GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1487

Short Title:  Extra Duties/New Teachers.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Arnold; Preston and Sexton.

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Referred to:  Education.

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May 25, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES PRESCRIBING THE EXTRACURRICULAR DUTIES ASSIGNED TO FIRST-YEAR TEACHERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules prescribing the type and number of extracurricular duties assigned to first-year teachers beginning with the 1998-99 school year. It is strongly recommended that new teachers be given no extracurricular duty in order to have an opportunity to develop into skilled professionals.
Section 2.  The State Board of Education shall report to the Legislative Study Commission on Public Schools prior to October 1, 1998, on its progress in implementing this act.
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.