GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1574*

Short Title:  Suspended Student Placement Pilot.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives McCrary; Baddour, Cansler, Dockham, Howard, Nesbitt, Sherrill, and Tolson.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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May 17, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH PILOT PROGRAMS FOR THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS AND JUVENILE DAY REPORTING CENTERS AS A REQUIRED PLACEMENT FOR SUSPENDED STUDENTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.(a) The Department of Public Instruction, in cooperation with the Office of Juvenile Justice, shall establish four pilot programs which place suspended students in supervised programs during the term of the suspension.  The pilot programs shall be established in Buncombe, Davidson, Nash, and Wayne Counties.
The pilot programs shall place suspended juveniles in alternative learning programs, day reporting centers, or other similar supervised day programs for juveniles, during the term of the student's suspension.
Section 1.(b)	The Department of Public Instruction and the Office of Juvenile Justice shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by April 1, 2002, on the implementation of the pilot programs.  The report shall include a recommendation as to whether the program should be instituted statewide, including any legislative recommendations.
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.