Agenda - 09-28-2017 - 7. Information Item - NCSBA 2017 Legislative Summary

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Section 2.10A. Specifies that the $385 veteran teacher bonuses established in the budget can only be awarded if the teacher is still employed with the LEA as of October 1 of the year the bonus is awarded. Section 2.18. Clarifies that information on Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education Program participation and test results be added to the annual report cards for high schools. Section 2.19. Clarifies the hold harmless for Cumberland and Onslow under the low wealth funding formula. Provides that if Cumberland and Onslow qualify for higher funding than 2012-13 through the low wealth funding formula, then they will receive that higher amount. Section 8. Provides that the committee to study State employee compensation (Section 35.21 of the budget)is to study compensation and benefits, not total compensation. Revises the title of that section. G.S. 115C-12(9)c1.3. HB 532: Modify UNC Laboratory Schools (S.L. 2017-117) Increases the required number of Lab Schools to be established from 8 to at least 9. Directs that at least 9 Lab Schools must be in operation by the beginning of the 2019-20 school year. Requires the UNC Board of Governors (BOG) to establish a subcommittee on Lab Schools to review and evaluate proposals and oversee the operations of the schools. Allows for a waiver to locate a Lab School in an LEA that does not meet the minimum threshold of 25% low-performing schools if(i) the Lab School would primarily serve students who did not meet expected growth in the prior school year; and (ii) the proposal is submitted jointly by the chancellor and the LEA in which the Lab School is located. Clarifies that students residing in a LEA in which a Lab School is located are eligible to attend if the student is (i) enrolled in a low-performing school at the time of the student's application to the Lab School; or(ii) the student did not meet expected growth in the prior school year. Lays out directives for how to proceed in the event of dissolution or assumption of a Lab School. Authorizes the chancellor of the constituent institution to be the administrative head of the Lab School rather than the boards of trustees. Makes a few other changes to guidelines for Lab Schools. G.S. 14-458.2(a); 116-239.5 through -239.13; 143B-931. HB 704: Divide School Systems/Study Committee (S.L. 2017-198) Establishes the Joint Legislative Study Committee on the Division of Local School Administrative Units. Puts 5 members of the Senate and 5 members of the House on the committee. Provides that the committee will meet during the interim between the 2017 long session and 2018 short session to study considerations around splitting school systems, including the feasibility and advisability of allowing LEA merged from separate units to be split back up, the varied and best ways by which this could be achieved, and how possible legislation should be structured. Sets May 1, 2018, as the deadline for a final report. 42