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2467
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Educational legislation passed by the 1995 General Assembly was rated by educators from \"A\" to \"Incomplete\" for areas ranging from classroom needs to school facilities.
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NCAE News Bulletin
(NoCar Oversize L 11 N822x), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Aug 1995,
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2675
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The 1995 General Assembly voted on a number of education bills, including SB 20/School Accountability Changes, HB 210/Phase Out Teacher Tenure, and HB 955/Charter School Act.
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2707
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A number of school bills were passed by the 1995 General Assembly. The laws reorganized the Department of Public Instruction, gave more local control to school districts, authorized criminal records checks, and promoted health education.
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2865
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In 1993, the General Assembly passed a law replacing tenure for school administrators with contracts, but because of many ambiguities, a 1995 law, General Statute 115C-287.1, was passed to clarify the legislation.
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3134
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Legislation passed by the 1996 General Assembly provides for the establishment of charter schools, or schools run by private, non-profit organizations. It is an experiment to see if removing state regulations will improve student performance.
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3273
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The 1995 School Health Education Act provides for more parental involvement in their child's education. However, the law's lack of clarity makes interpretation and application difficult for local school boards.
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3621
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Educational legislation passed by the 1997 General Assembly affects appropriations, charter schools, budgeting and expenditure of funds, student conduct and discipline, curriculum, and teacher standards on the K-12 level.
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4166
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Rather than pass any new educational reform measures, the 1998 General Assembly amended a number of educational programs already in place. Programs modified include the state's testing program, the accountability program, and discipline statutes. Other modifications affect the Juvenile Code which has been completely rewritten and which becomes effective July 1, 1999.
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4170
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Significant changes, including new criteria for performance evaluations and tenure, were made in public school employment in 1997 when the General Assembly passed the Excellent Schools Act. The 1998 legislature modified some of the innovations of 1997, including changing a general knowledge test for teachers at low-performing schools and adding some new provisions, such as establishing new ways to hire teachers who do not have certification.
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4355
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Higher education laws passed by the 1996 North Carolina General Assembly include appropriations, funding, and spending; fire safety; and student aid.
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4358
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Mesibov presents school legislation enacted by the 1996 North Carolina General Assembly concerning elementary and secondary education. Among laws passed were the new School-Based Management and Accountability Program, commonly called the ABCs Plan; increased control over school operations and use of state funds by local school boards; and authorization for up to 100 charter schools.
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4359
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Mesibov presents the various appropriations and school laws the 1993 North Carolina General Assembly approved concerning elementary and secondary education. These include health assessments; immunizations and health care for minors; violence at school; and use of funds.
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4360
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Joyce presents laws passed by the 1993 North Carolina General Assembly pertaining to higher education, including appropriations for capital improvements on various campuses, salary increases, special university and community college spending directives, and legislation affecting the community college system.
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4380
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In 1997, the North Carolina General Assembly revised General Statute 115C-431, the law governing budget disputes between local boards of education and county commissioners. The use of mediation procedures was adopted. Stephens and Michel discuss and analyze this process in handling school funding disputes in Lee, Pamlico, and Wake Counties in 1997.
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4383
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Section 115C-431 of the North Carolina General Statutes lays out the procedure for resolving a dispute between a local board of education's request for more operating funds than the local county commissioners are willing to meet. Powell discusses the law's development from the pre-1920 statutes, through the statutes of 1923, 1955, 1975, 1989, 1996, and 1997.
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