GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 216*

Short Title:  Study/Minority Teachers.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Braswell, Cunningham, Rogers, Wright; and Cummings.

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Referred to:  Education.

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February 20, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, AND THE TEACHING FELLOWS COMMISSION TO STUDY HOW TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MINORITY TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TO STUDY THE USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a) The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina shall study and develop a comprehensive plan to initiate at each constituent institution outreach programs designed to recruit and retain minority students in teacher education programs.
(b) In developing the comprehensive plan, the Board of Governors shall collaborate and consult with each constituent institution, in particular those institutions that have: 
(1) 	A strong identification and connection with minority students; or 
(2)	A demonstrated high level of success in graduating minority students in teacher education.
Sec. 2.  (a) The State Board of Education and the Department of Public Instruction shall study and develop a comprehensive plan to train secondary guidance counselors in a manner that will positively influence the academic preparation and college-going rate of minority students.
(b) The plan shall include methods to improve counseling practices and attitudes toward interesting minority students in teaching careers.
Sec. 3.  (a) The State Board of Education and the Department of Public Instruction shall study and recommend methods by which  the TEACH Program and teacher education scholarship programs administered by the Department can be improved to increase the teacher education scholarship availability, preparation, and recruitment for minority students.
(b) The study shall include a complete historical analyses of minority teacher recruitment efforts, including results of the TEACH Program.
Sec. 4.  (a) The State Board of Education, in collaboration with the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, shall conduct a comprehensive teacher supply and demand study for the period covering 1995 - 2005.  The study shall include trend comparisons with other states similar to North Carolina, but shall include trend comparisons with all southeastern states.
(b) The study shall include trend analyses and projections specific to minority teachers in North Carolina, and shall include similar trend comparisons as required in subsection (a) of this section.
Sec. 5.  The Teaching Fellows Commission shall study and recommend methods by which more minority students can benefit from experiences such as those offered by the Teaching Fellows Program.
Sec. 6.  The State Board of Education and the Department of Public Instruction shall study and develop a plan that allows, encourages, and promotes, to the extent possible, the use of school facilities after regular school hours and on weekends by community-based organizations and Family Resource Centers for their activities.  The plan shall include recommendations for supplementing transportation needs of such programs.
Sec. 7.  Any study required by this act shall be presented to the Minority Males Study Committee, if reauthorized, and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by December 31, 1995.
Sec. 8.  This act is effective upon ratification.