North Carolina § 120-30 - 9G. School Administrative Units; State Board of Education; Local Boards of Education Attorney.

§ 120-30. 9G. School Administrative Units; State Board of Education; Local Boards of Education Attorney.

The State Board of Education shall submit to the Attorney General of the United States within 30 days any rules, policies, procedures, or actions taken pursuant to G.S. 115C-64.4 which could result in the appointment of a caretaker administrator or board to perform any of the powers and duties of a local board of education where that school administrative unit is covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The attorney for any local board of education where that school administrative unit is covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 shall submit to the Attorney General of the United States within 30 days: Of the time they become laws, any local acts of the General Assembly; and Of adoption actions of the local boards of education which constitutes a "change affecting voting" under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in that school administrative unit. If the change affecting voting is a merger of two or more school administrative units, the change shall be submitted jointly by the attorneys of the school administrative units involved, or by one of them by agreement of the attorneys involved. History (1985, c. 579, s. 1; 1991, c. 529, s. 2; 1995, c. 20, s. 8.) Local Modification. - Beaufort County: 1997-2(b). Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1991, c. 529, which amended this section, in section 6 provides: "If any section or provision of this act is declared invalid under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, or unconstitutional by the courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole, or any part other than the part declared to be unconstitutional or invalid." Session Laws 1995, c. 20, s. 17, provided that sections 1 through 16 of that act would become effective only if the constitutional amendments proposed by Session Laws 1995, c. 5, ss. 1-2 were approved as provided by Session Laws 1995, c. 5, ss. 3-4, to be decided in the November, 1996, election, and if so approved, sections 1 through 16 would become effective with respect to bills and joint resolutions passed in either house of the General Assembly on or after January 1, 1997. The constitutional amendments to N.C. Const., Art. II, § 22, and Art. III, § 5, were approved. Section 115C-64.4 referred to in subsection (a) has been repealed.