A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT directing the state board of education to adopt a policy requiring teachers to take credits in THEIR ACADEMIC subject area as part of the licensure renewal process.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The State Board of Education shall adopt a policy that requires:
(1)	Teachers of grades kindergarten through eight to take six renewal credits in their academic subject areas during each five‑year license renewal cycle and
(2)	Teachers in grades nine through twelve to take nine credits in their academic subject areas during each five‑year license renewal cycle.
The State Board may provide for exceptions to this policy for teachers seeking certification or renewal of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.