A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to study the financial costs to the state and local school administrative units of compliance with federal mandates related to the receipt of federal education funding.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  By no later than January 15, 2018, the Department of Public Instruction shall study, report, and provide any supporting data to the Fiscal Research Division and the Program Evaluation Division of the General Assembly on the cost of compliance with federal education funding mandates to local school administrative units.
SECTION 2.  The Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee shall consider including in the 2017‑2018 Work Plan for the Program Evaluation Division an evaluation of the cost of compliance with federal education funding mandates for K‑12 education and, if included in the Work Plan, report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly at a date to be determined by the Committee.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.