A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to give local boards of education additional flexibility regarding contracts for principals.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑287.1(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Local boards of education shall employ school administrators who are ineligible for career status as provided in G.S. 115C‑325(c)(3), upon the recommendation of the superintendent. The initial contract and the next succeeding contract between a school administrator and a local board of education shall be for two to four years, ending on June 30 of the final 12 months of the contract. Any additional contract between a principal or assistant principal and a local board of education shall be for a term of four years. In the case of an initial contract between a school administrator and a local board of education, the first year of the contract may be for a period of less than 12 months provided the contract becomes effective on or before September 1. A local board of education may, with the written consent of the school administrator, extend, renew, or offer a new school administrator's contract at any time after the first 12 months of the contract so long as the term of the new, renewed, or extended contract does not exceed four years. Rolling annual contract renewals are not allowed. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the filling of an administrative position on an interim or temporary basis."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007, and applies to contracts entered into on after that date.