HB 191 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

School Calendar Flexibility/Durham, Person/August 10 and Assessments.

HB 191 grants Durham County and Person County Schools flexibility in setting their 2025-2026 school calendar start date, allowing them to open as early as August 19 (instead of the usual August 26) if they have documented emergency closures (8+ days per year for 4 of the last 10 years). It also permits these districts to administer standardized assessments earlier if their fall semester ends before December 31. The bill modifies existing state requirements for school opening/closing dates and assessment timing specifically for these two counties. The changes apply only to the 2025-2026 school year and require documented emergency closure history to qualify for the earlier start date.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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This bill update primarily involves formatting and metadata changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The bill's short title, sponsor information, and reference details were updated to reflect current legislative procedures and formatting standards. No changes were made to the actual content of the bill regarding school flexibility provisions.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill identification from DRH10076-NH-92 to H191-v-1 and changed the header format to match current General Assembly standards

Added reference to the North Carolina General Assembly website for complete sponsor information instead of listing individual sponsors

Updated committee referral information to include Education-K12, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House with February 26, 2025 date

Changed page footer from DRH10076-NH-92 to House Bill 191-First Edition for consistency with current formatting standards

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Feb 26, 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 25, 2025

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0 primary · 11 co-sponsors