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State Superintendent. Also protects the State Public School Fund from reductions to meet this <br /> requirement. <br /> Section 7.8 DPI/Alignment of Federal Funds <br /> Provides direction to DPI in accounting for federal public education funds. <br /> Section 7.9 Administration of the Excellent Public Schools Act <br /> Requires DPI to fund 13 new time-limited positions for administering the Read to Achieve <br /> program in addition to 11 positions that already exist. <br /> Expires June 30, 2019. <br /> Section 7.10 Superintendent of Public Instruction Support Staff <br /> Allows the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to use the $700,000 appropriation in the <br /> Money Report (see above) to create up to 10 full-time positions that he is empowered to appoint. <br /> The positions will be at-will employees exclusively reporting to the Superintendent. <br /> Section 7.11 Carryforward of Certain DPI Funds <br /> Allows carryforward of appropriations for: Advanced Teaching Roles; Local Alternative Teacher <br /> Prep Programs; School Connectivity; Innovative School District(formerly achievement school <br /> district). <br /> Section 7.12 Prohibit Transfer of Limited English Proficiency Funds <br /> Prohibits transfers OUT OF the LEP allotment starting with the 2017-18 school year. <br /> G.S. 115C-105.25(b). <br /> Section 7.13 Prohibit Transfer of Textbooks and Digital Resources Funds <br /> Prohibits transfers OUT OF the Textbook/Digital Resources allotment starting with the 2018-19 <br /> school year. <br /> G.S. 115C-105.25(b). <br /> Section 7.15 Class Size Flexibility for Current Pilot Programs and Dual Language <br /> Immersion Classes <br /> Exempts dual language immersion classes in all LEAs from K-3 class size requirements <br /> beginning in 2017-18. <br /> Also exempts the following LEA special programs from K-3 class size requirements: <br /> • CMS schools participating in the advanced teaching role pilots and Project LIFT. <br /> • Pitt County schools participating in the advanced teaching role pilots and the R3: Career <br /> Pathways program. <br /> • Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools participating in the advanced teaching role pilots. <br /> • Edgecombe schools participating in the advanced teaching role pilots. <br /> • Vance schools participating in the advanced teaching role pilots. <br /> • Washington schools participating in the advanced teaching role pilots. <br /> *Note that the budget technical corrections bill(HB 528) added language declaring legislative <br /> intent to fund Program Enhancement Teachers for 2018-19. <br /> G.S. 115C-301. <br /> 14 <br />