2019 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 17D - Educator preparation programs.
§ 115C-269.55 - Reports of alleged violations regarding educator preparation programs.
115C-269.55. Reports of alleged violations regarding educator preparation programs.
(a) Authority. - The State Board shall adopt rules necessary to establish a process for a student to report a violation of this Article to the State Board.
(b) EPP Notice to Students. - The State Board by rule shall require an EPP to notify students of the complaint process adopted under subsection (a) of this section. The notice shall include the appropriate contact information, including name, mailing address, telephone number, and Internet Web site address for the purpose of directing complaints to the State Board. The EPP shall provide for that notification as follows:
(1) On the Internet Web site of the EPP, if the program maintains a Web site.
(2) On a sign prominently displayed in program facilities.
(3) In the student handbook.
(c) Notice of Complaint Process. - The State Board shall post the complaint process adopted under subsection (a) of this section on the State Board's Internet Web site.
(d) Limits on State Board Authority. - The State Board has no authority to mediate, arbitrate, or resolve contractual or commercial issues between an EPP and a student.
(2017-189, s. 2(i).)
