GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 409

Short Title:  GPAC/Reorg. DPI Staff Dev. Function.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Martin of Guilford.
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Referred to:  Government Performance Audit.
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February 25, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO RESTRUCTURE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION STAFF DEVELOPMENT UNIT TO COORDINATE ALL STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR ALL DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The General Assembly finds that:
(1)	Many principal training activities are provided to individuals that do not currently hold principal positions or are not expected to hold principal positions in the near future;
(2)	Principal turnover is relatively low and not expected to increase for five years when many principals will reach retirement age;
(3)	The process for selecting potential principals for training may not identify the best individuals for future openings.  Participants for training classes are currently nominated by local school administrative units; and
(4)	Other independent organizations in the State also provide training for principals and may do a better job of teaching classes than does the Department;
therefore, the Staff Development function at the Department of Public Instruction for principals is eliminated.  Staff Development shall be restructured to coordinate all staff development activities offered to local school administrative units.  The restructured Staff Development area shall be staffed by one professional position and one clerical position.
The Department shall encourage and develop a better working relationship with outside organizations that provide courses to meet training needs in areas such as principal development.
Sec. 2.  The base budget of the Department of Public Instruction is reduced by six hundred three thousand three hundred eighty dollars ($603,380) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and six hundred three thousand three hundred eighty dollars ($603,380) for the 1994-95 fiscal year due to the decrease in personnel positions required by Section 1 of this act.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.