HB 986

Amends GS 115C-12 (powers and duties of the State Board of Education) to require the State Board of Education (Board) to adopt rules as follows. Prevents the Board from adopting policies that require teachers to post lesson plans or lesson objectives and directs the Board to adopt rules preventing local school administrative units from doing the same. Requires the Board to adopt rules prohibiting local school administrative units or schools within local school administrative units from imposing any duties on teachers during the teacher's allotted lunch time. Requires local boards of education to compensate teachers employed by that board who provide professional development to other teachers in the local school administrative unit for the time spent leading the professional development in GS 115C-47. Applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year.