GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 98*

Short Title:  Public Instruction Reorg. Plan.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Simpson, Cochrane, Hartsell, Little; Allran, Ballantine, Blackmon, Carpenter, Carrington, Clark, Forrester, Foxx, Kincaid, Ledbetter, McDaniel, McKoy, Davis, Horton, and Shaw.

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Referred to:  Education/Higher Education.

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February 1, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT DIRECTING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The State Board of Education shall develop a plan for reorganizing, reducing, and/or eliminating the Department of Public Instruction so as to promote economy and efficiency in government in the interest of local control of education, produce cost savings that can be used to provide funds for textbooks, school supplies, and equipment, reduce class size, all with the aim of improving student performance.  The State Board of Education shall report to the General Assembly prior to March 31, 1995, on the plan it develops.
The Office of State Budget and Management and the State Auditor shall provide support services requested by the chairman of the State Board of Education as needed to develop the plan set out in this act.
The State Board of Education shall fully inform and consult with the chairs of the Education Committees and the Education Appropriation Subcommittees of the Senate and the House of Representatives on a regular basis as it carries out its duties under this act.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.