A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to modify the law pertaining to the resolution of disputes between the board of education and the board of county commissioners regarding school funding.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑431(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	An appeal may be taken to the appellate division of the General Court of Justice, and notice of appeal shall be given in writing within 10 days after entry of the judgment. All papers and records relating to the case shall be considered a part of the record on appeal. The conclusion of the school or fiscal year shall not be deemed to resolve the question in controversy between the parties while an appeal is still pending. Any final judgment shall be legally binding on the parties at the conclusion of the appellate process. The payment of any final judgment by the county in favor of the local school administrative unit shall not be considered, or used in any manner, to deny or reduce appropriations to the local school administrative unit by the county in fiscal years subsequent to the one at issue until a final judgment is rendered at the conclusion of the appellate process. Such payment shall include interest, if interest is otherwise due under other law, at the legal rate calculated from the date of the county budget ordinance for the fiscal year at issue until paid."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.