Carver Heights Elementary Fights ISD Selection, State Board Looks at Compromise

Lawmakers Pass Technical Corrections Bill Substitute, Creating Wins and Losses for LEAs

Lawmakers in the House and Senate quickly voted today to adopt a conference committee substitute for Senate Bill 469—a technical corrections bill that Senate lawmakers had rejected during a floor vote on Tuesday. After S469 failed to gain the required votes earlier in the week, legislators were appointed to a conference committee, which mid-day today released a conference committee substitute containing numerous changes and additions that many public school advocates may find troubling.

Lawmakers Consider Changes to Retirement Options, Facing Strong Opposition [UPDATED]

State lawmakers are currently considering a bill that has been drawing statewide concern from state employees and educators due to its proposed elimination of popular retirement options for future state retirees, as well as its proposed implementation of anti-pension spiking provisions.

Principal Double Bonus Clarification & ADM Hold Harmless Expansion Makes Legislative Headway

A technical corrections bill clarifying language in the principal bonus statute has been passed in the NC House of Representatives. The committee substitute to Senate Bill 469 contains various technical corrections, including a provision which seeks to expand eligibility for the principal double bonus to principals previously excluded due to ambiguity in the original double bonus law. Legislators approved an amendment to the bill on the House floor today after some education groups expressed concerns that the technical corrections bill did not go far enough in clarifying the double bonus statute. While many legislators have been receptive to fixing the issue, the amended bill still must pass in the Senate.