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NC Gen Stat § 115C-562.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-562.7 - Authority reporting requirements.

 115C-562.7. Authority reporting requirements.(a) Repealed by Session Laws 2014-100, s. 8.25(e), effective August 7, 2014.(b) The Authority shall report annually, no later than October 15, to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the following information from the prior school year:(1) Total number, grade level, race, ethnicity, and sex of eligible students receiving scholarship grants.(2) Total amount of scholarship grant funding awarded.(3) Number of students previously enrolled in local school administrative units or charter schools in the prior semester by the previously attended local school administrative unit or charter school.(4) Nonpublic schools in which scholarship grant recipients are enrolled, including numbers of scholarship grant students at each nonpublic school.(5) Nonpublic schools deemed ineligible to receive scholarships.(c) The Authority shall report annually, no later than December 1, to the Department of Public Instruction and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the following:(1) Learning gains or losses of students receiving scholarship grants. The report shall include learning gains of participating students on a statewide basis and shall compare, to the extent possible, the learning gains or losses of eligible students by nonpublic school to the statewide learning gains or losses of public school students with similar socioeconomic backgrounds, using aggregate standardized test performance data provided to the Authority by nonpublic schools and by the Department of Public Instruction.(2) Competitive effects on public school performance on standardized tests as a result of the scholarship grant program. The report shall analyze the impact of the availability of scholarship grants on public school performance on standardized tests by local school administrative units to the extent possible, and shall provide comparisons of the impact by geographic region and between rural and urban local school administrative units.This report shall be conducted by an independent research organization to be selected by the Authority, which may be a public or private entity or university. The independent research organization shall report to the Authority on the results of its research. The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee shall review reports from the Authority and shall make ongoing recommendations to the General Assembly as needed regarding improving administration and accountability for nonpublic schools accepting students receiving scholarship grants.  (2013-360, s. 8.29(a); 2014-100, s. 8.25(e), (f); 2018-5, s. 10A.1(e).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-562.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-562.8 - The Opportunity Scholarship Grant Fund Reserve.

 115C-562.8. The Opportunity Scholarship Grant Fund Reserve.(a) The Opportunity Scholarship Grant Fund Reserve is established as a reserve to be administered by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for the purpose of allocating funds to the Authority for the award of scholarship grants in accordance with this Part. The Reserve shall consist of monies appropriated from the General Fund to the Reserve by the General Assembly and any interest accrued to it thereon. These funds shall be used to award scholarship grants to eligible students for the school year that begins in the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the appropriation is made to the Reserve. The Board of Governors shall only use monies in the Reserve in accordance with the purposes set forth in this section. Funds appropriated in a particular fiscal year to be used for the award of scholarships in the following fiscal year that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the funds were appropriated shall be carried forward for one fiscal year and may be used for the purposes set forth in this section. Funds carried forward pursuant to this section that have not been spent within one fiscal year shall revert to the General Fund.(b) The General Assembly finds that, due to the critical need in this State to provide opportunity for school choice for North Carolina students, it is imperative that the State provide an increase of funds of at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) each fiscal year for 10 years to the Opportunity Scholarship Grant Fund Reserve. Therefore, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Reserve the following amounts for each fiscal year to be used for the purposes set forth in this section:Fiscal Year  Appropriation  2017-2018  $44,840,000  2018-2019  $54,840,000  2019-2020  $64,840,000  2020-2021  $74,840,000  2021-2022  $84,840,000  2022-2023  $94,840,000  2023-2024  $104,840,000  2024-2025  $114,840,000  2025-2026  $124,840,000  2026-2027  $134,840,000  For the 2027-2028 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Reserve the sum of one hundred forty-four million eight hundred forty thousand dollars ($144,840,000) to be used for the purposes set forth in this section. When developing the base budget, as defined by G.S. 143C-1-1, for each fiscal year specified in this subsection, the Director of the Budget shall include the appropriated amount specified in this subsection for that fiscal year.(c) Of the funds allocated to the Authority to award scholarship grants under this Part, the Authority may retain the lesser of up to four percent (4%) of the funds appropriated or one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) each fiscal year for administrative costs associated with the scholarship grant program.  (2016-94, ss. 11A.3(f), (g); 2017-57, ss. 6.6(b), (g).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-563 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-563 - Definitions.

