Bill Text: NC H717 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Exempt NC Pre-K/Bldg Specification Requiremnt
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-11 - Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Appropriations [H717 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2013-H717-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
H 1
HOUSE BILL 717
Short Title: Exempt NC Pre‑K/Bldg Specification Requiremnt. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Conrad, Lambeth, and Hanes (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site. |
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Referred to: |
Education, if favorable, Appropriations. |
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April 11, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to exempt Nc prekindergarten classrooms in public schools from the building specification requirements for licensure of child care facilities.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 10.7(j) of S.L. 2011‑145 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 10.7.(j) Based on market analysis and
within funds available, the Division of Child Development and Early Education
shall establish reimbursement rates based on newly increased requirements of
four‑ and five‑star‑rated facilities and the higher teacher
standards within the prekindergarten class rooms, specifically More At Four
teacher standards, when establishing the rates of reimbursements. Additionally,
the prekindergarten curriculum day shall cover six and one‑half to 10
hours daily and no less than 10 months per year. The public classrooms will
have a one‑year transition period to become licensed through the Division
of Child Development and may continue to operate prekindergarten, formerly "More
At Four," classrooms during the 2011‑2012 fiscal year.classrooms
and shall meet the building standards for preschool students as provided in G.S. 115C‑521.1."
SECTION 2. Section 10.1(e) of S.L. 2012‑142 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION
10.1.(e) All Except as provided in Section 10.7(j) of S.L. 2011‑145,
entities operating NC Pre‑K classrooms shall adhere to all of the
policies prescribed by the Division of Child Development and Early Education
regarding programmatic standards and classroom requirements."
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.