North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S971: Statewide Year-Round School Study.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to direct the department of public instruction to study the feasibility and potential outcomes of a statewide year-round school calendar.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY AND POTENTIAL OUTCOMES OF A STATEWIDE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL CALENDAR. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. The Department of Public Instruction shall study and make recommendations on the feasibility and potential outcomes of a statewide year-round school year, including analysis of the following: (1) Educational outcomes. (2) Summer learning loss. (3) Testing administration. (4) Dual enrollment in community college courses for high school students. (5) Travel and tourism participation and revenues. (6) Seasonal employment. (7) Extracurricular learning opportunities and camps. (8) Scheduling for families and communities. (9) Implementation considerations. (10) Building utilization. (11) Any other area the Department deems relevant to the feasibility and potential outcomes of a statewide year-round school calendar. SECTION 2. The Department of Public Instruction shall submit a report on the results of its study, including any proposed legislation, to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee no later than February 1, 2027. SECTION 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year for costs associated with conducting the study and preparing the report required by this act. SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2026. …
Sponsors
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15)
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22)
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: BUDGETING, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, CALENDAR, REPORTS, PUBLIC, SECONDARY EDUCATION, PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.
Common questions
- What is S971?
- S971 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Statewide Year-Round School Study.
- What does S971 do?
- In its own words: An act to direct the department of public instruction to study the feasibility and potential outcomes of a statewide year-round school calendar.
- What is the status of S971?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S971?
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S971?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S971
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