A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to modify the education requirement for service on a local board of education.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑50 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑50.  Training of board members.
(a)	All members of local boards of education shall receive a minimum of 12 clock hours of training  each fiscal year for each full fiscal year of service or a prorated number of hours for each partial year.
For a board member who has not previously served on a board of education, these hours shall include new board member training provided by the North Carolina School Boards Association. These hours shall be completed between the date of the member's appointment or election and the date member completes one year of service.
(b)	The training shall include but not be limited to public school law, public school finance, and duties and responsibilities of local boards of education. The training may be provided by the North Carolina School Boards Association, the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, or other qualified sources at the choice of the local board of education.
(c)	For each hour of training that a board member fails to complete, the State Board of Education may assess a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Notwithstanding G.S. 115C‑457.2, the clear proceeds of the fine shall be paid to the local school administrative unit on whose board the member serves.
The Board may garnish the wages, salary, or other employment income of, and the Secretary of Revenue shall withhold amounts from State tax refunds to, any person who fails to pay the fine."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.