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State Lawmakers Leave Budget Technical Corrections On Table, Recess Till 11/29

State House leaders this week rolled out Senate Bill 508 containing a slate of technical corrections to the recently enacted state budget law, and the new bill includes a proposed change to the state’s new early graduate program. S508 gained approval in the House and was sent to the Senate for concurrence, but the Senate did not consider it Wednesday before both chambers recessed their legislative session until Nov. 29th.

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October 26, 2023
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State Budget Clarifies Parents’ Bill of Rights

The recently enacted 2023 state budget includes several provisions adjusting or clarifying requirements for public schools under the Parents’ Bill of Rights, which became law in mid-August following the state legislature’s successful override of Governor Cooper’s earlier veto of the bill. Because much of the bill became effective only days before most traditional public schools were set to begin the 2023-2024 school year, many school leaders raised questions and concerns about quickly implementing the bill’s numerous new requirements.

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October 12, 2023
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Senate Lawmakers Advance Principal Licensure Changes, Computer Science Graduation Requirement

While many legislative leaders were likely working this week on state budget negotiations behind closed doors, lawmakers in the Senate discussed and approved two education proposals not included in current budget proposals — a bill that would change state requirements for principal licensure and a bill that would require students to complete a computer science course before graduating high school.

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May 25, 2023
State Budget Update
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Senate Approves State Budget Proposal Including Private School Voucher Expansion

The North Carolina Senate approved its state budget proposal on Thursday in a 37-12 vote after hours of debate throughout the week on its many controversial aspects, including a proposal that would allocate hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, commonly referred to as “private school vouchers.

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May 18, 2023
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School Voucher Expansion, Teacher License Reciprocity, & Other Bill Action This Week

This week was especially busy at the NC General Assembly, as lawmakers in both the House and Senate pushed a frenzy of bills forward ahead of Thursday’s May 4 bill crossover deadline, or the last day in which a policy bill can pass from its originating chamber and still be eligible to be heard in the other chamber. As a result of the impending deadline, several legislative committees, including the Senate Education/Higher Education Committee, held meetings on Monday, a day usually void of any substantive legislative work.

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May 4, 2023
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Bill Greatly Expanding NC’s Private School Voucher Program Advances In Senate

State lawmakers in the Senate Education/Higher Education Committee on Wednesday approved, mostly down party lines, a bill purported to be the largest expansion of NC’s “Opportunity Scholarship Program” in state history. Senate Bill 406, sponsored by Senate Education Committee Co-Chairs Sens. Michael Lee (R-New Hanover) and Amy Galey (R-Alamance), would open the private school voucher program to all students, regardless of family income level, in the 2024-2025 school year. The bill, as summarized by legislative staff, would allocate almost $4 billion to the program over the next 10 years and would provide qualifying students with “scholarship grants” on a sliding scale based on family income.

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April 27, 2023
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School And District Leaders Advocate For Students, Staff During NCASA’s 2023 Legislative Visit Day

Dozens of school and district leaders from across the state met with their lawmakers and shared priorities on behalf of their students and staff on Tuesday during NCASA’s 2023 School Leader Day At The Legislature. The successful event began with remarks from State Superintendent Catherine Truitt and Senate Education Comm. Chair Sen. Amy Galey (R-Alamance), as well as a panel discussion featuring House Education Comm. Chair John Torbett (R-Gaston) and House Deputy Democratic Leader Rep. Ashton Clemmons (D-Guilford).

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April 20, 2023
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NCASA Summarizes K-12 Funding & Policy Changes Proposed By House Budget

NC House Republicans held a press conference Wednesday to roll out their two-year state budget proposal in House Bill 259. The proposal, which is reflected in the Money Report and bill text outlining Special Provisions, then was reviewed by subject areas in Appropriations Subcommittees this morning before moving to the full Appropriations Committee, where it faced discussion and numerous proposed amendments this afternoon.

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April 1, 2023

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