GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
SESSION LAW 2007-378
SENATE BILL 914
AN ACT TO GIVE TEACHERS CREDIT FOR THE EXCESS PERSONAL LEAVE TIME THAT THEY EARN and to ensure that teachers can take personal leave with five days' notice.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-302.1(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d) Personal Leave. -
Teachers earn personal leave at the rate of .20 days for each full month of
employment not to exceed two days per year. Personal leave may be accumulated to
a maximum of five days. without any applicable maximum until June 30 of
each year. A teacher may carry forward to July 1 a maximum of five days of
personal leave; the remainder of the teacher's personal leave shall be
converted to sick leave on June 30. At the time of retirement, a teacher may
also convert accumulated personal leave to sick leave for creditable service
towards retirement.
Personal leave may be used only upon the authorization of the
teacher's immediate supervisor, but supervisor. A teacher shall not
take personal leave on the first day the teacher is required to report for the
school year, on a required teacher workday, on days scheduled for State
testing, or on the day before or the day after a holiday or scheduled vacation
day, unless the request is approved by the principal. On all other days, if
the request is made at least five days in advance, the request shall be
automatically granted subject to the availability of a substitute teacher, and
the teacher cannot be required to provide a reason for the request. Unless
approved by the principal, a teacher shall not take personal leave on the first
day the teacher is required to report for the school year, on required teacher
workdays, or on the day before or the day after holidays or scheduled vacation
days. Teachers may transfer personal leave days between local school
administrative units. The local school administrative unit shall credit a
teacher who has separated from service and is reemployed within 60 months from
the date of separation with all personal leave accumulated at the time of
separation. Local school administrative units shall not advance personal leave.
Teachers using personal leave receive full salary less the required substitute
deduction."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2nd day of August, 2007.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 6:46 p.m. this 19th day of August, 2007