A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for a duty‑free lunch period for teachers.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑301.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑301.1. Instructional planning period and duty‑free lunch period.
All full‑time assigned classroom teachers shall be provided a daily duty‑free instructional planning period and a daily duty‑free lunch period during regular student contact hours. The duty‑free instructional planning period shall be provided except in emergency situations where the immediate and temporary suspension of the planning period is the only reasonable means of protecting the safety of children. The duty‑free lunch period shall be provided to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of children may allow during regular student contact hours. Principals shall not unfairly burden a given teacher by making that teacher give up his or her duty‑free instructional planning period or duty‑free lunch period on an ongoing, regular basis without the consent of the teacher."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005.