GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1015

Short Title:  Tenure for Teachers Only.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Hege; and Howard.
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Referred to:  Education.
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April 19, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PHASE OUT CAREER STATUS FOR ALL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES EXCEPT FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS.
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, 1991, no principal or supervisor hired for the first time by a given local board of education shall 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, 1991, 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.
After July 1, 1991, no teacher, except for a teacher (i)	who holds at least a current, not expired, Class A certificate or a regular, not provisional or expired, vocational certificate issued by the Department of Public Instruction, (ii) whose major responsibility is to teach in a classroom, (iii) who is paid as a classroom teacher, and (iv) who is employed to fill a full-time, permanent position, shall 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.  Teachers who have career status as of July 1, 1991, and who accept a position other than as a teacher whose major responsibility is to teach in a classroom after that date shall be required to relinquish career status.  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."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.