shall report annually no later than June 15 to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the following:
(b) The State Board of Education shall review and evaluate the educational effectiveness of the charter schools authorized under this Article and the effect of charter schools on the public schools in thelocal school administrativeunit in whichthecharterschools arelocated.The Board shall report annually no later than June 15 to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the following:
(1) The current and projected impact of charter schools on the delivery of services by the public schools.
(1) The current and projected impact of charter schools on the deliveryof services by the public schools.
(2) Student academic progress in the charter schools as measured, where available, against the academic year immediately preceding the first academic year of the charter schools' operation.
(2) Student academic progress in the charter schools as measured, where available, against the academic year immediatelypreceding the first academic year of the charter schools' operation.
(4) Other information the State Board considers appropriate." Page 10 DRH40579-MTa-109A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 PART XIII.
(4) Other information the State Board considers appropriate." Page 10 House Bill 920-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 2 PART XIII.
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Who sponsors HB 920?
HB 920 is sponsored by R. Smith, K. Smith, Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Fisher, Gill, Autry, Farkas, Garrison, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Lucas, Nasif Majeed (U), and Julie von Haefen (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 920?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
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