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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 2 HOUSE BILL 149 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/7/23 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 1 HOUSE BILL 149 Short Title:
Representatives Elmore, Hardister, and Paré (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
February 21, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE CHARTER ACADEMIES AND TO PROVIDE A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM.
Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 21, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE CHARTER ACADEMIES AND TO PROVIDE A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM.
SECTION 1.(a) Article 14A of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Part to read:
SECTION 1.
Article 14A of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Part to read:
A charterthatincludes aremote charter academy may do any of the following:
A charterthat includes aremote charter academy may enroll students for both in-person instruction and in the remote charter academy.
(1) Provide only remote instruction to enrolled students served by the charter in accordance with this Part.
(2) Provide remote instruction to students enrolled in the remote charter academy and provide in-person instruction to other students served by the charter.
(3) Provide enrolled students both remote instruction and in-person instruction.
A student who receives more than half of the student's instruction through remoteinstructionshall beclassified as enrolledin thecharter's remote charter academy.
115C-218.45(a), admits students only from the county in which the charter school facility is located and the counties of the State geographically contiguous to that county.
115C-218.45(a), admits students only from the county in which the charter school is located and the counties of the State geographically contiguous to that county.
(c) A remote charter academy provides instruction primarily online through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous instruction delivered to students in a remote location outside of the charter school facility.
(c) A remote charter academy provides instruction primarily online through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous instruction delivered to students in a remote location outside of the school facility.
*H149-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (a) A student shall not be assigned to attend a remote charter academy without parental consent.
(a) A student shall not be assigned to attend a remote charter academy without parental consent.
A board of directors shall require an application to secure parental consent prior to enrollment of a student in a remote charter academy.
A charter school shall require an application to secure parental consent prior to enrollment of a student in a remote charter academy.
(c) A student may not be denied admission to the remote charter academy solely on the basis that the student is a child with a disability.
*H149-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (c) A student enrolled in the charter school may not be denied admission to the remote charter academy solely on the basis that the student is a child with a disability.
(d) A charter that provides in-person instruction may reassign a student to in-person instruction during the school year if the board of directors determines that in-person instruction would better ensure academic success for that student.
(d) A charter school that provides in-person instruction may reassign a student to in-person instruction during the school year if the board of directors determines that in-person instruction would better ensure academic success for that student.
The board of directors may delegate this authority to the chief administrator.
The board of directors may delegate this authority to the chief administrator of the school.
Students maynot becharged rental fees but maybe charged damage fees for abuse or loss of hardware or software under rules adopted bythe State Board of Education.
Students maynot becharged rental fees but maybe chargeddamage fees for abuse or loss of hardware or software under rules adopted bythe State Board of Education.
(d) The employees of a remote charter academy shall meet the same licensure and evaluation requirements as required by G.S.
(d) The employees of a remote charter academy shall meet the same licensure and evaluation requirements as required for in-person employees of charter schools.
115C-218.90.
Page 2 House Bill 149-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (2) The range of grades for which the remote charter academy will offer courses.
(2) The range of grades for which the remote charter academy will offer courses.
(5) The measures used to ensure that both synchronous and asynchronous remote instruction time, practice, and application components support learning growth that continues toward mastery of student achievement goals for the charter's educational program.
Page 2 House Bill 149-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (5) The measures used to ensure that both synchronous and asynchronous remote instruction time, practice, and application components support learning growth that continues toward mastery of student achievement goals for the school's educational program.
The State Board of Education shall approve a minimum of two statewide remote charter academies that meet the qualifications of this Part for operation beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and thereafter.
The State Board of Education shall approve a minimum of two statewide remote charter academies that meet the qualifications of this Part.
The Board shall report by November 15 of each year to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the evaluation of these academies and on any recommended statutory changes." SECTION 1.(b) G.S.
The Board shall report by November 15 of each year to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the evaluation of these academies and on any recommended statutory changes." SECTION 2.
115C-84.3(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) Except as provided in Part 7 of Article 14A or Part 3A of Article 16 of this Chapter or subsection (b) of this section, a public school unit shall not use remote instruction to satisfy the minimum required number of instructional days or hours for the school calendar." SECTION 2.
115C-218.10, 115C-218.15, 115C-218.20, 115C-218.25, 115C-218.30, 115C-218.35, 115C-218.37, 115C-218.40, 115C-218.42, 115C-218.45, 115C-218.50, 115C-218.55, House Bill 149-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 115C-218.60, 115C-218.65, 115C-218.70, 115C-218.75, 115C-218.80, 115C-218.85, and 115C-218.90 are codified into Part 2 of Article 14A of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, Operation of Charter Schools.
115C-218.10, 115C-218.15, 115C-218.20, 115C-218.25, 115C-218.30, 115C-218.35, 115C-218.37, 115C-218.40, 115C-218.42, 115C-218.45, 115C-218.50, 115C-218.55, 115C-218.60, 115C-218.65, 115C-218.70, 115C-218.75, 115C-218.80, 115C-218.85, and 115C-218.90 are codified into Part 2 of Article 14A of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, Operation of Charter Schools.
"SECTION 8.35.(a) Notwithstanding G.S.
House Bill 149-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 "SECTION 8.35.(a) Notwithstanding G.S.
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SECTION 4.
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