§ 115C-597 – Administration.
115C-597. Administration. (a) Rules and Regulations. – The Authority shall establish rules and regulations for the administration of the program, including the following: (1) The administration and awarding of scholarship funds, including a lottery process for the selection of recipients within the criteria established by G.S. 115C-592(a), if necessary. (2) Requiring a surety bond or […]
§ 115C-598 – Reporting requirements.
115C-598. Reporting requirements. The Authority shall report annually, no later than October 15, to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the following information from the prior school year: (1) Total number, grade level, race, ethnicity, and sex of eligible students receiving scholarship funds. (2) Total amount of scholarship funding awarded. (3) Number of students […]
§ 115C-599 – Duties of State agencies.
115C-599. Duties of State agencies. (a) The State Board, as part of its duty to monitor all local education agencies to determine compliance with this Article and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq., (2004), as amended, and federal regulations adopted under that act, as provided in G.S. 115C-107.4, shall […]
§ 115C-600 – Funds for Personal Education Student Accounts.
115C-600. Funds for Personal Education Student Accounts. The General Assembly finds that due to the continued growth and ongoing need in this State to provide opportunity for school choice for children with disabilities, it is imperative that the State provide an increase in funds of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) each fiscal year for […]
§ 115C-567.11 – Tuition liability limitation.
115C-567.11. Tuition liability limitation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to G.S. 115C-567.12, a nonpublic school shall have immunity from claims by an individual, if all of the following apply: (1) The claim arises out of or is in connection with tuition or fees paid to the nonpublic school for the 2019-2020 […]
§ 115C-567.12 – Applicability.
115C-567.12. Applicability. This Part applies to alleged acts or omissions occurring on or after the issuance of the COVID-19 emergency declaration until July 1, 2020. The provisions of this Part shall be in addition to all other immunities provided by applicable State law. (2020-49, s. 10(a).)
§ 115C-567.13 – Severability.
115C-567.13. Severability. It is a matter of vital State concern affecting the public health, safety, and welfare that nonpublic schools continue to be able to fulfill their educational missions during the COVID-19 pandemic without civil liability for any acts or omissions for which immunity is provided in this Part. This Part shall be liberally construed […]
§ 115C-568 through 115C-583 – Recodified as §§ 115D-87 through 115D-97 by Session Laws 1987, c442, s2.
115C-568 through 115C-583: Recodified as 115D-87 through 115D-97 by Session Laws 1987, c. 442, s. 2.
§ 115C-590 – North Carolina Personal Education Student Accounts for Children with Disabilities Program established.
115C-590. North Carolina Personal Education Student Accounts for Children with Disabilities Program established. There is established the North Carolina Personal Education Student Accounts for Children with Disabilities Program to provide the option for a parent to better meet the individual educational needs of the parent’s child. (2017-57, s. 10A.4(a); 2021-180, s. 8A.3(l).)
§ 115C-591 – Definitions.
115C-591. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Authority. – Defined in G.S. 116-201. (2) Division. – The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration. (2a) Educational technology. – As defined annually by the Authority, an item, piece of equipment, material, product, or system which may be purchased commercially off the shelf, modified, […]