GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 1256
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/21/89

Short Title:  Schools of Choice Study.	(Public)
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April 12, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ISSUE OF EMPOWERING LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO PERMIT STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN SCHOOLS OF THEIR CHOICE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Legislative Research Commission is authorized to study the issue of empowering local boards of education to permit students to enroll in schools of their choice, whether solely within individual administrative units or across boundaries of units.  The Commission may review implications for school desegregation, athlete recruitment, transportation equity and expense, and any related issues.
Sec. 2.  The Commission is authorized to report the findings and recommendations of this study to the 1989 General Assembly, Session 1990, or to the 1991 General Assembly.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.