The House Education Committee met today and discussed two bills.
House Bill 2702 would relate to excused absences for personal illness from school. No later than three days from the concurrence. The absences only have to be received by then, not recorded by then. Don’t have to send a letter after three unexcused absences, can just get into contact with them. One may also Can no longer deny homeschooling from those with 10 or more absences.
Delegate Moye (D-Raleigh) confirmed that under this bill, parents are allowed to continue to write absence excuses for their children but some counties require a physician’s notice.
Delegate Wilson (R-Berkeley) amended the bill to include personal injury or sickness of the student’s immediate family, guardian, or custodian under excusable absences.
Delegate E. Evans (D-McDowell) amended the bill to clarify that excuses are do no later than three instructional days from the concurrence and not calendar days.
The bill was reported to the House Floor with the recommendation that it pass.
House Bill 2569 would relate to employment, promotion and transfer of professional personnel by county boards of education. This bill would make qualifications for the position a larger factor in determination of employment, transfer and promotion in cases of equal seniority instead of a random lottery policy. Seniority would not be the only determining factor in these cases.
The committee is in recess until 2:30 p.m. today.
