HB 30 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

School Calendar Flexibility/Winston-Salem/Forsyth, Stokes, Davidson/August 11 and Assessments.

HB 30 grants Winston-Salem/Forsyth, Stokes, and Davidson County Schools additional flexibility to set their school calendar opening date as early as August 19 (instead of the standard August 26) if they demonstrate "good cause" through documented emergency closures (8+ days in 4 of the last 10 years). It also allows these districts to administer annual student assessments earlier if their fall semester ends before December 31. The bill modifies existing calendar rules under state law and applies only to these three school systems beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. These changes aim to accommodate emergency-related school closures while ensuring minimum instructional requirements are met.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a draft version to its first official edition, with minor text adjustments to the header and sponsor information. The substantive policy content regarding school calendar flexibility and assessment administration remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting was updated from draft identifier DRH40024-NH-23 to official House Bill 30 designation with proper session and page numbering.

Sponsor list was expanded to include Representatives Lambeth, K. Hall, Zenger, and Potts as primary sponsors with a reference to the General Assembly website for complete sponsor information.

Draft version identifiers and preliminary formatting markers were removed to reflect the bill's official first edition status.

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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 4, 2025

Committee

Re-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 4, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

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3 primary · 10 co-sponsors