A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to modify the law pertaining to the confidentiality of school personnel files.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑321(a) is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a1)	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, information contained in a personnel file that is relevant to the criminal investigation may be made available to law enforcement to assist in the investigation of:
(1)	A report made to law enforcement pursuant to G.S. 115C‑288(g), or
(2)	Any report to law enforcement regarding an arson, attempted arson, damage of, theft from, theft of, embezzlement from, embezzlement of, or misuse of, any personal or real property owned by the local board of education."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.