H.B. 193
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Mar 1, 2021
SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
H D
HOUSE BILL DRH10076-TC-17
Short Title: 2020-2021 School Transportation Flexibility. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Pickett.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT TRANSPORTATION CAN BE
3 PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION IN LOCAL
4 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS DURING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR.
5 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
6 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes,
7 any executive order, secretarial order, or directive authorized pursuant to Article 1A of Chapter
8 166A of the General Statutes, or any other provision of law, a local board of education may
9 provide bus transportation to students for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year as follows:
10 (1) For students receiving Plan A instruction, bus transportation shall be provided
11 in accordance with the Plan A requirements for transportation established in
12 the StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit (K-12) issued on February 2,
13 2021.
14 (2) For students receiving Plan B instruction, bus transportation shall be provided
15 in accordance with the Plan B requirements for transportation established in
16 the StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit (K-12) issued on February 2,
17 2021.
18 (3) In the event a single bus simultaneously provides transportation to students
19 receiving Plan A instruction and to students receiving Plan B instruction, the
20 requirement that no more than one passenger may be seated per school bus
21 bench seat shall apply only to those students receiving Plan B instruction.
22 SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
*DRH10076-TC-17*