North Carolina SB 674: Sch. Dist. Hold Harmless/Hurricane Matthew.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
S 1
SENATE BILL 674

Short Title: Sch. Dist. Hold Harmless/Hurricane Matthew. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Smith-Ingram, Britt, Pate (Primary Sponsors); Blue, Bryant, and Van
Duyn.
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
April 5, 2017
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO HOLD HARMLESS LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS THAT 2
WERE IMPACTED BY HURRICANE MATTHEW FOR PURPOSES OF AVERAGE 3
DAILY MEMBERSHIP AND THE BUDGET RATING USED TO CALCULATE THE 4
ALLOTMENT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Section 7.15(b) of S.L. 2007-323, if, in the 7
2018-2019 fiscal year, the higher of the first- or second-month average daily membership in a 8
local school administrative unit significantly impacted by the unusual and extraordinary 9
inclement weather conditions related to Hurricane Matthew in the month of October 2016 is at 10
least two percent (2%) or 100 students lower than the anticipated average daily membership 11
used for allotments for the unit in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the State Board of Education shall 12
not reduce allotments for the unit any lower than they were in the 2016-2017 fiscal year. 13
SECTION 2. If the budget rating that is used to calculate the allotment for the 14
transportation of students in the 2018-2019 fiscal year for any local school administrative unit 15
significantly impacted by the unusual and extraordinary inclement weather conditions related to 16
Hurricane Matthew in the month of October 2016 is lower than the budget rating that was used 17
in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the State Board of Education shall use the budget rating from the 18
2016-2017 fiscal year to calculate the 2018-2019 allotment for the transportation of students. 19
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies only for the 20
2018-2019 fiscal year. 21