North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 5 R cosponsors

SB 689 — 2025 Charter Schools Review Board Omnibus.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    2 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 689, a line regarding reviewing decisions or conducting hearings under a specific federal law was added. This change ensures that charter schools are following the appropriate guidelines related to student enrollment verification. It matters because it clarifies the responsibilities of charter schools, helping them to handle enrollment procedures consistently and transparently.

→
Previous
Latest
FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 689 Short Title:
689 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45352-NH-77B Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE CHARTER SCHOOLS REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL OF ALL STATE RULES RELATED TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, TO AUTHORIZE THE REVIEW BOARD TO HIRE LEGAL COUNCIL, TO EXEMPT CHARTER SCHOOLS FROM REPORTING CLASS RANK ON STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS, TO ALLOW CHARTER SCHOOLS TO USE ALTERNATE TEACHER EVALUATIONS, TO REQUIRE LOW-PERFORMING CHARTERS TO REPORT IMPROVEMENT PLANS TO THE REVIEW BOARD ONLY, TO ALLOW THE CHARTER SCHOOLS REVIEW BOARD TO REVIEW DECISIONS RELATED TO CHARTER SCHOOL FEDERAL FUNDING, TO CREATE AN EXPEDITED APPLICATION PROCESS FOR CERTAIN REMOTE CHARTER ACADEMIES, AND TO HAVE REMOTE CHARTER ACADEMIES GRADED SEPARATELY.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE CHARTER SCHOOLS REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL OF ALL STATE RULES RELATED TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, TO AUTHORIZE THE REVIEW BOARD TO HIRE LEGAL COUNCIL, TO EXEMPT CHARTER SCHOOLS FROM REPORTING CLASS RANK ON STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS, TO ALLOW CHARTER SCHOOLS TO USE ALTERNATE TEACHER EVALUATIONS, TO REQUIRE LOW-PERFORMING CHARTERS TO REPORT IMPROVEMENT PLANS TO THE REVIEW BOARD ONLY, TO ALLOW THE CHARTER SCHOOLS REVIEW BOARD TO REVIEW DECISIONS RELATED TO CHARTER SCHOOL FEDERAL FUNDING, TO CREATE AN EXPEDITED APPLICATION PROCESS FOR CERTAIN REMOTE CHARTER ACADEMIES, AND TO HAVE REMOTE CHARTER ACADEMIES GRADED SEPARATELY.
To make recommendations to the State Board of Education on the adoption of propose, recommend, and approve rules and policies regarding all aspects of charter school operation, including time lines, processes, standards, and criteria for acceptance and approval of *DRS45352-NH-77B* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 applications, monitoring of charter schools, and grounds for revocation of charters.
To make recommendations to the State Board of Education on the adoption of propose, recommend, and approve rules and policies regarding all aspects of charter school operation, including time lines, processes, standards, and criteria for acceptance and approval of *S689-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 applications, monitoring of charter schools, and grounds for revocation of charters.
To reviewanydecisions orconduct anyhearingspursuant to 20U.S.C.
To reviewanydecisions orconduct anyhearings pursuant to 20U.S.C.
Page 2 DRS45352-NH-77B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) The Review Board notifies the State Board that the charter school has materially violated a term of its charter, has violated a State statute or federal law, or has had its charter terminated or nonrenewed.
Page 2 Senate Bill 689-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) The Review Board notifies the State Board that the charter school has materially violated a term of its charter, has violated a State statute or federal law, or has had its charter terminated or nonrenewed.
Charter schools shall only be required to list the name, age, grade, address, date of charter enrollment, dateofcharterwithdrawal,districtofresidence,andstudentidentificationnumberofeachstudent as provided to the charter school by the student's parent or guardian in the enrollment verification and transfer request document that the charter school submits to the local school administrative units.
Charter schools shall only be required to list the name, age, grade, address, date of charter enrollment, dateofcharterwithdrawal,districtofresidence,andstudentidentificationnumberofeachstudent as provided to the charter school bythe student's parent or guardian in the enrollment verification and transfer request document that the charter school submits to the local school administrative units.
A charter school, in its discretion, may take further steps to confirm the student's residence in a particular local school administrative unit.
A charter school, in its discretion, maytake further steps to confirm the student's residence in a particular local school administrative unit.
DRS45352-NH-77B Page 3
Senate Bill 689-First Edition Page 3
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 174 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

education technology
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 689?
SB 689 is sponsored by Benton G. Sawrey (Republican), W. Ted Alexander (Republican), Kevin Corbin (Republican), Brad Overcash (Republican), and Dana Jones (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 689?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 689?
Track SB 689 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 689

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 689

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →