Chapter 115C

773 published sections.

Article 1 - Definitions and Preliminary Provisions

N.C.G.S. § 115C-1 — General and uniform system of schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-2 — Administrative procedure.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-3 — Access to information and public records.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-4 — Open meetings law.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-5 — Definitions.

Article 2 - State Board of Education

N.C.G.S. § 115C-10 — Appointment of Board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-11 — Organization and internal procedures of Board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-12 — Powers and duties of the Board generally.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-12.1 — Training of State Board members.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-12.2 — Voluntary shared leave.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-13 — Duty to maintain confidentiality of certain records.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-13.5 — Prohibition on use of State funds to employ private counsel in litigation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-16 — Authorization for school uniform pilot program.

Article 3 - Department of Public Instruction

N.C.G.S. § 115C-18 — Election of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-19 — Chief administrative officer of the State Board of Education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-20 — Office and salary.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-21 — Powers and duties generally.

Article 5 - Local Boards of Education

N.C.G.S. § 115C-35 — How constituted.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-36 — Designation of board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-37 — Election of board members.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-37.1 — Vacancies in offices of county boards elected on partisan basis in certain counties.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-38 — Compensation of board members.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-39 — Suspension of duties by State Board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-40 — Board a body corporate.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-41 — Organization of board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-42 — Liability insurance and immunity.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-43 — Defense of board of education members and employees.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-44 — Suits and actions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-45 — Judicial functions of board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-46 — Powers of local boards to regulate parking of motor vehicles.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-46.1 — Limitation on the use of public funds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-46.2 — Probation officer visits at school; limitations.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-47 — Powers and duties generally.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-48 — Penalties for certain conduct.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-50 — Training of board members.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-51 — Public comment period during regular meetings.

Article 6 - Advisory Councils

N.C.G.S. § 115C-55 — Advisory councils.

Article 6C - Education and Workforce Innovation and CTE Grade Expansion Program

N.C.G.S. § 115C-64.15 — North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-64.16 — The Education and Workforce Innovation and CTE Grade Expansion Program; innovation grants.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-64.17 — Career and Technical Education Grade Expansion Grants.

Article 6D - B-3 Interagency Council

N.C.G.S. § 115C-64.25 — Establishment and membership of B-3 Interagency Council.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-64.26 — Powers and duties of B-3 Interagency Council.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-64.27 — Reporting requirement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-64.28 — Establish position of Associate Superintendent of Early Education to serve as chief academic officer of early education.

Article 7 - Organization of Schools

N.C.G.S. § 115C-65 — State divided into districts.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-66 — Administrative units classified.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-66.5 — Merger of county school administrative units by the State Board of Education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-67 — Merger of units in same county.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-68 — Merger of units in adjoining counties.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-68.1 — Merger of units by the board of commissioners.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-68.2 — Merger of units by the local boards of education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-68.3 — Validation of plans of consolidation and merger.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-69 — Types of districts defined.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-71 — Districts formed from portions of contiguous counties.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-72 — Consolidation of districts and discontinuance of schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-73 — Enlarging tax districts and city units by permanently attaching contiguous property.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-74 — School system defined.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-75 — Recommended school classification.

Article 7B - Public School Unit Requirements

N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.1 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.20 — Priority of parental involvement in public school.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.25 — Parent legal rights for their child's education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.30 — Parent's guide for student achievement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.35 — Public school unit policies to increase parental involvement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.40 — Time lines for parental requests for information.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.45 — Notifications of student physical and mental health.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.50 — Student support services training.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.55 — Age-appropriate instruction for grades kindergarten through fourth grade.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.60 — Remedies for parental concerns.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.65 — Parental rights to opt-in to protected information surveys.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.70 — Reporting requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.100 — Regulation of wireless communication devices.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.110 — Restrictions on sleeping quarters.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.200 — Intent.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.205 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.210 — Ensuring dignity and nondiscrimination in schools.

Article 8 - General Education

N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.5 — Standard course of study.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.10 — Career and technical education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.12 — Career pathways course.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.15 — Conflict resolution and mediation models.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.20 — Alcohol and drug use prevention education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.25 — Health education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.26 — Social media and mental health.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.30 — Reproductive health and safety education provided by local school administrative units.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.35 — Honors-level courses in healthful living education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.36 — Advanced courses in mathematics.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.40 — North Carolina history and geography.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.45 — Classes conducted in English; citizenship; and civic literacy.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.50 — Student councils.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.55 — Current events.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.57 — Education on the Holocaust and genocide.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.60 — Character education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.65 — Financial literacy.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.70 — Disability history and awareness.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.75 — Cursive writing.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.80 — Multiplication tables.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.81 — Annual report on cursive writing and multiplication tables.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.85 — Instruction in American Sign Language.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-81.90 — Computer science.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.1 — State goal.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.2 — Purposes.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.3 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.4 — Comprehensive plan for reading achievement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.4B — Early Literacy Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.5 — Developmental screening and kindergarten entry assessment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.6 — (Applicable before the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year) Facilitating early grade reading proficiency.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.6A — (Applicable beginning with the 2022-2023 school year) Approval of literacy intervention plans.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.6B — (Applicable beginning with the 2022-2023 school year) Individual Reading Plans.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.7 — Elimination of social promotion.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.7A — Reading camps.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.8 — Successful reading development for retained students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.9 — Notification requirements to parents and guardians.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.10 — Accountability measures.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.11 — (Applicable beginning with the 2022-2023 school year) Continued support for students demonstrating reading proficiency and appropriate reading development.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.12 — (Applicable beginning with the 2023-2024 school year) Prohibition against three-cueing system model of teaching students to read.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.15 — School achievement, growth, performance scores, and grades.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.16 — School performance indicators for the purpose of compliance with federal law.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.17 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.31 — Exit standards and graduation requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-83.32 — High school diploma endorsements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-84.2 — School calendar.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-84.3 — Remote instruction.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-85 — Textbook needs are determined by course of study.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-86 — State Board of Education to select and adopt textbooks.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-87 — Appointment of Textbook Commission.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-88 — Commission to evaluate textbooks offered for adoption.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-89 — Selection of textbooks by Board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-90 — Adoption of textbooks and contracts with publishers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-91 — Continuance and discontinuance of contracts with publishers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-92 — Procedure for change of textbook.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-93 — Advice from and suits by Attorney General.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-94 — Publishers to register.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-95 — Sale of books at lower price reduces price to State.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-96 — Powers and duties of the State Board of Education in regard to textbooks.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-97 — State Board of Education authorized to discontinue handling supplementary and library books.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-98 — Local boards of education to provide for local operation of the textbook program, the selection and procurement of other instructional materials, and the use of nonadopted textbooks.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-98.1 — Parent access to library books.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-99 — Legal custodians of textbooks furnished by State.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-100 — Rental fees for textbooks prohibited; damage fees authorized.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-101 — Duties and authority of superintendents of local school administrative units.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102 — Right to purchase; disposal of textbooks and materials.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.6 — Duty to propose a State school technology plan.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.6A — Elements of the State school technology plan.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.6B — Approval of State school technology plan.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.6D — Establishment of the State School Technology Fund; allocation and use of funds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.7 — Monitoring and evaluation of State and local school system technology plans; reports.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.9 — Digital learning dashboard.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.10 — Technology costs considerations.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.11 — Break/fix rate reporting requirement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.12 — Internet safety policy.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-103 — Fees.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-104 — Enactment of Compact.

Article 8B - School-Based Management and Accountability Program

N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.20 — School-Based Management and Accountability Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.21 — Local participation in the Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.25 — Budget flexibility.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.26 — Waivers of State laws or rules.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.27 — Development and approval of school improvement plans.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.30 — Distribution of staff development funds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.32 — Parent involvement programs and conflict resolution programs as part of school improvement plans.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.33 — Safe and orderly schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.34 — Economically disadvantaged public school support funds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.35 — Annual performance goals.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.37 — Identification of low-performing schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.37A — Continually low-performing schools; definition; assistance and intervention; reassignment of students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.37B — Reform of continually low-performing schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.38 — Assistance teams; review by State Board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.38A — Teacher competency assurance.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.39 — Dismissal or removal of personnel; appointment of interim superintendent.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.39A — Identification of low-performing local school administrative units.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.40 — Student academic performance standards.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.41 — Students who have been placed at risk of academic failure and transition plans.

Article 8C - Local Plans For Alternative Schools/Alternative Learning Programs and Maintaining Safe and Orderly Schools

N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.46 — State Board of Education responsibilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.47A — Proposals to establish alternative learning programs or alternative schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.48 — Placement of students in alternative schools/alternative learning programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.48R — Legislative findings.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.49 — School safety exercises.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.51 — Anonymous tip lines and monitoring and response applications.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.52 — School crisis kits.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.53 — Schematic diagrams and emergency access to school buildings for local law enforcement agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.54 — Schematic diagrams and emergency response information provided to Division of Emergency Management.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.58 — School resource officer.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-105.65 — Threat assessment teams.

Article 9 - Education of Children With Disabilities

N.C.G.S. § 115C-106.1 — State goal.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-106.2 — Purposes.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-106.3 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-107.1 — Free appropriate public education; ages.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-107.2 — Duties of State Board of Education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-107.3 — Child find.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-107.4 — Monitoring and enforcement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-107.5 — Annual reports.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-107.6 — Duties of local educational agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-107.7 — Discipline, corporal punishment, and homebound instruction.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-108.1 — State Board lead agency.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-108.2 — Interlocal cooperation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-109.1 — Handbook for parents.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-109.2 — Adult children with disabilities; surrogate parents.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-109.3 — Access to records; opportunity for parents to participate in meetings.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-109.4 — Mediation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-109.5 — Prior written notice.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-109.6 — Impartial due process hearings.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-109.7 — Resolution session.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-109.8 — Procedural issues.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-110.1 — Teacher qualifications.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-110.2 — Interpreters/transliterators.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-111.1 — Out-of-state students; eligibility for State funds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-111.2 — Contracts with private service providers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-111.3 — Cost of education of children in group homes, foster homes, etc.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-111.4 — Nonreduction.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-111.05 — Funding for children with disabilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-111.5 — Allocation of federal funds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-111.6 — Obligation to provide services for preschool children with disabilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-112.1 — Establishment; organization; powers and duties.

Article 9A - Children With Chemical Dependency

N.C.G.S. § 115C-149 — Policy. Chemically dependent children excluded from provisions of Article 9.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150 — State Board to adopt rules.

Article 9B - Academically or Intellectually Gifted Students

N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.5 — Academically or intellectually gifted students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.6 — State Board of Education responsibilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.7 — Local plans.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.8 — Review of Disagreements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.9 — Funding for academically or intellectually gifted students.

Article 9C - Schools for Deaf and Blind Students

N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.10 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.11 — Establishment of the schools for the deaf and blind.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.12A — Board of trustees for schools for the deaf and blind.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.12B — Employees of schools for the deaf and blind.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.12C — Powers and duties.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.13A — Admissions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.14 — Tuition, room, and board for resident students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.14A — Nonresident students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.15 — Reporting to schools on deaf and blind children.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.16 — Applicability of Chapter.

Article 10 - Career and Technical Education

N.C.G.S. § 115C-151 — Statement of purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-152 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-153 — Administration of career and technical education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-154 — Duties of the State Board of Education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-154.1 — Approval of local career and technical education plans or applications.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-154.2 — Career and technical education equipment standards.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-155 — Acceptance of benefits of federal career and technical education acts.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-156 — State funds for career and technical education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-156.2 — Industry certifications and credentials program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-157 — Responsibility of local boards of education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-157.1 — Adjunct CTE instructors.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-157.5 — Extended year agriculture education program; evaluation of career and technical education agriculture teacher personnel.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-158 — Federal funds division.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-158.1 — §§ 115C-158.1 through 115C-158.9. (Reserved)
N.C.G.S. § 115C-158.10 — Career development plans.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-159 — Statement of purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-160 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-161 — Duties of the State Board of Education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-162 — Use of proceeds derived from production work.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-163 — Acquisition of land for agricultural education instructional programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-164 — Building trades training.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-165 — Advisory committee on production work activities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-166 — Eye protection devices required in certain courses.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-167 — Visitors to wear eye safety devices.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-168 — "Industrial-quality eye protective devices" defined.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-169 — Corrective-protective devices.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-172 — Business advisory councils established; members; selection; duties.

Article 10A - Testing

N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.10 — Purposes of the Statewide Testing Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.11 — Components of the testing program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.12 — Responsibilities of agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.13 — Public records exemption.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.14 — Provisions for nonpublic schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.15 — (For applicability, see editor's note) Report student performance on local standardized tests.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.16 — (For applicability, see editor's note) Report student performance on statewide, standardized tests.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.18 — Opportunity to take Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.22 — (For applicability, see editor's note) Tools for student learning.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.25 — WorkKeys.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-174.26 — Advanced courses.

Article 13 - Community Schools Act

N.C.G.S. § 115C-203 — Title of Article.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-204 — Purpose of Article.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-205 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-206 — State Board of Education; duties; responsibilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-207 — Authority and responsibility of local boards of education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-208 — Community schools advisory councils; duties; responsibilities; membership.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-209 — Community schools coordinators.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-209.1 — Nondisclosure of certain volunteer records.

Article 13A - State Advisory Council on Indian Education

N.C.G.S. § 115C-210 — Council established.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-210.1 — Membership – How appointed.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-210.2 — Term of office.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-210.3 — Organization, meetings, and compensation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-210.4 — Duties of the Council.

Article 14 - Driver Education

N.C.G.S. § 115C-215 — Administration of driver education program by the Department of Public Instruction.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-216 — Boards of education required to provide courses in operation of motor vehicles.

Article 14A - Charter Schools

N.C.G.S. § 115C-218 — Purpose of charter schools; role of State Board of Education; establishment of North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board and North Carolina Office of Charter Schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.1 — Eligible applicants; contents of applications; submission of applications for approval.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.2 — Opportunity to correct applications; opportunity to address Review Board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.3 — Fast-track replication of high-quality charter schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.5 — Final approval of applications for charter schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.6 — Review and renewal of charters.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.7 — Material revisions of charters.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.8 — Nonmaterial revisions of charters.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.9 — Appeals to the State Board of Education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.10 — Charter school exemptions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.15 — Charter school operation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.20 — Civil liability and insurance requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.25 — Open meetings and public records.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.30 — Accountability; reporting requirements to State Board of Education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.33 — School technology.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.35 — Charter school facilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.36 — Reservation of water and sewer capacity for proposed charter school facilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.37 — Public approval for private activity bonds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.40 — Charter school transportation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.42 — Charter School Transportation Grant Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.45 — Admission requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.50 — Charter school nonsectarian.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.55 — Nondiscrimination in charter schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.60 — Student discipline.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.65 — North Carolina School Report Cards.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.70 — Driving eligibility certificates.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.75 — General operating requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.80 — Display of the United States and North Carolina flags and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.85 — Course of study requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.90 — Employment requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.94 — Identification of low-performing and continually low-performing charter schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.95 — Causes for nonrenewal or termination; disputes.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.100 — Dissolution of a charter school.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.105 — State and local funds for a charter school.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.106 — Initial financial data reporting expenses.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.110 — Notice of the charter school process; review of charter schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.115 — Operation of NC Pre-K programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.120 — Remote charter academies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.121 — Remote charter academy enrollment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.122 — Remote charter academy requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.123 — Remote charter academy approval process.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.124 — Operation and renewal of remote charter academies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-218.125 — Evaluation.

Article 16 - Optional Programs

N.C.G.S. § 115C-230 — Special projects.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-231 — Adult education programs; tuition; limitation of enrollment of pupils over 21.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-232 — Local financing of summer schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-233 — Operation of summer schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-234 — Remote academies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-234.5 — Remote academy enrollment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-234.10 — Remote academy requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-234.15 — Remote academy approval process.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-234.20 — Operation and renewal of remote academies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-234.25 — Evaluation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.30 — Purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.31 — Extended services programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.32 — Needs assessment; community-based collaboration.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.33 — Plan for effective use of fiscal resources; comprehensive plan to implement extended services programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.50 — Purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.50A — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.51 — Application process.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.51A — Approval process.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.52 — Participation by other education partners.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.53 — Operation of cooperative innovative high schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.54 — Funds for cooperative innovative high schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.54A — Cooperative innovative high schools – supplemental allotment funding based on county development tier designation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.55 — Evaluation of cooperative innovative high schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.60 — Purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.61 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.62 — Creation and expansion of regional schools, and withdrawal from regional schools by participating units.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.63 — Regional school boards of directors; appointment; terms of office.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.64 — Board of directors; meetings; rules of procedure; officers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.65 — Board of directors; corporate powers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.66 — Board of directors; powers and duties.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.67 — Student admissions and assignment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.68 — Employees.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.69 — Parent Advisory Council; purpose; appointments.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.70 — State and local funds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.71 — Finance and budget.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.72 — Participating units.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.73 — Criminal history record checks.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.80 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.81 — Administration of the North Carolina Virtual Public School program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.82 — Allotment formula; adjustments to other allotments; enrollment reserve.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.83 — NCVPS Advisory Council.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.84 — NCVPS reporting requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-238.85 — Other virtual education providers.

Article 17 - Supporting Services

N.C.G.S. § 115C-239 — Authority of local boards of education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-240 — Authority and duties of State Board of Education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-241 — Assignment of school buses to schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-242 — Use and operation of school buses.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-242.1 — Installation and operation of automated school bus safety camera.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-243 — Use of school buses by senior citizen groups.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-244 — Assignment of pupils to school buses.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-245 — School bus drivers; monitors; safety assistants.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-246 — School bus routes.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-247 — Purchase of activity buses by local boards.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-248 — Inspection of school buses and activity buses; report of defects by drivers; discontinuing use until defects remedied.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-249 — Purchase and maintenance of school buses, materials and supplies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-249.1 — Purchase of tires for school buses; repair or refurbishment of tires for school buses.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-250 — Authority to expend funds for transportation of children with disabilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-250.3 — Extraordinary Transportation Costs Grant.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-250.5 — Homeless and foster student transportation grant.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-251 — Transportation supervisors.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-252 — Aid in lieu of transportation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-253 — Contracts for transportation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-254 — Use of school buses by State defense militia or North Carolina National Guard.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-255 — Liability insurance and waiver of immunity as to certain acts of bus drivers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-256 — School bus drivers under Workers' Compensation Act.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-257 — Attorney General to pay claims.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-258 — Provisions regarding payment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-259 — Claims must be filed within one year.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-262 — Liability insurance and tort liability.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-263 — School nutrition services.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-264 — Operation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-264.1 — Preference to high-calcium foods and beverages in purchasing contracts.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-264.2 — Vending machine sales.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-264.4 — Local preference for produce in schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-264.5 — Muscadine grape juice.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-265 — Rules and regulations for distribution of library/media personnel funds; employment of personnel.

Article 17C - Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission

N.C.G.S. § 115C-268.1 — Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-268.5 — Powers and duties of the Commission.

