Bill Text: NC S231 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Modify Duties/Advisory Council on Indian Educ
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-18 - Ch. SL 2013-295 [S231 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2013-S231-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
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SENATE BILL 231
House Committee Substitute Favorable 6/18/13
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Short Title: Modify Duties/Advisory Council on Indian Educ. |
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March 11, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to modify the duties of the State advisory council on indian education.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C‑210.4 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑210.4. Duties of the Council.
It shall be the duty of the Advisory Council:
(1) To advise the State Board of Education on ways
to meet more effectively the educational needs of Indian students;To
review annually relevant data on American Indian students using reports made
available to the Council by the Department of Public Instruction. The review
shall include, but not be limited to, data on academic performance, growth, suspension
and expulsion events, dropouts, and graduation rates.
(2) To advocate for meaningful programs to
reduce and eventually eliminate low achievement and concurrent high attrition
rates among American Indian students;students.
(2a) To prepare an annual report and make an annual presentation to the State Board of Education to advise the State Board on ways to meet the educational needs of American Indian students more effectively based on the State Board's strategies, policies, and information.
(3) To prepare an annual present and share
the annual report on a fiscal year basis on the status of Indian
education, said report to be presented to the State Board of Education and to with
the various Indian tribal organizations at national conferences and the
statewide Indian Unity Conference;Conference along with an action
plan based on recommendations.
(4) To work closely with the Division of Indian
Education in the Department of Public Instruction Instruction,
Tribal Leaders, and Title VII Coordinators to improve coordination and
communication between and among programs;programs.
(4a) To improve consultations among the State Board of Education, the Department of Public Instruction, and American Indian tribal communities, students, parents, and educators.
(5) To advise the State Board of Education on any other aspect of American Indian education when requested by the State Board to do so."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
