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H610 • 2025

Study on Year-Round School.

Study on Year-Round School.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Reeder, Biggs, Cotham, Paré, Ager, Butler, Cervania, Dixon, Greenfield, Harrison, Johnson-Hostler, Lowery, McNeely, Moss, Prather, Ross, Ward, Willingham, Willis
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Study on Year-Round School.

H610-SMBN-22(e1)-v-3 (2025-04-08): Study on Year-Round School.

What This Bill Does

  • H610-SMBN-22(e1)-v-3 (2025-04-08): Study on Year-Round School.
  • H610-SMBN-24(e1)-v-2 (2025-05-08): Study on Year-Round School.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 610: Study on Year-Round School.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 610: Study on Year-Round School.
  • Committee: House Education - K-12.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Reeder, Biggs, Cotham, Paré Prepared by: Samantha Yarborough Committee Counsel Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H610-SMBN-22(e1)-v-3* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 610: Study on Year-Round School.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 610: Study on Year-Round School.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Reeder, Biggs, Cotham, Paré Prepared by: Samantha Yarborough Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H610-SMBN-24(e1)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
  • OVERVIEW: House Bill 610 would require the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to conduct a survey on the feasibility of having year-round schools in each local school administrative unit (LEA).

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-04-17 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-16 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-16 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-04-10 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/16/2025

  8. 2025-04-10 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-04-10 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-08 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  11. 2025-04-08 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2025-04-01 House

    Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  13. 2025-04-01 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  14. 2025-03-31 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H610-SMBN-22(e1)-v-3
(2025-04-08): Study on Year-Round School.
H610-SMBN-24(e1)-v-2
(2025-05-08): Study on Year-Round School.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 610

Short Title: Study on Year-Round School. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Reeder, Biggs, Cotham, and Paré (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 1, 2025
*H610-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO CONDUCT A 2
STUDY ON THE FEASIBI LITY OF MAINTAINING ONE YEAR -ROUND SCHOO L 3
PER LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. The Department of Public Instruction shall conduct a study to 6
determine the feasibility of requiring each local school administrative unit to maintain at least 7
one school that operates on a year -round school calendar for each grade level, kindergarten 8
through grade 12. All grade levels do not need to be offered year-round at the same school. At a 9
minimum, the Department shall study: 10
(1) Administrative costs associated with establishing and maintaining a school 11
that operates on a year-round calendar. 12
(2) Operational costs associated with establishing and maintaining a school that 13
operates on a year-round calendar. 14
(3) Transportation and other logistical challenges to having students from across 15
a local school administrative unit attend the year-round school if they choose. 16
(4) Barriers to establishing a year-round school. 17
(5) Anticipated enrollment if year-round schools were more accessible. 18
SECTION 2. The Department of Public Instruction is authorized to work with a 19
third-party organization to complete this study. 20
SECTION 3. The Department of Public Instruction shall report the results of the 21
study, along with any legislative or budgetary recommendations, to the Joint Legislative 22
Education Oversight Committee no later than January 15, 2027. 23
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law. 24