 115C-563. Definitions.As used in this Part or Parts 1 and 2 of this Article:(a) "Home school" means a nonpublic school consisting of the children of not more than two families or households, where the parents or legal guardians or members of either household determine the scope and sequence of academic instruction, provide academic instruction, and determine additional sources of academic instruction.(b) "Duly authorized representative of the State" means the Director, Division of Nonpublic Education, or his staff.  (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 891, s. 1; 2013-57, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-564 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-564 - Qualifications and requirements.

 115C-564. Qualifications and requirements.A home school shall make the election to operate under the qualifications of either Part 1 or Part 2 of this Article and shall meet the requirements of the Part elected, except that any requirement related to safety and sanitation inspections shall be waived if the school operates in a private residence and except that testing requirements in G.S. 115C-549 and G.S. 115C-557 shall be on an annual basis. The persons providing academic instruction in a home school shall hold at least a high school diploma or its equivalent. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 891, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-565 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-565 - Requirements exclusive.

 115C-565. Requirements exclusive.No school which complies with this Part shall be subject to any other provision of law relating to education except requirements of law respecting immunization. The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall provide to home schools information about meningococcal meningitis and influenza and their vaccines. This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page. The information shall include the causes, symptoms, and how meningococcal meningitis and influenza are spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children.The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also provide to home schools information about cervical cancer, cervical dysplasia, human papillomavirus, and the vaccines available to prevent these diseases. This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page. This information shall include the causes and symptoms of these diseases, how they are transmitted, how they may be prevented by vaccination, including the benefits and possible side effects of vaccination, and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children.The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also provide to home schools information on the preventable risks for preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies, including induced abortion, smoking, alcohol consumption, the use of illicit drugs, and inadequate prenatal care. This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page.The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also provide to home schools information on the manner in which a parent may lawfully abandon a newborn baby with a responsible person, in accordance with G.S. 7B-500. This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page.  (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 891, s. 1; 2004-118, s. 6; 2007-59, s. 5; 2007-126, s. 5; 2013-307, s. 1.4.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-566.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-566.1 - Disclosure of student data and records by nonpublic schools.

 115C-566.1. Disclosure of student data and records by nonpublic schools.A nonpublic school that discloses personally identifiable information in student data or records according to the terms of a written agreement with a State agency, local school administrative unit, community college, or constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, shall not be liable for a breach of confidentiality, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction of the student data or records if the breach, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction results from actions or omissions of either (i) the State agency, local school administrative unit, community college, or constituent institution of The University of North Carolina to which the data was provided or (ii) persons provided access to the data or records by those entities.  (2012-133, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-567.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-567.10 - Definitions.

 115C-567.10. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Part:(1) Claim. - A claim or cause of action seeking any legal or equitable remedy or relief.(2) COVID-19. - The coronavirus disease 2019.(3) COVID-19 emergency declaration. - Executive Order No. 116 issued March 10, 2020, by Governor Roy A. Cooper, including any amendments issued by executive order, subject to extensions under Chapter 166A of the General Statutes.(4) COVID-19 essential business executive order. - Executive Order No. 121 issued March 27, 2020, by Governor Roy A. Cooper, including any amendments issued by executive order, subject to extensions under Chapter 166A of the General Statutes.(5) Individual. - A person paying, or on whose behalf a third party is paying, tuition, fees, or room and board to a nonpublic school for the 2019-2020 academic year.(6) Nonpublic school. - Any of the following schools, including the owners, directors, trustees, officers, employees, contractors, and agents of those schools:a. A private church school or school of religious charter in compliance with Part 1 of this Article.b. A qualified nonpublic school in compliance with Part 2 of this Article.  (2020-49, s. 10(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-567.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-567.11 - Tuition liability limitation.

