HB 176 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

School Calendar Flexibility/Kannapolis/Open Calendar.

HB 176 allows Kannapolis City Schools to start the school year as early as August 19 (instead of the standard August 26) if they demonstrate "good cause" - specifically, if the district has experienced at least eight emergency closures (due to weather, power outages, etc.) in any four of the past ten years. This exception applies only to Kannapolis for the 2025-2026 school year and does not change state requirements for other North Carolina school districts. The bill requires schools to still meet minimum instructional day requirements, and the change only affects Kannapolis’ calendar, not broader state education rules.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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This diff shows primarily administrative and formatting changes to the bill header rather than substantive policy changes. The bill's core content regarding flexibility for Kannapolis City Schools remains unchanged, with only metadata updates to the document versioning and sponsor information.

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Updated bill identifier from DRH30090-NH-95 to H176-v-1 to reflect the new edition version

Added sponsor reference directing users to the North Carolina General Assembly website for complete sponsor list

Updated referral information to include specific committee assignments (Education K-12, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) with date February 25, 2025

Reformatted header layout and page numbering from Filed version to Edition 1

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Feb 25, 2025

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

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Feb 21, 2025

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0 primary · 13 co-sponsors