Article 17D - Educator preparation programs

N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.1 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.5 — Educator preparation programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.10 — Educator preparation program approval process.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.15 — Minimum admissions requirements for educator preparation programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.20 — Content and pedagogy requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.25 — Clinical partnerships and practice in educator preparation programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.30 — Teacher assistants engaged in internships.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.31 — Teacher Assistant Tuition Reimbursement Grant Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.32 — Teacher Apprentice Grant Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.35 — Accountability for educator preparation programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.40 — Risk factors for educator preparation programs; risk-assessment model.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.45 — Sanctions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.50 — EPP report cards.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-269.55 — Reports of alleged violations regarding educator preparation programs.

Article 17E - Licensure

N.C.G.S. § 115C-270.1 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-270.5 — State Board of Education establishes licensure requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-270.10 — Licensure fees.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-270.15 — Examination requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-270.20 — Licensure requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-270.21 — Licensure exception for Cherokee language instruction.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-270.25 — Out-of-state license applicants.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-270.30 — Licensure renewal.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-270.35 — License suspension and revocation.

Article 18 - Superintendents

N.C.G.S. § 115C-271 — Selection by local board of education, term of office.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-272 — Residence, oath of office, and salary of superintendent.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-273 — Salary schedule for superintendents.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-274 — Removal.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-275 — Vacancies in office of superintendent.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-276 — Duties of superintendent.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-277 — Office, equipment, and clerical assistance to be provided by board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-278 — Assistant superintendent and associate superintendent.

Article 19 - Principals and Supervisors

N.C.G.S. § 115C-284 — Method of selection and requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-284.1 — Administrator preparation programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-285 — Salary.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-285.1 — Principal recruitment supplement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-286 — Rules for conduct of principals and supervisors.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-286.1 — Evaluations of principals.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-287.1 — Method of employment of principals, assistant principals, supervisors, and directors.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-288 — Powers and duties of principal.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-289 — Assignment of principal's duties to assistant or acting principal; duties of State-funded assistant principals.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-289.1 — Supervisor duty to report; intimidation of school employee.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-289.2 — Report on the state of the school administration profession in North Carolina.

Article 20 - Teachers

N.C.G.S. § 115C-295 — Minimum age and license prerequisites.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-296.2 — National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-296.2A — National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification participation fee grant program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-296.5 — North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching; powers and duties of trustees; reporting requirement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-296.6 — Composition of board of trustees; terms; officers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-296.7 — North Carolina Teacher Corps.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-298.5 — Adjunct K-12 instructors in core academic subjects, fine and performing arts, and foreign languages.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-299 — Hiring of teachers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-299.5 — Duty to monitor the state of the teaching profession.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-300 — In-service training.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-300.1 — New teacher induction programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-301 — Allocation of teachers; class size.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-301.1 — Duty-free instructional planning time.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-302.1 — Salary.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-302.3 — Salary credit for service in the Armed Forces.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-302.7 — Salary supplement for highly qualified teaching graduates.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-302.8 — Small county and low-wealth signing bonus.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-302.10 — Qualifications for certain education-based salary supplements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-303 — Withholding of salary.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-303.1 — Public recognition program for teachers who have taught for 40 years.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-307 — Duties of teachers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-308 — Rules for teacher's conduct.

Article 20A - Advanced Teaching Roles

N.C.G.S. § 115C-310.1 — Purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-310.3 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-310.5 — Advanced teaching roles plan approval.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-310.7 — Advanced teaching roles unit flexibility.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-310.9 — Renewal and termination of program participation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-310.11 — Advanced teaching roles grants.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-310.13 — Advanced teaching roles salary supplements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-310.15 — Program evaluation.

Article 21 - Other Employees

N.C.G.S. § 115C-315 — Hiring of school personnel.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-316 — Salary and vacation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-316.1 — Duties of school counselors.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-316.2 — School health personnel reports.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-316.5 — School health personnel allotment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-317 — Penalty for making false reports or records.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-317.1 — School social workers and transporting students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-318 — Liability insurance for nonteaching public school personnel.

Article 21A - Employee Personnel Records

N.C.G.S. § 115C-319 — Personnel files not subject to inspection.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-320 — Publication and inspection of certain records.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-321 — Confidential information in personnel files; access to information.

Article 22 - General Regulations

N.C.G.S. § 115C-323 — Employee health certificate.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-324 — Disposition of payment due employees at time of death.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325 — System of employment for public school teachers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.1 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.2 — Personnel files.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.3 — Teacher contracts.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.4 — Dismissal or demotion for cause.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.5 — Teacher suspension.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.6 — Procedure for dismissal or demotion of a teacher for cause.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.7 — Hearing before board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.8 — Right of appeal.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.9 — Teacher resignation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.10 — Application to certain institutions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.11 — Dismissal of school administrators and teachers employed in low-performing residential schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.12 — Procedure for dismissal of principals employed in low-performing schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-325.13 — Procedure for dismissal of teachers employed in low-performing schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-326.5 — Job sharing by school employees.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-326.20 — Reporting misconduct of licensed school employees.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-330 — Employment of handicapped.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-332 — School personnel criminal history checks.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-332.1 — Sex offender registries checks for certain contractual personnel.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-333 — Evaluation of licensed employees including certain superintendents; mandatory improvement plans; State board notification upon dismissal of employees.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-333.1 — Evaluation of teachers in schools not identified as low-performing; mandatory improvement plans; State Board notification upon dismissal of teachers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-333.2 — Teacher evaluation reports.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-334 — Assessment teams.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-335 — Development of performance standards and criteria for licensed employees; training and remediation programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-335.5 — Policies addressing harassment of school employees; protection against retaliation for reporting harassment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-335.9 — Equal access for all education employee associations.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-335.15 — Conflicts of interest training for certain public school employees.

