North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 17 D · 5 R cosponsors

HB 79 — Clarify High School Insurance.

Last action — Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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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 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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The updated version of House Bill 79 adds specific details about tracking the digital learning resources available to students, such as their home connectivity and the types of devices they have. This change means that schools must provide more comprehensive information about technology accessibility and helps ensure that students with limited internet access or devices are identified and supported. This is important for closing the gap in digital learning opportunities among students, especially in under-resourced areas.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 2 HOUSE BILL 79 Committee Substitute Favorable 2/23/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 79 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 ANACT TOREQUIRE THESTATE BOARDOFEDUCATION TO MAINTAIN A DIGITAL LEARNING DASHBOARD UPDATED ANNUALLY BY PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS AND TO REQUIRE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE BASED ON INFORMATION ON STUDENT DIGITAL LEARNING ACCESS DURING COVID-19.
Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 16, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACT TOREQUIRE THESTATE BOARDOFEDUCATION TO MAINTAIN A DIGITAL LEARNING DASHBOARD UPDATED ANNUALLY BY PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS AND TO REQUIRE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE BASED ON INFORMATION ON STUDENT DIGITAL LEARNING ACCESS DURING COVID-19, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
(1) In-school digital device access, including the following information disaggregated by public school unit, school, and grade level:
(1) Digital devices available to students within the school, with information available by the following categories:
Number and percentage of students with access to digital devices within the school.
Public school unit.
Sourceofdigital devices, suchas thepublicschool unit orthestudent's home.
School.
Grade level.
d.
Devices provided by the public school unit.
e.
Devices provided by the student's home.
f.
(2) Out-of-school digital device access, including the following information disaggregated by public school unit, school, and grade level:
g.
Personal devices provided for student use.
(2) Out-of-school internet connectivity for students, with information available by the following categories:
Number and percentage of students with access to digital devices outside of the school.
Public school unit.
Source of digital devices, such as the public school unit, the student's home, or both.
School.
Type of device.
Grade level.
For homes with no devices, reason for lack of devices.
Type of connectivity.
(3) Out-of-school internet connectivity, including the following information disaggregated by public school unit, school, and grade level:
e.
For homes with no connectivity, reason for lack of connection.
f.
For students without home connectivity, primarynonschool source for internet connectivity.
(3) Digital devices available to students outside of the school, with information available by the following categories:
Number and percentage of students with internet connectivity outside of the school available by the following categories:
Public school unit.
1.
*H79-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 b.
Students with connectivity at home.
School.
2.
Students without connectivity at home but who have regular and reliable access to other sources of connectivity.
*H79-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 b.
For students without home connectivity, primary source for internet connectivity outside of the school.
Type of connectivity, such as broadband, satellite, or dial-up.
Grade level.
For homes with no connectivity, reason for lack of connectivity.
Devices provided by the public school unit.
(b) Each public school unit shall annually submit all categories of information included in the digital learning dashboard no later than November 15.
e.
For subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section, residential schools shall report on access and connectivity separately for the dormitories and the student's home.
Devices provided by the student's home.
f.
Type of device.
g.
For homes with no devices, reason for lack of devices.
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(b) Each public school unit shall annually update all categories of information included in the digital learning dashboard no later than November 15.
– A laboratory school shall annually update information to the digital learning dashboard, as required by G.S.
– A regional school shall annually update information to the digital learning dashboard, as required by G.S.
115C-102.9, Digital learning dashboard." SECTION 1.(g) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the report due November 15, 2021, based on data for the 2021-2022 school year.
115C-102.9, Digital learning dashboard." SECTION 1.(g) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.
SECTION 2.(a) The Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Information Technology, in collaboration with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University (Friday Institute), (collectively referred to herein as the Departments) shall conduct a statewide assessment of data related to out-of-school internet and device access for North Carolina elementaryand secondarystudents obtained duringthe physical school closure and at-home learning that occurred due to COVID-19 during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years.
SECTION 2.(a) The Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Information Technology, in collaboration with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University (Friday Institute) (collectively referred to herein as the Departments) shall conduct a statewide assessment of data related to out-of-school internet and device access for North Carolina elementaryand secondarystudents obtained duringthe physical school closure and at-home learning that occurred due to COVID-19 during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years.
and the methods students and schools used to address the lack of access during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years.Basedontheassesseddata, theDepartments shall identifyandmake recommendations for effective programs and policies to close the student digital access gap and shall recommend effective approaches to maintain current granular data on the student digital access gap.
and the methods used to address the lack of access during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years.
Based on the assessed data, the Departments shall identify and make recommendations for effective programs and policies to close the student digital access gap and shall recommend effective approaches to maintain current granular data on the student digital access gap.
The Superintendent of Public Page 2 House Bill 79-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Instructionshallreportto theJointLegislativeEducationOversightCommitteeontheassessment of the student digital access gap no later than October 15, 2021.
The Superintendent of Public Page 2 House Bill 79-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Instructionshallreportto theJointLegislativeEducationOversightCommitteeontheassessment of the student digital access gap no later than October 15, 2021.
House Bill 79-Second Edition Page 3
House Bill 79-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. Regular Message Sent To House

  3. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  4. Passed 2nd Reading

  5. Passed 3rd Reading

  6. Reptd Fav

  7. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  8. Com Substitute Adopted

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

  10. Withdrawn From Com

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

  12. Passed 2nd Reading

  13. Passed 3rd Reading

  14. Special Message Sent To Senate

  15. Special Message Received From House

  16. Passed 1st Reading

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

  18. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  20. Reptd Fav

  21. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  22. Placed On Cal For 02/24/2021

  23. Passed 1st Reading

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

  25. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 40 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (40)

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 45 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 10003
Unaffiliated 17001
Republican 18001
Total 45005
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Bazemore — Yea
deViere — Yea
Fitch — Yea
Foushee — Yea
Marcus — Yea
Nickel — Yea
Ballard — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Perry — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Woodard — Not Voting
D. Davis — Yea
J. Jackson — Yea
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Not Voting
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Not Voting
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Not Voting
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
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 Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Not Voting
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Second Reading

Passed 120 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Republican 46000
Unaffiliated 45000
U 2000
Total 120000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
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 — Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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education health-insurance
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Who sponsors HB 79?
HB 79 is sponsored by Julie von Haefen (Democratic), R. Smith, Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Clemmons, Elmore, Hurley, Jay Adams (Republican), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Autry, Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Cooper-Suggs, Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Faircloth, Farkas, Fisher, Gailliard, Gill, Karl E. Gillespie (Republican), Harris, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Lucas, McNeill, Meyer, Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Marcia Morey (Democratic), Szoka, Terry, Brian Turner (Democratic), Shelly Willingham (Democratic), David Willis (Republican), Wray, Deb Butler (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Joe John (Democratic), Cecil Brockman (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Hunt, Hunter, and Hurtado.
What is the current status of HB 79?
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.
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