A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT directing the department of public instruction to ESTABLISH a virtual academy program.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Department of Public Instruction shall establish a virtual academy program.  The purpose of the program is to offer students in public schools, charter schools, private schools, and home schools across the State an outstanding educational program through distance learning.
SECTION 2.  The Department of Public Instruction may enter into contracts with public or private entities to assist it in the implementation of this act.
SECTION 3.  The Department of Public Instruction shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on a quarterly basis on its progress in implementing this act.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.