Article 23 - Employment Benefits

N.C.G.S. § 115C-336 — Sick leave.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-336.1 — Parental leave.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-337 — Workers' compensation for school employees.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-338 — Salaries for employees injured during an episode of violence.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-339 — Retirement plan.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-340 — Health insurance.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-341 — Annuity contracts from local boards of education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-341.1 — Flexible Compensation Plan.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-341.2 — Department of State Treasurer sponsored 403(b) option.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-342 — Group insurance and credit unions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-344 — Employment benefits for exchange teachers.

Article 24 - Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel

N.C.G.S. § 115C-349 — Purpose, findings, and policy.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-350 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-351 — Interstate educational personnel contracts.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-352 — Approved and accepted programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-353 — Interstate cooperation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-354 — Agreement evaluation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-355 — Other arrangements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-356 — Effect and withdrawal.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-357 — Construction and severability.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-358 — Designated state official.

Article 25 - Admission and Assignment of Students

N.C.G.S. § 115C-364 — Admission requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-366 — Assignment of student to a particular school.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-366.1 — Local boards of education; tuition charges.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-366.3 — Classroom placement of multiple birth siblings.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-366.4 — Assignment of students convicted of cyber-bullying.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-367 — Assignment on certain bases prohibited.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-368 — Notice of assignment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-369 — Application for reassignment; notice of disapproval; hearing before board.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-370 — Judicial review of board's decision.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-371 — Assignment to special education programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-372 — Assignment to school bus.

Article 25A - Special Medical Needs of Students and Identification of Sexual Abuse of Students

N.C.G.S. § 115C-375.1 — To provide some medical care to students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-375.2 — Possession and self-administration of asthma medication by students with asthma or students subject to anaphylactic reactions, or both.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-375.2A — School supply of epinephrine delivery systems.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-375.3 — Guidelines to support and assist students with diabetes.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-375.4 — Meningococcal Meningitis and Influenza and Their Vaccines.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-375.5 — Education for pregnant and parenting students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-375.20 — Child sexual abuse and sex trafficking training program required.

Article 25B - Health Needs of Students

N.C.G.S. § 115C-376.5 — School-based mental health plan required.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-377 — Feminine Hygiene Products Grant Program.

Article 26 - Attendance

N.C.G.S. § 115C-378 — Children required to attend.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-379 — Method of enforcement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-380 — Penalty for violation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-381 — School social workers; reports; prosecutions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-382 — Investigation of indigency.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-382.5 — Student attendance recognition programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-384 — Student records and fees.

Article 27 - Discipline

N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.1 — State policy and definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.2 — Discipline policies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.3 — Reasonable force.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.4 — Corporal punishment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.5 — Short-term suspension.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.6 — Short-term suspension procedures.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.7 — Long-term suspension.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.8 — Long-term suspension procedures.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.9 — Alternative education services.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.10 — 365-day suspension for gun possession.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.11 — Expulsion.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-390.12 — Request for readmission.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-391.1 — Permissible use of seclusion and restraint.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-391.2 — Searches of students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-392 — Appeal of disciplinary measures.

Article 27A - Management and Placement of Disruptive Students

N.C.G.S. § 115C-397.1 — Management and placement of disruptive students.

Article 28 - Student Liability

N.C.G.S. § 115C-398 — Damage to school buildings, furnishings, textbooks.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-399 — Trespass on or damage to school bus.

Article 29 - Protective Provisions and Maintenance of Student Records

N.C.G.S. § 115C-400 — School personnel to report child abuse.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-401 — School counseling inadmissible evidence.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-401.1 — Prohibition on the disclosure of information about students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-401.2 — Student online privacy protection.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-402 — Student records; maintenance; contents; confidentiality.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-402.5 — Student data system security.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-402.15 — Parental notification regarding rights to student records and opt-out opportunities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-403 — Flagging and verification of student records; notification of law enforcement agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-404 — Use of juvenile court information.

Article 29A - Policy Prohibiting Use of Tobacco Products

N.C.G.S. § 115C-407 — Policy prohibiting tobacco use in school buildings, grounds, and at school-sponsored events.

Article 29B - Educational Opportunities for Military Children

N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.5 — Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.6 — Creation of a State Council.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.7 — Appointment of compact commissioner.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.8 — Effective date of compact.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.12 — Educational opportunities for children of National Guard and Reserve members not in active duty status.

