GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1138*

Short Title:  School Law Revision Commission.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Winner, Dannelly, Hartsell, Hobbs, Lucas, Perdue, Plexico, Simpson, Odom, Little, and Foxx.

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Referred to:  Rules and Operation of the Senate.

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May 14, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S RECOMMENDATION TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO REVIEW AND REVISE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL LAWS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a) The Legislative Public School Law Revision Commission is established.  The Commission consists of the following 18 members:
(1)	Six members, four of whom shall be members of the Senate, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(2)	Six members, four of whom shall be members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(3)	Six members, two of whom shall be members of the State Board of Education, appointed by the State Board of Education.
Members appointed to the Commission shall serve until the Commission makes its final report.  Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled by the person who made the initial appointment.
(b) The Commission shall:
(1)	Conduct a comprehensive review of the public school laws.
(2)	Identify laws that are outdated, vague, unnecessary, or otherwise in need of revision.
(3)	Revise the public laws so they are consistent with the North Carolina Constitution and with the goals of the General Assembly and the State Board of Education in order to improve student performance, increase local flexibility and control, and promote economy and efficiency.
(c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House of Representatives as cochair of the Commission, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate as cochair of the Commission.  The Commission shall meet upon the call of the cochairs.  A quorum of the Commission is 10 members.
	Members of the Commission shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances in accordance with G.S. 120-3.1, 138-5, or 138-6, as appropriate.
The Legislative Administrative Officer shall assign as staff to the Commission professional employees of the General Assembly.  Clerical staff shall be assigned to the Commission through the Offices of the Supervisor of Clerks of the Senate and Supervisor of Clerks of the House of Representatives.  The Commission may meet in the Legislative Building or the Legislative Office Building with the approval of the Legislative Services Commission.
(d)	All State departments and agencies and local governments and their subdivisions shall furnish the Commission with any information that is requested of them by the Commission.
(e)  The Commission shall submit a progress report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by January 15, 1997, and shall submit a final report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by April 15, 1998.  The Commission shall terminate upon filing its final report.
Sec. 2.  From funds appropriated to the General Assembly, the Legislative Services Commission may allocate funds for the expenses of the Commission under this act.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.