A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide catawba County, hickory city, and newton‑conover city schools FLEXIBILITY in adopting the school calendar.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑84.2(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Opening and Closing Dates. – Local boards of education shall determine the dates of opening and closing the public schools under subdivision (a)(1) of this section. A local board may revise the scheduled closing date if necessary in order to comply with the minimum requirements for instructional days or instructional time.
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SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Catawba County Schools, Hickory City Schools, and Newton‑Conover City Schools.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2023‑2024 school year.