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The Daily Bulletin: 2017-01-26
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 23 (2017-2018) TEACHERS! SO LATED K- 12 SCHOOLS. Filed Jan 26 2017, AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR TEACHER
ALLOTMENTS FOR GEOGRAPHICALL Y ISOLATED K-12 SCHOOLS.
Amends GS 1 1 5C-30 1 to direct the State Board of Education to allot additional teachers to K-l 2 schools that meet at least one of
the following criteria for geographic isolation: (1) located in a school administrative unit (LEA) in which average daily
membership is less than 1.5 per square mile or (2) located in an LEA for a county with more than 150.000 acres of federally
owned National Forest managed by the US Forest Sendee under GS 1 04-5. Directs the SBE to allot teachers to geographically
isolated schools on the basis of one classroom teacher per grade level and to allot teachers to the rest of the LEA using the regular
teacher allotment formula.
Appropriates $1,527,006 for 2017-18 and $1,527,006 for 2018-19 from the General Fund to the Department of Public
Instruction to implement the provisions of this act.
Effective July 1.2017.
Intro, by Corbin. APPROP, GS 1 1 5C
Education, Elementary and Secondary Education,
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H 24 (2017-2018) STUDY UNFUNDED LI ABILITY, RETIREE HEALTH FUND. Filed Jan 26 201 7, AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A
JOINT COMMITTEE TO STUD Y THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY OF THE RETIREE HEAL TH BENEFIT FUND. AS RECOMMENDED
BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
Creates the Joint Legislative Committee on tire Unfunded Liability of the Retiree Health and Benefit Fund (the Committee). Sets
out the membership of the Committee to be 13 total members, with five each appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House, with the State Treasurer and the Executive Administrator of the State Health Plan, or their
designees, and a representative of the Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees selected by the
Board, serving as ex officio nonvoting members. Provides that cochairs are to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore and the
Speaker from the Committee’s membership.
Provides additional requirements regarding the setting of meetings, staffing, and the general operation of the Task Force.
Directs the Committee to examine seven specified options for reducing the unfunded liability of the Retiree Health Benefit Fund
(Fund), including increasing the Fund's assets through appropriation by the General Assembly, increasing the costs of retiree
benefits borne by the federal government, transitioning the retiree benefit to a defined contribution model, reducing tire number of
those eligible for the benefit by increasing tire service time requirements for the benefit or eliminating certain groups, requiring
employees to contribute to the Fund, and increasing the amount that retirees pay for their health benefits by increasing premiums
or out-of-pocket costs.
Requires the Committee to issue a final report of its findings and recommendations to the 20 1 8 General Assembly. Requires the
Commission to terminate upon the filing of its final rqrort or upon the convening of tire 201 8 General Assembly, whichever
occurs first.
Intro, by Hurley, R. Turner.
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