Legislative Summary

 

Below is a summary of legislative action affecting education. You may visit the actual bill information on the NC General Assembly website by clicking on the bill. Be sure to check back for additional summaries.

 

Table of Contents

Budget Bills
Below is a summary of the legislative budget bill pass during the 2006 session. 

SB 1741 Modify Appropriations Act of 2005.

SB 1741 Special Provisions

Public Bills


    House

HB    836 − Memorial Day Program in the Schools.  (SL 2006-75)

HB  1059 − State Health Plan Changes.  (SL2006-249)

HB  1074 − Clarify School Admissions Procedures. (SL 2006-65)

HB  1151 − Planning Time & Duty-Free Lunch for Teachers.  (SL 2006-153)

HB  1155 − Safe Transportation for School Students.  (SL 2006-208)

HB  1248 − Amend Identity Theft Protection Act of 2005.  (SL 2006-2173)

HB  1502 − Schoolchildren’s Health Act.   (SL 2006-143)

HB  1723 − The Studies Act of 2006.  (SL 2006-248)

HB  1845 − Permitted Use of Campaign Funds.  (SL 2006-161)

HB  1846 − 2006 Campaign Finance Changes.  (SL 2006-195)

HB  1896 − Protect Children/Sex Offender Law Changes.  (SL 2006-247)

HB  1908 − Rewrite Special Ed Laws.  (SL 2006-69)

HB  2047 − Video Service Competition Act.  (SL 2006-151)

HB  2699 − Vision Care Program Changes.  (SL 2006-240)

HB  2880 − No Prayer for Judgment/Bus Stop Arm Violation.  (SL 2006-160) 

 

    Senate

SB    198 Revise 2006 Budget Act.  (SL 2006-221)

SB    522 Procurement Preference/North Carolina Firms.  (SL 2006-210)

SB    571 School Counselors & Drop Out Prevention/Study.  (SL 2006-176)

SB    602 Technical Corrections Act-2-2005.  (SL 2006-264)

SB    700 Flag/Pledge of Allegiance in Schools.  (SL 2006-137)

SB    837 State Health Plan/20-Year Vesting.  (SL 2006-174)

SB  1216 DSS Disclosure of Information/Abuse/Neglect.  (SL 2006-205)

SB  1442 Rutherford Subdiv. Annexations/Referendum/Red Lt. Camera Study.

SB  1523 2006 Technical Corrections Act.  (SL 2006-259)

SB  1738 Long-Term Disability Amendment.  (SL 2006-74)

SB  2009 Public Private Partnerships.  (SL 2006-232)

 


 

Local Bills

 

    House 

 

HB  1824 − School Buses Used for  BikeWalk Virginia.  (SL 2006-8)

HB  1864 − Ensure Fair Competion in School Athletics.  (SL 2006-23)

HB  2358 − Use of Activity Buses for Local Events.  (SL  2006-3)

HB  2405 − Rutherford Co. Board of Education Membership.  (SL 2006-101)

HB  2406 − Rutherford County Board of Education Filing.  (SL 2006-92)

HB  2527 − Cherokee School Attendance.  (SL 2006-13)

HB  2591 − Bladen Co. Schools May Convey Property.  (SL 2006-132) 

 

    Senate

SB    350 − 2006 Various Local Acts.  (SL 2006-171)

SB  1896 − Affordable Housing for Teachers/Bertie Co.  (SL 2006-61)

SB  1903 − Hertford Schools/Rental Housing.  (SL 2006-86)

SB  1933 − Nash-Rocky Mount/Roanoke Rapids School Boards.  (SL 2006-87) 

 

 


 

SB 1741Modify Appropriations Act of 2005.  (SL 2006-66)

PUBLIC EDUCATION

General Fund

Recurring ®
Nonrecurring (NR)

 

FY 06-07

 

Total Budget Approved 2005 Session

$6,579,807,097

 

 

 

 

Budget Changes

 

 

A.  Adjustments & Transfers

 

 

      1.  Average Daily Membership
           (ADM)

76,299,816

R

      2.  Budgeted Average Salary

(71,776,440)

R

      3.  Budgeted Receipts from NC
           Education Lottery for Class Size
           Reduction

(127,864,291)

R

      4.  Exceptional Children

(6,255,530)

R

      5.  Transfer More at Four Program
           and Office of School Readiness

 

 

      6.  Budget Receipts from NC
           Education Lottery for More at
           Four

 

 

      7.  Adjust Projection of Receipts
           from Civil Penalties & Forfeitures

30,000,000

R

      8.  Budget Receipts from Teaching
           Fellows Trust Fund

(340,657)

