AN ACT enabling the board of directors of certain charter schools to elect to participate in the north carolina state health plan for teachers and state employees.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a)  Notwithstanding the time limitation contained in G.S. 135‑48.54, the Board of Directors of NC Leadership Academy, a charter school located in Forsyth County, may elect to become a participating employing unit in the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees in accordance with Article 3B of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes. The election authorized by this act shall be made no later than 30 days after the effective date of this act and shall be made in accordance with all other requirements of G.S. 135‑48.54.

SECTION 1.(b)  Notwithstanding the time limitation contained in G.S. 135‑48.54, the Board of Directors of Alpha Academy, a charter school located in Cumberland County, may elect to become a participating employing unit in the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees in accordance with Article 3B of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes. The election authorized by this act shall be made no later than 30 days after the effective date of this act and shall be made in accordance with all other requirements of G.S. 135‑48.54.

SECTION 1.(c)  Notwithstanding the time limitation contained in G.S. 135‑48.54, the Board of Directors of Durham Charter, a charter school located in Durham County, may elect to become a participating employing unit in the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees in accordance with Article 3B of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes. The election authorized by this act shall be made no later than 30 days after the effective date of this act and shall be made in accordance with all other requirements of G.S. 135‑48.54.

SECTION 2.  Effective July 1, 2024, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of State Treasurer the sum of two hundred twenty‑five thousand dollars ($225,000) in recurring funds for the 2024‑2025 fiscal year to be used by the North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees for the purposes of this act.

SECTION 3.  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.