 115C-567.11. Tuition liability limitation.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to G.S. 115C-567.12, a nonpublic school shall have immunity from claims by an individual, if all of the following apply:(1) The claim arises out of or is in connection with tuition or fees paid to the nonpublic school for the 2019-2020 academic year.(2) The claim alleges losses or damages arising from an act or omission by the nonpublic school during or in response to COVID-19, the COVID-19 emergency declaration, or the COVID-19 essential business executive order.(3) The alleged act or omission by the nonpublic school was reasonably related to protecting the public health, safety, or welfare in response to the COVID-19 emergency declaration, COVID-19 essential business executive order, or applicable guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.(4) The nonpublic school offered remote learning options for enrolled students during the 2019-2020 academic year that allowed students to complete the academic year.(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to losses or damages that resulted solely from a breach of an express contractual provision allocating liability in the event of a pandemic event.(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to losses or damages caused by an act or omission of the nonpublic school that was in bad faith or malicious.  (2020-49, s. 10(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-567.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-567.12 - Applicability.

 115C-567.12. Applicability.This Part applies to alleged acts or omissions occurring on or after the issuance of the COVID-19 emergency declaration until July 1, 2020. The provisions of this Part shall be in addition to all other immunities provided by applicable State law.  (2020-49, s. 10(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-567.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 39 - Nonpublic Schools.|§ 115C-567.13 - Severability.

 115C-567.13. Severability.It is a matter of vital State concern affecting the public health, safety, and welfare that nonpublic schools continue to be able to fulfill their educational missions during the COVID-19 pandemic without civil liability for any acts or omissions for which immunity is provided in this Part. This Part shall be liberally construed to effectuate those public purposes. The provisions of this Part are severable. If any part of this Part is declared to be invalid by a court, the invalidity does not affect other parts of this Part that can be given effect without the invalid provision.  (2020-49, s. 10(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-568 through 115C-583 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 40 - Proprietary Schools.|§ 115C-568 through 115C-583 - through 115C-583: Recodified as §§ 115D-87 through 115D-97 by Session Laws 1987, c. 442, s. 2.

 115C-568 through 115C-583: Recodified as 115D-87 through 115D-97 by Session Laws 1987, c. 442, s. 2.
NC Gen Stat § 115C-590 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 41 - Personal Education Savings Accounts.|§ 115C-590 - North Carolina Personal Education Savings Account Program established.

 115C-590. North Carolina Personal Education Savings Account Program established.There is established the North Carolina Personal Education Savings Accounts Program to provide the option for a parent to better meet the individual educational needs of the parent's child.  (2017-57, s. 10A.4(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-591 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 41 - Personal Education Savings Accounts.|§ 115C-591 - Definitions.

 115C-591. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Authority. - Defined in G.S. 116-201.(2) Division. - The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration.(3) Eligible student. - A student residing in North Carolina who has not yet received a high school diploma and who meets all of the following requirements:a. Is eligible to attend a North Carolina public school pursuant to G.S. 115C-366.b. Has not enrolled in a postsecondary institution in a matriculated status eligible for enrollment for 12 hours of academic credit.c. Is a child with a disability, as defined in G.S. 115C-106.3(1), including, for example, intellectual disability, hearing impairment, speech or language impairment, visual impairment, serious emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, specific learning disability, or disability as may be required to be included under IDEA.d. Has not been placed in a nonpublic school or facility by a public agency at public expense.(4) Nonpublic school. - A school that meets the requirements of Part 1, 2, or 3 of Article 39 of this Chapter, as identified by the Division.(5) Parent. - A parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of an eligible student.(5a) Part-time student. - A child enrolled part time in a public school and part time in a nonpublic school that exclusively provides services for children with disabilities.(6) Personal Education Savings Account or PESA. - A bank account provided to a parent for the purpose of holding scholarship funds awarded by the Authority for an eligible student to be used for qualifying education expenses under G.S. 115C-595.  (2017-57, s. 10A.4(a); 2018-2, s. 6(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-593 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 41 - Personal Education Savings Accounts.|§ 115C-593 - Student continuing eligibility.

