A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide personal leave for teacher assistants who are required by law to have a SUBSTITUTE when they are out of the classroom.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑316 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e)	Teacher assistants who are required by law to have a substitute when they are out of the classroom shall earn and use personal leave under the same terms and conditions as classroom teachers for as long as they are in a position that requires them to have a substitute."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.