GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

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HOUSE BILL 466

 

 

Short Title:        Spend 65% of Funds in the Classroom.

(Public)

Sponsors:

Representative Blust (Primary Sponsor).

For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.

Referred to:

Education, if favorable, Appropriations.

March 28, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to ensure that at least sixty-five percent of school funding is used for classroom instruction.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article 30 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 115C-408.1.  Duty to ensure that sixty-five percent of State funds for the operations of the public schools are used  for classroom instruction.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Board of Education shall modify its allotment formulas, modify its rules regarding the expenditure of State funds, and transfer funds, as necessary, to ensure that each local administrative unit spends on classroom instruction at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the State funding it receives for the operations of the public schools. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement this section."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to expenditures for school years beginning with the 2012-2013 school year.