A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make changes in the educational districts from which members of the State Board of Education are appointed.
Whereas, the Constitution states that the State Board of Education shall consist of the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, and 11 members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly in joint session; and
Whereas, the Constitution directs the General Assembly to divide the State into eight educational districts; and
Whereas, the Constitution further directs the Governor to appoint one member of the State Board of Education from each of the eight educational districts and three members from the State at large; and
Whereas, the General Assembly has not reconfigured the eight educational districts since 1945; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑65 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑65.  State divided into districts."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.