GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 562
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/7/93

Short Title:  Teacher Staff Development.	(Public)
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March 25, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CREATE STIPENDS TO ENCOURAGE STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 20 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 115C-301.2  Staff development for teachers.
(a)	The school building-level plan approved by the local board of education in accordance with G.S. 115C-238.3(b1) and by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in accordance with G.S. 115C-238.6(a) may require certified personnel to participate in approved staff development activities for up to five days of the 200 workdays.  Activities may be for individual, building-wide, systemwide or statewide staff development.
(b)	State-funded teachers and certified instructional support personnel who participate in approved staff development activities outside the workday as defined by the local school administrative unit shall be eligible for stipends for approved activities within funds appropriated by the General Assembly.  An approved staff development activity is an activity eligible for certificate renewal credit and approved by the local school administrative unit.  Local school administrative units may provide stipends for locally funded teachers from local funds."
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Education, Aid to Local School Administrative Units, the sum of thirteen million six hundred thirty-six thousand eighty-three dollars ($13,636,083) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of thirteen million six hundred thirty-six thousand eighty-three dollars ($13,636,083) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for stipends for State-funded teachers and certified instructional support personnel participating outside the workday in staff development activities eligible for certificate renewal credit.  A stipend shall be computed at a rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per eligible clock hour with a maximum of sixty dollars ($60.00) per day.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.