GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 736

Short Title:  Tarboro/Edgecombe School Amend.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representative Mavretic.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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April 5, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO COMPLETE THE MERGER OF THE EDGECOMBE COUNTY AND TARBORO CITY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Location of the Interim Superintendent's Office.  Effective January 1, 1993, the Interim Edgecombe County Board of Education, to expedite and improve communications between the Interim Superintendent, the separate boards of education, and the staff of the two school systems and to improve communication with agencies outside the school's district offices may, at their discretion, make space available in their respective organizations for the offices of the Interim Superintendent for the merged system.
Sec. 2.  Pupil Assignment.  The elected Board of Education of the merged Edgecombe County School Administrative Unit, hereinafter referred to as the "Merged Board", upon the effective date of the terms of office of the Merged Board, is subject to the following:
(1)	Student assignment boundaries for the Edgecombe County School System shall not be changed for a period of three years following merger except by a three-fourths majority vote of the board.  Following the initial three years, boundaries may be changed by a simple majority vote of the Merged Board.
(2)	All policies related to the assignment of pupils to classes in the merged system shall remain unchanged for a period of two years from the date of merger except by a three-fourths majority vote of the board.  Following the initial two-year period, a change in the assignment policy may occur by a simple majority vote of the Merged Board.
Sec. 3.  Merged Superintendent.  The Merged Board may replace, reassign, or terminate the contract of the Merged Superintendent, subject to the provisions and agreements set forth in the superintendent's contract and G.S. 115C-274, by a simple majority vote of the Merged Board.
Sec. 4.  Assignment of Personnel.  The Superintendent may reassign any and all personnel across previous administrative unit boundaries.
Sec. 5. Adoption of the Annual Budget Resolution.  The Merged Board may adopt the annual budget resolution and subsequent amendments by a simple majority vote of the Merged Board.
Sec. 6.  Members of the Edgecombe County Board of Education elected in 1994 who are unable to take the oath of office at the first regular meeting of the board in July of 1994 may take the oath of office no later than August 15, 1994.
Sec. 7.  In case of conflict between this act and any local act, this act prevails to the extent of the conflict.
Sec. 8.  This act is effective upon ratification.