GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1987 SESSION

CHAPTER 340
SENATE BILL 184

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO REFER STUDENTS WHO DROP OUT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(32)	To refer all students who drop out of the public schools to appropriate services.  Local boards of education shall refer all students who drop out of the public schools to appropriate services.  When appropriate public school services such as extended day programs are available, the local boards shall refer the students to those services.  When appropriate public school programs are not available or are not suitable for certain students, the local board shall refer the students to the community college system or to other appropriate services."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and shall apply to all school years beginning with the 1987-88 school year.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day of June, 1987.