GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 494

Short Title:  Business Contributions to Education.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Nesbitt; Bowman, Hensley, and H. Hunter
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Referred to:  Education.

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April 1, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO FACILITATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(34)	To encourage the business community to facilitate student achievement. – Local boards of education, in consultation with local business leaders, shall develop voluntary guidelines relating to after-school employment. The guidelines may include an agreement to limit the number of hours a student may work or to tie the number of hours a student may work to his academic performance, school attendance, and economic need.  Local boards of education shall compare the school performance of students who work for employers who follow the guidelines and of students who work for employers who do not follow the guidelines.  Local boards of education shall report the results of the comparison to the State Board of Education before July 31 of each year beginning with July 31, 1993, and the State Board of Education shall report the statewide results to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee before September 30 of each year beginning with September 30, 1993.
	Local boards of education shall work with local business leaders to encourage employers to provide parents with time to attend conferences with their children's teachers.
	The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide guidance and technical assistance to the local boards of education on carrying out the provisions of this subdivision."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.