GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 72*

Short Title:  St. Bd. of Ed./Subpoena Power.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Dannelly, Winner, Lee, Hartsell, Lucas, Perdue; Albertson, Dalton, Hoyle, Kinnaird, Martin of Pitt, Rand, Reeves, Shaw of Cumberland, and Weinstein.

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Referred to:  Education/Higher Education.

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February 10, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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.