Article 29C - School Violence Prevention

N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.15 — Bullying and harassing behavior.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.16 — Policy against bullying or harassing behavior.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.17 — Prevention of school violence.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.18 — Construction of this Article.

Article 29D - Religious Activity and Cultural Expression

N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.30 — Student rights to engage in prayer and religious activity.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.31 — Administrative remedies and cause of action for complaints regarding exercise of religious activity.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.32 — Religious activity for school personnel.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.33 — Limitations of Article.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.40 — Cultural expression at graduation ceremonies.

Article 29E - High School Interscholastic Athletic Activities

N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.50 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.55 — Rules for high school interscholastic athletic activities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.57 — Rules on concussions and head injuries.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.58 — Emergency action plans.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.59 — Athletic eligibility.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.60 — Administration and enforcement of high school interscholastic athletic activity rules.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.61 — Memorandum of understanding requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.65 — Conduct of high school interscholastic athletic activities by public school units.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.70 — Middle school interscholastic athletic activities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-407.75 — Public school units annual interscholastic athletic reports.

Article 30 - Financial Powers of the State Board of Education

N.C.G.S. § 115C-408 — Funds under control of the State Board of Education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-409 — Power to accept federal funds and aid.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-410 — Power to accept gifts and grants.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-411 — Authority to invest school funds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-412 — Power to purchase at mortgage sales.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-413 — Power to adjust debts.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-414 — State Board as successor to powers of abolished commissions and boards.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-416 — Power to allot funds for teachers and other personnel.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-417 — Availability of funds allocated for staff development.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-419 — Full-time equivalent student calculation; report.

Article 31 - The School Budget and Fiscal Control Act

N.C.G.S. § 115C-422 — Short title.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-423 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-424 — Uniform system; conflicting laws and local acts superseded.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-425 — Annual balanced budget resolution.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-426 — Uniform budget format.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-426.1 — Vending facilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-426.2 — Joint planning.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-427 — Preparation and submission of budget and budget message.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-428 — Filing and publication of the budget; budget hearing.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-429 — Approval of budget; submission to county commissioners; commissioners' action on budget. [Effective until June 30, 2023]
N.C.G.S. § 115C-430 — Apportionment of county appropriations among local school administrative units.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-431 — Procedure for resolution of dispute between board of education and board of county commissioners.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-432 — The budget resolution; adoption; limitations; tax levy; filing.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-433 — Amendments to the budget resolution; budget transfers.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-434 — Interim budget.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-435 — School finance officer.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-436 — Duties of school finance officer.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-437 — Allocation of revenues to the local school administrative unit by the county.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-438 — Provision for disbursement of State money.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-439 — Facsimile signatures.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-440 — Accounting system.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-440.1 — Report on county spending on public capital outlay.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-441 — Budgetary accounting for appropriations.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-441.1 — Dependent care assistance program.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-442 — Fidelity bonds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-443 — Investment of idle cash.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-444 — Selection of depository; deposits to be secured.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-445 — Daily deposits.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-446 — Semiannual reports on status of deposits and investments.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-447 — Annual independent audit.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-448 — Special funds of individual schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-449 — Proceeds of insurance claims.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-450 — School food services.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-451 — Reports to State Board of Education; failure to comply with School Budget Act.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-452 — Fines and forfeitures.

Article 31A - Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund

N.C.G.S. § 115C-457.1 — Creation of Fund; administration.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-457.2 — Remittance of moneys to the Fund.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-457.3 — Appropriation of moneys in the Fund.

Article 32 - State Literary Fund

N.C.G.S. § 115C-458 — State Literary Fund.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-459 — Terms of loans.

Article 32E - North Carolina Education Endowment Fund

N.C.G.S. § 115C-472.16 — Establishment of the North Carolina Education Endowment Fund.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-472.17 — §§ 115C-472.17 through 115C-472.21. (Reserved)

Article 32F - Supplemental School Funding

N.C.G.S. § 115C-472.22 — Supplemental funding in low-wealth counties.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-472.23 — Small county school system supplemental funding.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-472.24 — Disadvantaged student supplemental funding.

Article 33 - Assumption of School District Indebtedness by Counties

N.C.G.S. § 115C-473 — Method of assumption; validation of proceedings.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-474 — Taxes levied and collected for bonds assumed to be paid into school debt service fund of county; discharge of sinking fund custodian.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-475 — Allocation to district bonds of taxes collected.

Article 34 - Refunding and Funding Bonds of School Districts

N.C.G.S. § 115C-481 — School district defined.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-482 — Continuance of district until bonds are paid.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-483 — Funding and refunding of bonds authorized; issuance and sale or exchange; tax levy for repayment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-484 — Issuance of bonds by cities and towns; debt statement; tax levy for repayment.

Article 34B - Qualified Zone Academy Bonds and Qualified School Construction Bonds

N.C.G.S. § 115C-489.5 — Qualified zone academy bonds and qualified school construction bonds; findings.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-489.6 — Administration; consultation; issuance of bonds.