R

 

 

 

B.  Expansion:  State Public School
     Fund

 

 

      9.  Restore Base Budget Funding

44,291,248

R

    10.  Low Wealth Supplemental
           Funding

41,893,391

R

    11.  Disadvantaged Student
           Supplemental Funding (DSSF)

27,002,670

R

    12.  Evaluate Effectiveness of DSSF
           and Low Wealth

500,000

NR

    13.  Exceptional Children

1,000,000

R

    14.  ABC Bonuses

90,000,000

NR

    15.  Learn and Earn Initiative

8,232,388

R

 

1,433,360

NR

    16.  Small Specialty High Schools

3,805,970

R

 

661,680

NR

    17.  Virtual High School

2,588,722

R

 

189,132

NR

    18.  School Connectivity

6,000,000

NR

    19.  Literacy Coaches

4,767,400

R

    20.  Salary Supplement Pilot for Math
           and Science Teachers

515,115

R

     21.  NCWISE

1,900,000

NR

 

 

 

C.  Expansion:  Department of Public
     Instruction

 

 

    22.  Legacy System Migration and
            Upgrade

2,000,000

NR

    23.  Network Tool Replacement

375,850

NR

    24.  Information Technology Security
           Analyst

40,000

R

 

           0.50

 

    25.  Business Continuity Planning
           Analyst

42,500

R

 

           0.50

 

    26.  Business Technology
           Applications Analyst

 

 

    27.  Purchasing Agent

58,220

R

 

           1.00

 

    28.  Director of High School
           Turnaround

122,350

R

 

           1.00

 

    29.  Office of Charter Schools

161,127

R

 

           2.00

 

    30.  State Board of Education
           Operating Support

50,000

NR

    31.  NC Wise Owl

200,000

R

 

 

 

D.  Expansion:  Pass-Through Funds

 

 

    32.  Communities in Schools

1,000,000

NR

    33.  NC Network

50,000

NR

    34.  Teach for America

200,000

NR

    35.  NC Humanities Council Teacher
           Institute Program

100,000

NR

    36.  ExplorNet

100,000

NR

    37.  Futures for Kids

300,000

NR

    38.  Project Enlightenment

50,000

NR

    39.  Kids Voting NC Funds

250,000

NR

 

 

 

Budget Changes

34,783,999

R

 

105,160,022

NR

Total Position Changes

           5.00

 

Revised Total Budget

6,719,751,118

 

 

 

 

UNC SYSTEM

General Fund

 

 

FY 06-07

 

Total Budget Approved 2005 Session

$2,120,397,081

 

 

 

 

    72.  UNC-NCCCS 2+2 Joint E-
           Learning Initiative

1,000,000

NR

    73.  UNC-Chapel Hill DESTINY
           Traveling Science Lab

500,000

R

    74.  Principals’ Executive Program
           Initiative

250,000

NR

    75.  Expand Prospective Teacher
           Scholarship Loan Program

1,000,000

R

    80.  NC Teacher Academy Training of
           Literacy Coaches

1,000,000

NR

    81.  Expand Future Teachers of
           North Carolina Scholarship

            Loan Program

325,000

R

 

 

 

HIGHWAY FUND

Highway Fund

 

 

FY 06-07

 

Total Budget Approved 2005 Session

$1,538,908,929

 

 

 

 

     8.  Driver Education Funding

457,971

R

 

 

 

STATEWIDE RESERVES

General Fund

 

 

FY 06-07

 

Total Budget Approved 2005 Session

$1,149,242,725

 

 

 

 

     2.  Public School Salary Increases

 

 

     6.  Add Additional Step to the Public
          School Teacher Salary
          Schedule

10,796,786

R

     7.  Fair Minimum Wage for Public
          School Non-certified
          Employees

8,582,073

R

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 SB 1741 Special Provisions 

 

SUMMARY OF BUDGET BILL—SB1741 (SL 2006-66) 

PART VI.  GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Amend Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund Availability

            Section 6.9.(c)  Remittance of moneys to the Fund

This provision lowers the estimates of civil fines and forfeitures from a total of $125.5 million to $95.5 million.

 

Funds for Enrollment Increases

            Section 6.10. 

This provision directs that the enrollment increases for public education, community colleges, and universities be included in the continuation budget.

 

Education Lottery Fund Revenue and Appropriations

            Section 6.15. 

This provision allocates the funds from the lottery to class size reduction, Pre-K program, public school building capital fund and scholarships for needy students.

 

Funds for Increased Fuel Costs

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