GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2005

SESSION LAW 2006-75

HOUSE BILL 836

AN ACT directing the state board of education to develop programs for use in schools on the meaning and importance of Memorial Day.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C-12 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"§ 115C-12.  Powers and duties of the Board generally.

The general supervision and administration of the free public school system shall be vested in the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall establish policy for the system of free public schools, subject to laws enacted by the General Assembly. The powers and duties of the State Board of Education are defined as follows:

. . .

(33) Duty to develop recommended programs for use in schools on Memorial Day. - The State Board of Education shall develop recommended instructional programs that enable students to gain a better understanding of the meaning and importance of Memorial Day.  All schools, especially schools that hold school on Memorial Day, shall recognize the significance of Memorial Day."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 29^th day of June, 2006.

                                                                    s/ Beverly E. Perdue

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/ James B. Black

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

                                                                    s/ Michael F. Easley

                                                                         Governor

Approved 3:02 p.m. this 10^th day of July, 2006