A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide greater flexibility to harnett county schools in scheduling exams for semester courses.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑174.12(a)(4) reads as rewritten:
"(4)	All annual assessments of student achievement adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to G.S. 115C‑174.11(c)(1) and (3) and all final exams for courses shall be administered within the final 10 instructional days of the school year for year‑long courses and within the final seven instructional days of the semester for semester courses. Exceptions shall be permitted to accommodate a student's individualized education program and section 504 (29 U.S.C. § 794) plans and for the administration of final exams for courses with national or international curricula required to be held at designated times."
SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Harnett County Schools.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.