A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to ALLOW local boards of education FLEXIBILITY with state board of education approval IN THE USE OF REMOTE INSTRUCTION during THE FIRST WEEK OF THE 2020‑2021 SCHOOL YEAR when needed to ensure student health and safety due to covid‑19.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2.11(b)(2)c. of S.L. 2020‑3 reads as rewritten:
"c.	Except as provided in this sub‑subdivision, no remote instruction day shall be scheduled prior to August 24, 2020, unless the school operates on a year‑round or modified calendar schedule, and no year‑round or modified calendar school shall schedule a remote instruction day prior to the sixth instructional day of the year‑round or modified calendar. A local board of education may, with the approval of the State Board of Education, schedule remote instruction in the first five instructional days of the school calendar if, due to COVID‑19, remote instruction is needed to ensure the health and safety of students."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.