GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

S                                                                                                                                                     1

SENATE BILL 508

Short Title:      Highly Effective Limited License Teachers.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senators Lee, McInnis, and Jones (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:	Rules and Operations of the Senate

March 26, 2025

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to provide a pathway to a continuing professional license for teachers teaching under a limited license.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑270.30(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(7) A teacher on a limited license that is expiring who has available growth data under the Education Value‑Added Assessment System (EVAAS) may convert the license to a continuing professional license if they have a positive average growth score for two of the three most recent years. For teachers who have a negative average growth score but still maintain the level of meets expected growth, the employing local board of education may request a renewal of the limited license in accordance with subdivision (6) of this subsection."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to limited licenses expiring on or after that date.