North Carolina § 115C-316 - 2. School mental health support personnel reports.

§ 115C-316. 2. School mental health support personnel reports.

Definition. - For purposes of this section, the term "school mental health support personnel" refers to school psychologists, school counselors, school nurses, and school social workers. Local Report. - No later than February 15 of each year, the superintendent of each local school administrative unit shall report the following information to the local board of education of the unit: The total number of each category of school mental health support personnel employed in the unit. The difference from the previous school year in the total number of each category of school mental health personnel employed in the unit. State Report. - No later than March 15 of each year, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division the difference from the previous school year in the total number of each category of school mental health support personnel that are funded exclusively from the instructional support allotment in each local school administrative unit. History (2019-222, s. 5.1(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-222, s. 5.1(b), appropriated funds. Session Laws 2019-222, s. 6.1(a), (b), provides: "(a) The Department of Public Instruction shall study and report on school psychologist and school counselor positions. The study and report shall include a review of at least the following information: "(1) The number of school psychologist and school counselor positions in the State and in each local school administrative unit. "(2) The allocation of school psychologists and school counselors in each local school administrative unit among schools within those units. "(3) The methodology each local school administrative unit uses to determine the allocation of school psychologists and school counselors within the unit. "(4) The density of school psychologists and school counselors in each geographic region of the State. "(5) The number, percentage, and average salary of school psychologist and school counselor positions funded with State dollars and funded with non-State dollars. "(6) The extent to which local school administrative units provide school psychologists and school counselors with local salary supplements and the amounts of those salary supplements. "(7) Job descriptions posted for school psychologist and school counselor positions as compared to actual duties of school counselors. "(b) As part of its study, the Department shall promulgate a survey to local school administrative units no later than November 1, 2019, on any topics identified in subsection (a) of this section that can be answered by a local school administrative unit. Local school administrative units shall respond to the survey by January 31, 2020. The Department shall consolidate the information reported by the local school administrative units, provide context and analysis, as necessary, and report the results of its study to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division no later than April 1, 2020."