North Carolina HB 1278: Schools Parental Involvemt. Funds.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 1278

Short Title: Schools Parental Involvemt. Funds. (Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Nye; Bowman and H. Hunter.
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Referred to: Appropriations.
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May 6, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO INCREASE PARENTAL 2
INVOLVEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
Section 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 5
Public Education the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the 6
1993-94 fiscal year and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal 7
year to provide grants to local school systems to secure a system that would allow all 8
parents or guardians of students to communicate with teachers and school 9
administrators on a daily basis about course work, homework assignments, and general 10
school information. 11
Sec. 2. The Department of Public Education shall develop guidelines for 12
awarding the grants. To be eligible, a local school system shall provide a fifty percent 13
(50%) match. 14
Sec. 3. The Department shall report to the Joint Legislative Commission on 15
Governmental Operations on the outcome of the grants. The report shall include 16
program effectiveness, i.e., number of parents participating, average classroom contacts, 17
and homework assignment completion and accuracy. 18
Sec. 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 1993. 19