HB 265 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

School Calendar Flexibility/Charlotte-Mecklenburg/Community Colleges.

HB 265 allows Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) to align its academic calendar with the schedule of local community colleges, removing the requirement that CMS follow the standard August 26 opening date and June 11 closing date. The bill directly affects CMS, enabling it to coordinate school terms with community college calendars for better scheduling flexibility. Key provisions include waiving the standard date rules for CMS while requiring compliance with minimum instructional day requirements. This change applies only to CMS and takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025

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The bill text was reformatted and updated with additional sponsor information and a new version identifier. The primary substantive change is the expansion of the sponsor list to include four representatives instead of just one, with a note directing readers to the official website for a complete list. No substantive policy changes regarding scope, funding, eligibility, or requirements were identified in this diff.

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The bill header was reformatted with updated session information and version number changed from DRH30114-NH-96 to H265-v-1.

Additional sponsors (Cotham, T. Brown, and Lofton) were added to the sponsor list, with a reference to the official website for the complete list of sponsors.

The referral information was updated to include specific committee assignments (Education - K-12, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) with a new date of March 4, 2025.

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Mar 4, 2025

Committee

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

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Mar 3, 2025

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3 primary · 15 co-sponsors