HB 104 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

School Calendar Flexibility/Buncombe/Open Calendar.

HB 104 allows Buncombe County Schools to adopt an earlier school start date (no earlier than August 19, instead of the standard August 26) if the district meets "good cause" criteria - specifically, if they've had eight or more school closure days annually due to weather or emergencies during four of the last ten years. The bill amends a state law to grant this specific waiver for Buncombe County only, without changing statewide calendar requirements. It applies only to Buncombe County Schools beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and does not alter closing dates or instructional day minimums. This is a targeted local flexibility measure, not a statewide policy change.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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The bill's header information was updated to reflect multiple sponsors (Prather, Ager, and Turner) instead of a single sponsor, and the referral information was expanded to include additional committees. The bill number designation was changed from a draft identifier to the official edition number, indicating the bill has moved from initial filing to its first published version. These changes reflect procedural updates rather than substantive policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Sponsor list expanded from Representative Prather to Representatives Prather, Ager, and Turner as primary sponsors, with a note directing users to the General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list.

Referred committees expanded from unspecified to State and Local Government, Education - K-12, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House, with a date of February 13, 2025.

Bill identifier changed from draft number DRH10052-NH-48 to official edition number H104-v-1.

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Committee

Feb 24, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Filed

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2 primary · 11 co-sponsors