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The General Assembly was much slower-paced this week, as many legislators awaited Governor Cooper’s action regarding numerous bills approved during last week’s legislative marathon. The Governor signed into law several education-related bills yesterday, including Senate Bill 681 (=S.L. 2020-78), a 45-page policy omnibus bill that was quickly passed by legislators around 1 a.m. last Friday without much discussion.
A long week at the General Assembly ended early this morning with legislators pushing to address numerous outstanding issues, including many public school relief items requested by the NC Association of School Administrators (NCASA), before lawmakers take a summer break.
While state legislative leadership previously expressed their hopes to adjourn sine die this week—meaning legislators would not return until next year’s legislative session in January—the General Assembly approved early this morning an adjournment resolution that would provide legislators with a break from Saturday, July 11, until reconvening on Wednesday, September 2.
Legislators were busy at the NC General Assembly this week, as they rushed to advance their “must have” pieces of legislation before July 4th. While neither the House nor Senate have officially moved to adjourn before the upcoming holiday, legislative leadership have expressed their wishes to quickly wrap things up, with the understanding that further legislative action may be needed in late July, after the latest data on COVID-19 and its economic impact have been released. As a result of this expedited schedule, many bills advanced this week, including House Bill 1035, which would provide schools with additional support in developing their 2020-21 school calendars and utilizing federal emergency child nutrition funds.
