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HB779 <br /> Summary: Provides various changes to the statutes governing charter schools. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB768 <br /> Summary: Requires school districts and charter schools to report to the Department of Public Instruction the <br /> amount of energy and water used at each building during the previous calendar year. Establishes a database <br /> of information concerning energy and water usage by public schools,to set usage goals and to provide a <br /> mechanism for loans to school districts for projects that will increase energy and water efficiencies. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB825 <br /> Summary: Requires certain public schools and child care facilities to test drinking water for the presence of <br /> lead. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB826 <br /> Summary: Provides that if a "D" or"F"school/school district is meeting expected growth, it cannot be <br /> considered "low-performing." <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB833 <br /> Summary: Establishes an Office of Driver Education Services within the Department of Public Instruction to <br /> strengthen the oversight and accountability of the State's Driver Education Program. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB839, SB318, SB321 <br /> Summary: Allows local boards of education to set a school calendar that meets the instructional needs of <br /> school districts identified as low-performing. <br /> Status: HB839 -In House committee; SB318—In Senate committee; SB321- In Senate committee. <br /> HB841 <br /> Summary: Directs the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to study and make recommendations <br /> regarding the extent to which the SAT and ACT tests align with the English language arts and mathematics <br /> portions of the Standard Course of Study. Provides various reporting requirements for local school districts. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB845 <br /> Summary: Directs schools,when economically feasible,to establish a green cleaning policy and exclusively <br /> purchase and use environmentally sensitive cleaning products. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB848 <br /> Summary: Provides that school systems derive sixty percent of their energy needs from renewable energy by <br /> 2030. <br /> Status: In House committee. <br /> HB855 <br /> Summary: Designated the first full week in May of each year as Teacher Appreciation Day in North Carolina. <br /> 8 <br />