AN ACT directing the state board of education to develop or identify academically rigorous honors‑level courses in healthful Living education that can be offered at the high school level.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑81 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e2)	 Honors‑Level Courses in Healthful Living Education to be Developed and Administered. – The State Board of Education shall develop or identify academically rigorous honors‑level courses in healthful living education that can be offered at the high school level. These honors‑level courses shall be more rigorous than standard‑level courses, include advanced content, provide multiple opportunities for students to take greater responsibility for their learning, and require higher quality work from the students than standard courses."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 28th day of June, 2010.

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		 Walter H. Dalton
	 President of the Senate

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		 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2010