GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 581

HOUSE BILL 1212

 

AN ACT TO CLARIFY PARENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SCHOOL FEES AND CHARGES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 115C-100 is amended by rewriting the second sentence as follows:  "A pupil's parents or legal guardians may be charged damage fees for abuse or loss of textbooks under rules adopted by the State Board of Education."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 115C-103 is amended by inserting the words, ", their parents or guardians," after the word "students".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 115C-398 is rewritten as follows:

"Students and their parents or legal guardians may be liable for damage to school buildings, furnishings and textbooks pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 115C-523, 115C-100 and 14-132."

Sec. 4.  G.S. 115C-523 is amended by rewriting the second paragraph to read:

"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the parents or legal guardians of any minor are liable for any gross negligence or willful damage or destruction of school property by that minor to the extent of five thousand dollars ($5,000). The Board of Education shall make written demand upon the parent or legal guardian as a prerequisite to bringing suit."

Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of July, 1985.