SB 971 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Statewide Year-Round School Study.

This bill directs the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to conduct a study on the feasibility and potential impacts of adopting a statewide year-round school calendar. The study will examine various factors, including student learning outcomes, summer learning loss, testing schedules, community college enrollment, tourism revenue, and building usage. The department must complete its analysis and submit a report with any proposed legislation to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by February 1, 2027. To fund this research, the bill appropriates $50,000 from the General Fund for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

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Apr 2026

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Introduced Apr 30, 2026 Last action May 5, 2026

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Filed → Edition 1 · 2 edits

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The bill underwent a transition from a draft filing status to its first official edition, updating the document identifier and adding the initial referral date to the Senate Rules and Operations committee. These changes are primarily administrative and technical, establishing the bill's formal entry into the legislative process without altering any substantive policy, scope, or requirements.

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The document tracking number was updated from a draft identifier (DRS45520-NHa-220) to the official bill edition number (S971-v-1).

The referral date to the Senate Rules and Operations committee was added as May 4, 2026.

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May 5, 2026

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Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

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May 4, 2026

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Apr 30, 2026

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