GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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SENATE BILL 138
Select Committee on Juveniles/Prevention Committee Substitute Adopted 2/24/94

Short Title:  Educational Neglect.	(Public)
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Referred to: Rules and Operation of the Senate.
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February 15, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A STUDY ON WHETHER TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SCHOOL AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ACHIEVING AT THEIR FULL POTENTIAL DUE TO EDUCATIONAL NEGLECT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Legislative Research Commission is authorized to study whether to establish a program to provide school and family assistance to students who are not achieving at their full potential due to educational neglect.
The Commission shall consider as a part of its study the extent to which parents can be held accountable for their children's educational underachievement.  The Commission may direct any legislative study commission studying the juvenile code to consider these issues as a part of their study.  The Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 1995 General Assembly.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.