H1030 - 2016 Appropriations Act. (SL 2016-94)

Overview: Sec. 11A.4 of S.L. 2016-94 as amended by Sec. 4.3 of S.L. 2016-123, makes the following changes to the grant program for principal preparation:

• Authorizes the nonprofit corporation administering the program to issue additional requests for proposals for grant applications as it deems necessary and subject to availability of funds.
• Requires grant recipients to annually report on the percentage of program completers who are school leaders who remained employed in a North Carolina public school for two or more years after initial placement.
• Requires the nonprofit corporation administering the program to report annually to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee, as well as the State Board of Education, on data collected from grant recipients.

This section became effective July 1, 2016.