Article 35 - Voluntary Endowment Fund for Public Schools

N.C.G.S. § 115C-490 — Creation of endowment funds; administration.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-491 — Boards of trustees public corporations; powers and authority generally; investments.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-492 — Expenditure of funds; pledges.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-493 — When only income from fund expended.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-494 — Property and income of board of trustees exempt from State taxation.

Article 36 - Voted Tax Supplements for School Purposes

N.C.G.S. § 115C-500 — Superintendents must furnish boundaries of special taxing districts.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-501 — Purposes for which elections may be called.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-502 — Maximum rate and frequency of elections.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-503 — Who may petition for election.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-504 — Necessary information in petitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-505 — Boards of education must consider petitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-506 — Action of board of county commissioners or governing body of municipality.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-507 — Rules governing elections.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-508 — Effective date; levy of taxes.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-509 — Conveyance of school property upon enlargement of city administrative unit.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-510 — Elections in districts created from portions of contiguous counties.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-511 — Levy and collection of taxes.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-512 — Expansion of existing supplemental school tax area pursuant to merger of school administrative units in certain counties.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-513 — Special tax for certain merged school administrative units.

Article 37 - School Sites and Property

N.C.G.S. § 115C-517 — Acquisition of sites.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-518 — Disposition of school property; easements and rights-of-way.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-519 — Deeds to property.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-520 — Vehicles owned by boards of education.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-521 — Erection of school buildings.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-521.1 — Building standards for preschool students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-522 — Provision of equipment for buildings.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-523 — Care of school property.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-523.1 — Duty to insure public school property.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-523.2 — Flood insurance.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-524 — Repair of school property; use of buildings for other than school purposes.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-525 — Fire prevention.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-526 — Reward for information leading to arrest of persons damaging school property.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-527 — Use of schools and other public buildings for political meetings.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-528 — Lease purchase and installment purchase contracts for certain equipment.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-529 — Useful life guidelines.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-530 — Operational leases of school buildings and school facilities.

Article 38A - Public School Building Capital Fund

N.C.G.S. § 115C-546.1 — Creation of Fund; administration.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-546.2 — Allocations from the Fund; uses; expenditures; reversion to General Fund; matching requirements.

Article 38B - Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund

N.C.G.S. § 115C-546.10 — Fund created; purpose; prioritization.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-546.11 — Matching requirement; use of funds; maximum awards; project review.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-546.12 — Grant agreement; requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-546.13 — Lease exception; requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-546.14 — Reporting.

Article 38C - Public School Building Repair and Renovation Fund

N.C.G.S. § 115C-546.20 — Fund created; administration.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-546.21 — Fund disbursements; allowable uses.

Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools

N.C.G.S. § 115C-547 — Policy.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-548 — Attendance; health and safety regulations.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-548.1 — Athletic teams.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-549 — Standardized testing requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-550 — High school competency testing.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-550.5 — Remote instruction.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-551 — Voluntary participation in the State programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-552 — New school notice requirements; termination.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-553 — Duly authorized representative.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-554 — Requirements exclusive.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-555 — Qualification of nonpublic schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-556 — Attendance; health and safety regulations.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-556.1 — Athletic teams.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-557 — Standardized testing requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-558 — High school competency testing.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-558.5 — Remote instruction.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-559 — Voluntary participation in the State programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-560 — New school notice requirements; termination.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-561 — Duly authorized representative.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-562 — Requirements exclusive.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-562.1 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-562.2 — Scholarship grants.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-562.3 — Verification of eligibility; information from other State agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-562.4 — Identification of nonpublic schools and distribution of scholarship grant information.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-562.5 — Obligations of nonpublic schools accepting eligible students receiving scholarship grants.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-562.6 — Scholarship endorsement.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-562.7 — Reporting requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-562.8 — The Opportunity Scholarship Grant Fund Reserve.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-563 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-564 — Qualifications and requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-565 — Requirements exclusive.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-565.1 — Eligibility to participate in certain testing administration in local school administrative units.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-566 — Driving eligibility certificates; requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-566.1 — Disclosure of student data and records by nonpublic schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-567.1 — Outreach and assistance for parents and students.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-567.10 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-567.11 — Tuition liability limitation.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-567.12 — Applicability.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-567.13 — Severability.

Article 41 - Personal Education Student Accounts for Children with Disabilities

N.C.G.S. § 115C-590 — North Carolina Personal Education Student Accounts for Children with Disabilities Program established.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-591 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-592 — Award of scholarship funds for a personal education student account.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-593 — Student continuing eligibility.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-594 — Verification of eligibility; information from other State agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-595 — Parental agreement; use of funds.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-596 — Identification of nonpublic schools and distribution of personal education student account information.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-597 — Administration.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-598 — Reporting requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-599 — Duties of State agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 115C-600 — Funds for Personal Education Student Accounts.