GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1997 SESSION

S.L. 1997-325
HOUSE BILL 88

AN ACT TO GRANT SUBPOENA POWER TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN CASES INVOLVING THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 115C-296(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The State Board shall adopt rules to establish the reasons and procedures for the suspension and revocation of certificates.  In addition, the State Board may revoke or refuse to renew a teacher's certificate when:
(1)	The Board identifies the school in which the teacher is employed as low-performing under G.S. 115C-105.37; and
(2)	The assistance team assigned to that school under G.S. 115C-105.38 makes the recommendation to revoke or refuse to renew the teacher's certificate for one or more reasons established by the State Board in its rules for certificate suspension or revocation.
The State Board may issue subpoenas for the purpose of obtaining documents or the testimony of witnesses in connection with proceedings to suspend or revoke certificates."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of July, 1997.
s/	Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

s/	Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives

s/	James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor

Approved 10:45 a.m. this 25th day of July, 1997