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Summary: Repeals the statutory authority for a local board of education to file a legal action challenging the <br /> sufficiency of funds appropriated by the board of county commissioners. <br /> Status: HB305 - In House committee; SB531—In Senate committee. <br /> H B306 <br /> Summary: Requires all contractors and subcontractors doing business with the State or any political <br /> subdivision of the State to use E-Verify. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB322 <br /> Summary: Increases the weight of school growth in the calculation of school performance scores. <br /> Status: Passed House; in Senate committee. <br /> HB329 <br /> Summary: Creates an income tax credit for children who are home schooled.The credit is equal to one <br /> thousand two hundred fifty dollars($1,250 per semester. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB333, HB437, SB166 <br /> Summary: These bills authorize counties to levy an additional local sales tax of up to one-half cent to raise <br /> revenue for school construction needs or supplement teacher salaries.The additional local sales tax must be <br /> approved by voters in the county via referendum. <br /> Status: HB333—In House committee; HB437 -In House committee; SB166—In Senate committee. <br /> HB336 <br /> Summary: Authorizes a holder of a limited provisional license to drive past 9:00PM when driving to or from <br /> an extracurricular or athletic activity that the holder's high school or postsecondary school is sponsoring or <br /> participating in. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> H B339/SB252 <br /> Summary: Reestablishes the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. Provides that the purpose of the <br /> Program is to recruit, prepare, and support students residing in or attending institutions of higher education <br /> located in North Carolina for preparation as highly effective STEM or special education teachers in the State's <br /> public schools. <br /> Status: HB339 -In House committee; SB252—In Senate committee. <br /> HB359 <br /> Summary: Clarifies high school student enrollment in community college career and technical education <br /> courses. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB375 <br /> Summary: Provides additional flexibility to local boards of education in adopting school opening dates. <br /> Authorizes all local boards of education to schedule school start dates as early as August 15 to align with the <br /> start of local community colleges. <br /> Status: Passed House; in Senate committee. <br /> Note: 53 local calendar flexibility bills have been filed for over 90 school districts. <br /> SB215 Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Calendar Pilot—In Senate committee. <br /> 4 <br />