AN ACT TO REQUIRE conflicts of interest training FOR CERTAIN public school employees.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a)  Article 22 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Part to read:

Part 10. Employee Conflicts of Interest Training.

§ 115C‑335.15.  Conflicts of interest training for certain public school employees.

All employees of a local school administrative unit involved in the making or administering of contracts, as described in G.S. 14‑234, shall receive a minimum of two hours of conflicts of interest training regarding the making and administering of contracts, as follows:

(1)        The training shall be required once in every odd‑numbered year.

(2)        Upon assuming the responsibility of making or administering contracts, a school employee shall receive an initial training within 90 days and subsequent trainings in every odd‑numbered year thereafter.

(3)        The training shall include position‑specific education on conflicts of interest and ethical standards of conduct.

(4)        The training may be provided by the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or another qualified source at the choice of the local board of education.

SECTION 1.(b)  All employees of a local school administrative unit involved in the making or administering of contracts as of the effective date of this act shall receive an initial training to comply with G.S. 115C‑335.15, as enacted by subsection (a) of this section, within six months of the effective date of this act.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.