GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1997 SESSION
S.L. 1997-325
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 115C-296(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d) The State Board
shall adopt rules to establish the reasons and procedures for the suspension
and revocation of certificates. In addition, the State Board of
Education may revoke or refuse to renew a teacher's certificate when:
(1) The Board identifies the school in which the teacher is employed as low-performing under G.S. 115C-105.37; and
(2) The assistance team assigned to that school under G.S. 115C-105.38 makes the recommendation to revoke or refuse to renew the teacher's certificate for one or more reasons established by the State Board in its rules for certificate suspension or revocation.
The State Board may issue subpoenas for the purpose of obtaining documents or the testimony of witnesses in connection with proceedings to suspend or revoke certificates."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of July, 1997.
s/ Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
s/ Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor
Approved 10:45 a.m. this 25th day of July, 1997