A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO GIVE QUALIFYING LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION THE ABILITY TO BETTER MANAGE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME LOST DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  G.S. 115C‑84.2(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(1b)	Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, if a school is closed due to inclement weather, a natural disaster, damage to a school facility, or a state of emergency, the school is required to make up a maximum of the average number of days or hours made up for the last five years."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 115C‑238.29F(d)(1) reads as rewritten:
"(1)	The school shall provide instruction each year for at least 185 days or 1,025 hours over nine calendar months. If, however, a school is closed due to inclement weather, a natural disaster, damage to a school facility, or a state of emergency, the school is required to make up a maximum of the average number of days or hours made up for the last five years."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies only to the 2012‑2013 school year.