Legislative Updates

The General Assembly will return January 14, 2020 to continue the very long legislative long session. When the General Assembly is in session, Public Schools First NC attends committee meetings and follows proposed education bills. We create weekly updates (see the links to “week-in-review” below) so you can track what’s happening with this legislation. If special sessions are called, we will keep you informed of any impact to public education.Don’t miss our recent webinar: Legislative Update:A Conversation with Representative Julie von Haefen and Senator Wiley Nickel

When the NCGA is in session, the legislative calendar is updated regularly. Click here to view the calendar.  The North Carolina General Assembly broadcasts live, real-time audio of the daily House and Senate sessions, press conferences in the Press Conference Room, and meetings held in the Appropriations and Finance Committee Rooms. Click here to listen.

This Week in Review: Education Bill Summary/Status

Below is our legislative Week in Review summary of education-related bills filed in the NC General Assembly.

• 01-17-20 Week in Review Summary
• 2019 Legislative Agenda
• Legislative Agendas of Other Organizations
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
  • Guilford County Board of Education
  • NC Association of County Commissioners
  • NC Association of Educators
  • NC Association of School Administrators
  • NC Chamber
  • NC Child
  • NC Budget & Tax Center
  • NC Principals and Assistant Principals’ Association
  • NC PTA
  • NC School Boards Association
  • NC State Board of Education
  • Public School Forum of NC
  • Think Babies NC
• SPECIAL SESSION Legislative Update – December 30, 2018
• NC Dept. of Public Instruction Legislative Updates
• Key Education Bills 2018 NCGA Short Session
• State Board of Education 2017 Report on Education Legislation
• Action Code Abbreviations Used in the Bill Status System
• How a Bill Becomes a Law

2018 Legislative Session

• Public Schools First NC: 2018 Legislative Agenda
• Committees to Watch (See our printable K-12 Education Committees to Watch fact sheet to learn more.)
  • Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee
  • Joint Legislative Study Committee on the Division of Local School Administrative Units (2017)
  • Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform (2017)
  • Select Committee on School Safety
• PSFNC Past Weekly Updates
  • 11-01-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 10-25-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 10-18-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 10-11-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 09-20-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 09-13-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 09-06-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 08-30-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 08-23-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 08-16-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 08-09-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 08-02-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 07-26-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 07-19-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 07-12-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 06-28-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 06-21-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 06-14-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 06-07-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 05-31-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 05-24-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 05-10-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 05-03-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 04-26-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 04-19-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 04-12-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 04-05-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 03-29-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 03-22-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 03-15-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 03-08-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 03-01-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 02-22-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 02-15-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 02-08-19 Week in Review Summary
  • 06-29-18 Week in Review Summary
  • 06-22-18 Week in Review Summary
  • 06-15-18 Week in Review Summary
  • 06-08-18 Week in Review Summary
  • 06-01-18 Week in Review Summary
  • 05-25-18 Week in Review Summary
  • 05-18-18 Week in Review Summary
  • 05-25-18 Week in Review Summary

Find Out Who Represents You and What’s on the Calendar

• Connect with Your Legislators…and More!
• Click here to view the calendar.
• Click here to listen to real-time audio of daily meetings
• Quick Overview of the Lawmaking Process

2017 Legislative Session

• Public Schools First NC : 2017 Legislative Agenda
• Legislative Agendas of Other Organizations
  • Americans for Prosperity
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
  • Civitas Institute
  • Guilford County Board of Education
  • NC Association of County Commissioners
  • NC Association of Educators
  • NC Association of School Administrators
  • NC Child
  • NC Budget & Tax Center
  • NC PTA
  • NC School Boards Association
  • NC State Board of Education
  • Public School Forum of NC
  • Wake County Board of Education
• PSFNC Past Weekly Updates
  • 06-26-17 Week in Review Summary

2016 Legislative Session

• Final Education Budget Information from 2016 Short Session
• Report on Education Legislation, 2016 Session of the General Assembly (report for the NC State Board of Education summarizing all enacted education legislation)
• 08-11-16 Relevant 2016 Session Bills (index of chaptered bills from 2016 session)
• Education Bills Pending for Spring 2016
• Public Schools First NC : 2016 Legislative Agenda
• Legislative Agendas of Other Organizations
  • Americans for Prosperity
  • Asheville City Schools Foundation
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
  • Civitas Institute
  • Guilford County Board of Education
  • MeckEd
  • NC Association of County Commissioners
  • NC Association of Educators
  • NC Association of School Administrators
  • NC Child
  • NC East Alliance Chambers of Commerce
  • NC Justice Center
  • NC PTA
  • NC Public Charter Schools Association
  • NC School Boards Association
  • NC State Board of Education
  • NC Women United
  • Public School Forum of NC
  • Wake County Board of Education
• PSFNC Past Weekly Updates
  • 07-18-16 Week in Review Summary

2015-17 Biennial Budget

• Read about the 2016-2017 appropriations proposals as well as the final budget, HB 1030, passed in the 2016 short session.
• Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 97, 2015 Appropriations Act, as reported by Senate Appropriations/Base Budget, Finance, and Pensions & Retirement and Aging Committees on 6/16/2015
• House Bill 97, 2015 Appropriations Act, 5th Edition, as passed by the House on 5/22/2015 with floor amendments engrossed
• Governor’s Recommended Budget
• Differentiated Pay Plan Submissions (75 school districts)

2015 Legislative Session

• Public Schools First NC: 2015 Legislative Agenda
• Department of Public Instruction Updates
• NC PTA Legislative Updates
• NC School Boards Association Alerts

• PSFNC Past Weekly Updates
  • 10-30-15 Week in Review Summary
  • 10-21-15 Week in Review

2014 Legislative Session

• PSFNC: Impact of the 2013-15 Budget on Public Education
• 7-30-14 “Money Report” – Joint Conference Committee Report on the Continuation, Expansion, and Capital Budgets (see Section F)
• FY 2014-15 NC Public Schools Salary Schedules (ALL SCHEDULES)
• A Teacher Salary Schedule (FY 2013-14 vs. 2014-15 Budget)
• FY 2008-09 vs. 2014-15 Teacher Salary Comparison (Adjusted for Inflation)