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Ch. SL 2021-48Senate | 2021-06-21Signed by Gov. 6/21/2021Senate | 2021-06-21Pres. To Gov. 6/11/2021Senate | 2021-06-11RatifiedSenate | 2021-06-10Ordered EnrolledHouse | 2021-06-09Passed 3rd ReadingHouse | 2021-06-09Passed 2nd ReadingHouse | 2021-06-09Added to CalendarHouse | 2021-06-09Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)House | 2021-06-09Reptd FavHouse | 2021-06-09Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseHouse | 2021-06-08Reptd FavHouse | 2021-06-08Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseHouse | 2021-06-07Withdrawn From ComHouse | 2021-06-07Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseHouse | 2021-05-12Passed 1st ReadingHouse | 2021-05-12Regular Message Received From SenateHouse | 2021-05-11Regular Message Sent To HouseSenate | 2021-05-11Passed 3rd ReadingSenate | 2021-05-10Passed 2nd ReadingSenate | 2021-05-10Placed On Cal For 05/10/2021Senate | 2021-05-06Reptd FavSenate | 2021-05-06Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the SenateSenate | 2021-05-05Com Substitute AdoptedSenate | 2021-05-05Reptd Fav Com SubstituteSenate | 2021-05-05Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the SenateSenate | 2021-04-13Withdrawn From ComSenate | 2021-04-13Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the SenateSenate | 2021-04-07Passed 1st ReadingSenate | 2021-04-07FiledSenate | 2021-04-06
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115C (Chapters); 115C-298.5 (Sections)
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S582: High School Adjunct Instructors/CC Prep. Latest Version
Session: 2021 - 2022
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2021
SESSION LAW 2021-48
SENATE BILL 582
AN ACT TO ALLOW CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO BE ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE COURSES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C‑298.5 reads as rewritten:
§ 115C‑298.5. Adjunct K‑12 instructors in core academic subjects.subjects, fine and performing arts, and foreign languages.
(a) Adjunct Hiring Criteria. Criteria for Faculty Members. – The State Board of Education shall develop minimum criteria of relevant education or employment experience for an individual who is currently employed at an institution of higher education as a faculty member to qualify that individual to contract as an adjunct instructor in specific core academic subjects subjects, fine and performing arts, and foreign language courses in grades kindergarten through 12 and shall make such criteria available to local boards of education.
(a1) Adjunct Instructors with Teacher Preparation. – An individual with a related bachelor's degree or graduate degree who attends a community college or educator preparation program and completes courses concentrating in teacher preparation for at least one semester shall be eligible to contract with a local board of education to teach high school–level courses in core academic subjects, fine and performing arts, and foreign language in the individual's area of specialized knowledge or work experience pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this section, one semester of courses concentrating in teacher preparation shall mean at least nine credit hours taken in a semester in a program of study leading to a certificate, diploma, or associate degree in teacher preparation.
(b) Contracting With Adjunct Instructors. – Notwithstanding any provisions in this Article to the contrary and Part 3 of Article 22 of this Chapter, a local board of education may contract with an individual to serve as an adjunct instructor who meets the adjunct hiring criteria established by the State Board of Education for specific core academic subjects. The local board of education may contract with an adjunct instructor on an annual or semester basis, subject to the following requirements:
(1) An adjunct instructor may be employed for less than 20 hours per week or for less than six full consecutive months of employment. Adjunct instructors may be classified as temporary full‑time or part‑time employees. Based on the status as a temporary public school employee, an adjunct instructor shall not be eligible to earn paid leave, participate in the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, or receive or purchase health benefits through the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.
(2) An adjunct instructor shall be subject to a criminal history check to ensure that the person has not been convicted of any crime listed in G.S. 115C‑332.
(3) An adjunct instructor shall not be required to hold or apply for licensure as a teacher.
(4) If an adjunct instructor is not licensed as a teacher, the adjunct instructor shall complete preservice training, which may be offered through an educator preparation program or by a local school administrative unit, in all of the following areas prior to beginning instruction:
a. The identification and education of children with disabilities.
b. Positive management of student behavior.
c. Effective communication for defusing and de‑escalating disruptive or dangerous behavior.
d. Safe and appropriate use of seclusion and restraint.
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2021‑2022 school year.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 10th day of June, 2021.
s/ Mark Robinson
President of the Senate
s/ Tim Moore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Roy Cooper
Governor
Approved 3:45 p.m. this 21st day of June, 2021