GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1187

Short Title:  Snow Days Offset/Craven Schools.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representative Nichols.

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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.

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May 16, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PERMIT THE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION IN CRAVEN COUNTY TO SCHEDULE LONGER SCHOOL DAYS SO AS TO OFFSET DAYS LOST DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  A local board of education may schedule school days longer than the minimum required instructional hours so as to offset days lost due to inclement weather.  For the purposes of computing the length of the school term and determining pay of school personnel, every additional hour scheduled may be used to offset one hour of a school day lost due to inclement weather.
Sec. 2.  This act applies only to the Craven County School Administrative Unit.  The Craven County Board of Education shall evaluate the educational effectiveness of this type of scheduling and shall report the results of this evaluation to the State Board of Education for the first two years following the ratification of this act.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification and applies to school years beginning with the 1996-97 school year.