Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
• Requires the SBE,upon request of local boards,to enter into regional or statewide contracts <br /> with private vendors to install and operate automated school bus safety cameras. <br /> • Authorizes interlocal agreements between local boards of education,boards of county <br /> commissioners, and law enforcement agencies for the installation and operation of automated <br /> school bus safety cameras,including provisions for cost-sharing and reimbursements. <br /> • Directs each county adopting a civil ordinance on passing a stopped school bus to maintain <br /> records of all violations and provide them upon request to the Child Fatality Task Force and <br /> the General Assembly. <br /> Effective immediately, except the section denying DMV registration becomes effective one year after <br /> the act becomes law. <br /> G.S. 153A-246; 115C-242.1; 20-54; 20-217. <br /> SB 64: Veterans' History Awareness Month(S.L. 2017-65) <br /> Establishes that the month of November be designated as "Veterans' History Awareness Month." <br /> Encourages schools to collaborate with local veteran organizations to put together commemorative <br /> activities. Directs the SBE to develop some recommended programs designed to give K-12 students <br /> a better understanding of the meaning and importance of the actions and contributions of American <br /> and North Carolina veterans. Allows these programs to be integrated into school lesson plans and <br /> authorizes the Adopt-A-Veteran program to be used for veteran participation in the delivery of these <br /> programs. <br /> Effective starting with the 2017-18 school year. <br /> G.S. 115C-12, -84.2(4). <br /> SB 69: Local Government Commission/Finance Officer Training (S.L. 2017-105) <br /> Requires the Local Government Commission (LGC)to notify a finance officer and the finance <br /> officer's employer if training is required. *Note that this does not apply to local school boards. <br /> G.S. 159-25(d). <br /> SB 78: Cost to Comply/Fed Ed Funds/PED Study (S.L. 2017-142) <br /> Directs DPI to study,report, and provide data to the legislature's Fiscal Research Division and <br /> Program Evaluation Division on what it costs for LEAs to comply with funding mandates from the <br /> federal government. Encourages such a study to be included in the Program Evaluation Division's <br /> 2017-18 Work Plan. <br /> SB 131: Regulatory Reform Act of 2016-2017 (S.L. 2017-10) <br /> Section 2.3. Requires local boards of education to follow a specific procedure in order to <br /> displace a private company that is providing solid waste collection or recovered materials collection <br /> services. <br /> Section 2.14. Removes a statutory provision that encouraged LEAs to continue developing <br /> local testing programs for diagnosing student needs. <br /> G.S. 115C-174.12(c). <br /> SB 169: Teaching Excellence Bonus Expansion (S.L. 2017-88) <br /> Expands access to 3rd grade reading and AP/IB/CTE bonuses for teachers who were assigned to the <br /> same school but were initially ineligible for a bonus because they were assigned to a different grade <br /> level or course. <br /> Provides that bonuses for these newly eligible teachers for 2015-16 performance will come out of <br /> State funds. Reimburses LEAs that already provided substitute bonuses to these teachers,up to <br /> $3,500 for the 3rd grade reading and up to $2,000 for the AP/IB. <br /> 44 <br />