 115C-593. Student continuing eligibility.After the initial disbursement of funds, the Authority shall ensure that the student's continuing eligibility is assessed at least every three years by one of the following:(1) The local education agency. - The local education agency shall assess if the student continues to be a child with a disability and verify the outcome on a form to be provided to the Authority.(2) A licensed psychologist with a school psychology focus or a psychiatrist. - The psychologist or psychiatrist shall assess, after review of appropriate medical and educational records, if the education and related services received by the student in the nonpublic school setting have improved the child's educational performance and if the student would continue to benefit from placement in the nonpublic school setting. The psychologist or psychiatrist shall verify the outcome of the assessment on a form to be provided to the Authority.  (2017-57, s. 10A.4(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-594 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 41 - Personal Education Savings Accounts.|§ 115C-594 - Verification of eligibility.

 115C-594. Verification of eligibility.(a) Verification of Information. - The Authority may seek verification of information on any application for the award of scholarship funds for a personal education savings account. The Authority shall select and verify six percent (6%) of applications annually, including those with apparent errors on the face of the application. The Authority shall establish rules for the verification process. If a household fails to cooperate with verification efforts, the Authority shall revoke the award of scholarship funds for a PESA for the eligible student.(b) Access to Information. - Household members of applicants for the award of scholarship funds for a PESA shall authorize the Authority to access information needed for verification efforts held by other State agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Public Instruction.  (2017-57, s. 10A.4(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-596 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 41 - Personal Education Savings Accounts.|§ 115C-596 - Identification of nonpublic schools and distribution of personal education savings account information.

 115C-596. Identification of nonpublic schools and distribution of personal education savings account information.(a) List of Nonpublic Schools. - The Division shall provide annually by February 1 to the Authority a list of all nonpublic schools operating in the State that meet the requirements of Part 1, 2, or 3 of Article 39 of this Chapter.(b) Information on PESAs to the Division. - The Authority shall provide information about personal education savings accounts to the Division. The Division shall provide information about PESAs to all qualified nonpublic schools on an annual basis.  (2017-57, s. 10A.4(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-597 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 41 - Personal Education Savings Accounts.|§ 115C-597 - Administration.

 115C-597. Administration.(a) Rules and Regulations. - The Authority shall establish rules and regulations for the administration of the program, including the following:(1) The administration and awarding of scholarship funds, including a lottery process for the selection of recipients within the criteria established by G.S. 115C-592(a), if necessary.(2) Requiring a surety bond or insurance to be held by account holders.(3) Use of the funds and the reporting of expenditures.(4) Monitoring and control of spending scholarship funds deposited in a personal education savings account.(b) Contract for Management of PESAs. - The Authority may contract with a private financial management firm or institution to manage PESAs in accordance with this Article.(c) Annual Audits. - The Authority shall conduct annual audits of PESAs and may audit a random sampling of PESAs as needed to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Article. The Authority may contract with an independent entity to conduct these audits. The Authority may remove a parent or eligible student from the program and close a personal education savings account for failure to comply with the terms of the parental agreement, for failure to comply with applicable laws, or because the student is no longer an eligible student.(d) Administration Costs. - Of the funds allocated to the Authority to award scholarship funds under this Article, the Authority may retain up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) each fiscal year for administrative costs associated with the program, including contracting with non-State entities for administration of certain components of the program.  (2017-57, s. 10A.4(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-598 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 41 - Personal Education Savings Accounts.|§ 115C-598 - Reporting requirements.

 115C-598. Reporting requirements.The Authority shall report annually, no later than October 15, to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the following information from the prior school year:(1) Total number, grade level, race, ethnicity, and sex of eligible students receiving scholarship funds.(2) Total amount of scholarship funding awarded.(3) Number of students previously enrolled in public schools in the prior semester by the previously attended local education agency.(4) Nonpublic schools in which scholarship recipients are enrolled, including numbers of scholarship recipients at each nonpublic school.(5) The number of substantiated cases of fraud by recipients and the number of parents or students removed from the program for noncompliance with the provisions of this Article.  (2017-57, s. 10A.4(a); 2018-5, s. 10A.1(g).)