GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1128

Short Title:  Phase-Out Admin. Tenure.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Fitch; and Gardner.
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Referred to:  Public Employees.
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April 10, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PHASE-OUT CAREER STATUS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND SUPERVISORS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-325 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( q)	After July 1, 1989, no principal or supervisor hired for the first time by a given local board of education may be eligible for career status.  Employment contracts may be awarded for up to four years with the specific length of the contract to be determined by the local board of education and the employee.  Principals and supervisors who have career status as of July 1, 1989, and who accept an administrative promotion effective after that date shall be required to relinquish career status as an administrator.  Such employees may be awarded an employment contract of up to four years with the specific length of the contract to be determined by the local board of education and the employee.  In local school administrative units that implement a career ladder program, administrators electing to participate in the career ladder program shall relinquish their career status as an administrator and may be awarded employment contracts of up to four years with the specific length of the contract to be determined by the local board of education and the employee."
Sec. 2. G.S. 115C-287 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C-287. Tenure as principal or supervisor.
Effective July 1, 1989, no principal or supervisor may be eligible for tenure.”
Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.