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State disaster-relief bill gives Asheville flexibility on forgiven days but leaves pay and calendar constraints
Summary
Kim Deka summarized House Bill 149’s disaster-relief provisions — extended state of emergency, $273 million initial funding, up to 30 remote days (180 hours) and payroll provisions — while staff warned that state rules and the 215-day staffing standard limit local calendar flexibility.
State House Bill 149, signed Oct. 10, gives districts impacted by Hurricane Helene expanded options for counting missed instruction and for certain payroll provisions, but the Asheville City Schools board heard that legal and budgetary constraints limit how much the district can unilaterally change its calendar.
“Governor Cooper signed House Bill 149 into law on October 10,” Kim Deka (speaker 8) told the board, summarizing the bill’s key provisions: the state extended the disaster-recovery period through March 1, 2025; the enacted fund received…
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