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S.L. 2021-130, sec. 10

An Act to Make Various Changes to Education Laws (Part X, Local Face Covering Policies)

General Assembly of North Carolina · North Carolina (State)

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Jurisdiction
North Carolina
Level
State
Authority
Session Law 2021-130 (Senate Bill 654)
Issued
2021-08-30 Aug. 30, 2021
Effective
2021-08-30 (effective when it becomes law) (read as 2021-08-30)
End
2021-2022 school year (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 30, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all public school units and their governing bodies
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction
  • WF workforce (school staff; parents)
  • AD admissions and enrollment
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

SECTION 10. For the 2021-2022 school year, all public school units shall adopt a policy regarding the use of face coverings by employees and students. The governing body of the public school unit shall vote at least once a month on whether the face covering policy should be modified.

Enforcement

Statutory mandate on governing bodies

Notes

Sec. 3 addresses shifts from in-person to temporary remote instruction 'due to COVID-19 exposures' and quarantines; sec. 11 waives driving eligibility certificate requirements to Jan. 30, 2022.

Retrieval note

Ratification and signing date Aug. 30, 2021 per the session law header; confirm the exact date of gubernatorial signature from ncleg.gov bill history.

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