A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to AUTHORIZE the superintendent, with the consent of the school board, to DESIGNATE a designee to appear before the local boards of education for teacher employment hearings.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑325(j2) reads as rewritten:
"(j2)	Board Hearing. – The following procedures shall apply to a hearing conducted by the board:
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(5)	The superintendent or, with the consent of the school board, the superintendent's designee and career employee shall be permitted to make oral arguments to the board based on the record before the board.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 115C‑325(j3) reads as rewritten:
"(j3)	Board Hearing for Certain Disciplinary Suspensions, Demotions of Career School Administrators, and for Reductions in Force. – The following procedures shall apply for a board hearing under G.S. 115C‑325(e)(2), G.S. 115C‑325(f2), and G.S. 115C‑325(f)(2)a:
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(3)	At the hearing, the career employee and the superintendent or, with the consent of the school board, the superintendent's designee shall have the right to be present and to be heard, to be represented by counsel, and to present through witnesses any competent testimony relevant to the issue of whether grounds exist for a disciplinary suspension without pay under G.S. 115C‑325(f)(2)a., a demotion of a career school administrator under G.S. 115C‑325(f2), or whether the grounds for a dismissal or demotion due to a reduction in force is justified.
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SECTION 3.  This act is effective July 1, 2013, and applies to all hearings conducted pursuant to G.S. 115C‑325(j2) and (j3) on or after that date.