GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1086

Short Title:  Capacity of New Schools Capped.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Wood.

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Referred to:  Education.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CAP THE STUDENT CAPACITY OF SCHOOLS CONSTRUCTED AFTER JANUARY 1, 2000.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 115C-520.1.  Student capacity of new schools limited.
New public schools designed after January 1, 2000, shall be subject to the following maximum student capacities:
(1)	Schools that serve all or part of kindergarten through fifth grade – 300 students;
(2)	Schools that serve all or part of grades six through 8 – 500 students; and
(3)	Schools that serve all or part of grades nine through 12 –  700 students.
The maximum student capacity of a school that serves grades in more than one of these categories shall be computed according to the percentage of students in each category it serves."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to the new public schools on which design is begun after January 1, 2000.