Bill Text: NC H760 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Summer Reading Camps
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-04-29 - Ref To Com On Education/Higher Education [H760 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2013-H760-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
H 2
HOUSE BILL 760
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/24/13
Short Title: Summer Reading Camps. |
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April 11, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that students who demonstrate difficulty with reading development may attend summer reading camps.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C‑83.3(9) reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑83.3. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Part:
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(9) "Summer reading camp" means an additional
educational program outside of the instructional calendar provided by the local
school administrative unit to any student who does not demonstrate reading proficiency.proficiency
and who may be retained under G.S. 115C‑83.7. As funding and space
allow, summer reading camps may also be available to any student who demonstrates
difficulty with reading development. ParentsA parent or guardiansguardian
of thea student who is not demonstrating reading proficiencyproficiency
and who may be retained under G.S. 115C‑83.7, or a student who is
demonstrating difficulty with reading development, shall make the final
decision regarding the student's summer camp attendance. Summer camps shall (i)
be six to eight weeks long, four or five days per week; (ii) include at least
three hours of instructional time per day; (iii) be taught by compensated,
licensed teachers selected based on demonstrated student outcomes in reading proficiency;
and (iv) allow volunteer mentors to read with students.students;
and (v) be funded and implemented through public‑private partnerships
whenever possible.
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SECTION 2. G.S. 115C‑83.8(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Students not demonstrating reading
proficiency and who may be retained under G.S. 115C‑83.7
shall have priority to be enrolled in a summer reading camp provided by
the local school administrative unit prior to being retained. Students who
demonstrate reading proficiency on an alternative assessment of reading
comprehension or student reading portfolio after completing a summer reading
camp shall be promoted to the fourth grade. Students who do not demonstrate
reading proficiency on these measures after completing a summer reading camp shall
be retained under G.S. 115C‑83.7(a) and provided with the
instruction listed in subsection (b) of this section during the retained year."
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2013‑2014 school year.