A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT directing the joint legislative education oversight committee to study the need to weight the class‑size funding formula to accommodate the learning needs of special populations of children.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee shall study the need to weight the class‑size funding formula to accommodate the learning needs of special populations of children.  In the course of the study, the Committee shall consider:
(1)	The learning needs of special populations of students such as children with disabilities, children with limited English proficiency, and students with personal education plans;
(2)	The level of classroom resources, including teachers' time, required to meet the learning needs of special populations of children; and
(3)	Any modifications to the class‑size funding formula that are necessary, due to the learning needs of special populations of children, to accommodate the educational needs of all children.
The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee shall report the results of its study to the 2006 Regular Session of the 2005 General Assembly.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005.