North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 10 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 256 — Smart School Bus Safety Pilot/Certain Counties.

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The updated version of Bill HB 256 has added several local school districts, such as Wayne County Public Schools and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, to the list of those eligible to participate in a specific educational program. Additionally, it has removed Iredell-Statesville Schools and Transylvania County Schools from the eligible list. These changes matter because they expand access to the program for more students and schools, potentially benefiting a larger community, while also streamlining which schools can opt out of participation.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 2 HOUSE BILL 256 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/20/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 256 Short Title:
Representatives Strickland, Bell, Lambeth, and D.
Hall (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 11, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE SMART SCHOOL BUS SAFETY PILOT PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 11, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE SMART SCHOOL BUS SAFETY PILOT PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
The selection of qualifying vendors for this Program shall be exempt from the requirements of G.S.
115C-240(d).
(1) Burke County Schools.
(1) Caldwell County Schools.
(2) Caldwell County Schools.
(2) Clinton City Schools.
(3) Chatham County Schools.
(3) Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
(4) Clinton City Schools.
(4) Elkin City Schools.
(5) Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
(5) Gaston County Schools.
(6) Elkin City Schools.
(6) Harnett County Schools.
(7) Gaston County Schools.
(7) Hickory City Schools.
(8) Harnett County Schools.
(8) Johnston County Schools.
(9) Hickory City Schools.
(9) Martin County Schools.
(10) Iredell-Statesville Schools.
(10) New Hanover County Schools.
(11) Johnston County Schools.
(11) Sampson County Schools.
(12) Martin County Schools.
(12) Surry County Schools.
(13) New Hanover County Schools.
(13) Union County Public Schools.
(14) Sampson County Schools.
(14) Watauga County Schools.
(15) Surry County Schools.
(15) Wayne County Public Schools.
(16) Transylvania County Schools.
(16) Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
(17) Union County Public Schools.
(17) Yadkin County Schools.
(18) Watauga County Schools.
Any local board of education of a local school administrative unit authorized to participate in the Program may elect not to participate.
(19) Wayne County Public Schools.
(20) Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
(21) Yadkin County Schools.
*H256-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Any local board of education of a local school administrative unit authorized to participate in the Program may elect not to participate.
SECTION 1.(c) Technology and Services.
*H256-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 1.(c) Technology and Services.
Page 2 House Bill 256-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 2.
SECTION 2.
There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of thirteen million seven hundred fifty-two thousand dollars ($13,752,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2021-2022 fiscal year to establish the Smart School Bus Safety Pilot Program in accordance with this act.
There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of eleven million thirty-nine thousand three hundred thirty dollars ($11,039,330) in nonrecurring funds for the 2021-2022 fiscal year to establish the Smart School Bus Safety Pilot Program in accordance with this act.
(1) $478,000 to Burke County Schools.
Page 2 House Bill 256-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (1) $538,991 to Caldwell County Schools.
(2) $540,000 to Caldwell County Schools.
(2) $128,611 to Clinton City Schools.
(3) $436,000 to Chatham County Schools.
(3) $399,479 to Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
(4) $140,000 to Clinton City Schools.
(4) $50,076 to Elkin City Schools.
(5) $435,000 to Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
(5) $902,052 to Gaston County Schools.
(6) $51,000 to Elkin City Schools.
(6) $975,950 to Harnett County Schools.
(7) $978,000 to Gaston County Schools.
(7) $150,427 to Hickory City Schools.
(8) $1,060,000 to Harnett County Schools.
(8) $1,315,128 to Johnston County Schools.
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(9) $150,500 to Hickory City Schools.
(9) $251,850 to Martin County Schools.
(10) $1,425,000 to Johnston County Schools.
(10) $908,718 to New Hanover County Schools.
(11) $912,000 to Iredell-Statesville Schools.
(11) $478,157 to Sampson County Schools.
(12) $273,000 to Martin County Schools.
(12) $370,697 to Surry County Schools.
(13) $984,000 to New Hanover County Schools.
(13) $1,517,406 to Union County Public Schools.
(14) $520,000 to Sampson County Schools.
(14) $310,659 to Watauga County Schools.
(15) $402,500 to Surry County Schools.
(15) $1,078,412 to Wayne County Public Schools.
(16) $238,000 to Transylvania County Schools.
(16) $1,455,755 to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
(17) $1,650,000 to Union County Public Schools.
(17) $206,962 to Yadkin County Schools.
(18) $337,000 to Watauga County Schools.
(19) $1,079,000 to Wayne County Public Schools.
(20) $1,456,000 to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
(21) $207,000 to Yadkin County Schools.
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Action History

  1. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  2. Re-ref Com On Appropriations

  3. Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

  4. Serial Referral To Appropriations Added

  5. Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added

  6. Passed 1st Reading

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

  8. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 256?
HB 256 is sponsored by R. Smith, Larry C. Strickland (Republican), John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Donny Lambeth (Republican), Destin Hall (Republican), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Gailliard, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Hunter, Howard Penny, Jr. (Republican), Larry W. Potts (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Jeff Zenger (Republican), Jake Johnson (Republican), and Ted Davis, Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 256?
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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