North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S754: School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative.
Status: In committee, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to provide additional flexibility to local boards of education in adopting the school calendar.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION IN ADOPTING THE SCHOOL CALENDAR. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-84.2 reads as rewritten: "§ 115C-84.2. School calendar. ... (a2) Report on School Start and End Dates. - As part of the reporting requirements under the Uniform Education Reporting System pursuant to G.S. 115C-12(18), annually by April each local board of education shall report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education on the start and end dates of the instructional calendar for students for the next academic year. The local board of education shall report this information for each school under the control of that board and shall identify the statutory exception authorizing an earlier start date for all schools that start earlier than the Monday closest to August 26.authority relied upon to set the dates. ... (d) Opening and Closing Dates. - Local boards of education shall determine the dates of adopt a school calendar setting the opening and closing dates for the public schools under that complies with subdivision (a)(1) of this section. Except for year-round schools, section and one of the following: (1) theThe opening date for students shall be is no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26, and …
Sponsors
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Berger, Phil (R, 26) · primary sponsor
- Lee, Michael V. (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Alexander, W. Ted (R, 44)
- Barnes, Lisa S. (R, 11)
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3)
- Britt, Danny Earl (R, 24)
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12)
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50)
- Craven, David W. (R, 29)
- Daniel, Warren (R, 46)
- Ford, Carl (R, 33)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From Senate
- : Regular Message Sent To House
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Judiciary
Votes
- School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative. Second Reading (April 30, 2025): 39 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, CALENDAR, KINDERGARTEN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BOARDS, PUBLIC, SECONDARY EDUCATION
Common questions
- What is S754?
- S754 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative.
- What does S754 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide additional flexibility to local boards of education in adopting the school calendar.
- What is the status of S754?
- In committee as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored S754?
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S754?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S754
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