115C-51. Public comment period during regular meetings.
The local board of education shall provide at least one period for public comment per month at a regular meeting of the board. The board may adopt reasonable rules governing the conduct of the public comment period, including, but not limited to, rules (i) fixing the maximum time allotted to each speaker, (ii) providing for the designation of spokesmen for groups of persons supporting or opposing the same positions, (iii) providing for the selection of delegates from groups of persons supporting or opposing the same positions when the number of persons wishing to attend the hearing exceeds the capacity of the hall, and (iv) providing for the maintenance of order and decorum in the conduct of the hearing. The board is not required to provide a public comment period under this section if no regular meeting is held during the month. (2005-170, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 5 - Local Boards of Education.
§ 115C-36 - Designation of board.
§ 115C-37 - Election of board members.
§ 115C-37.1 - Vacancies in offices of county boards elected on partisan basis in certain counties.
§ 115C-38 - Compensation of board members.
§ 115C-39 - Suspension of duties by State Board.
§ 115C-40 - Board a body corporate.
§ 115C-41 - Organization of board.
§ 115C-42 - Liability insurance and immunity.
§ 115C-43 - Defense of board of education members and employees.
§ 115C-44 - Suits and actions.
§ 115C-45 - Judicial functions of board.
§ 115C-46 - Powers of local boards to regulate parking of motor vehicles.
§ 115C-46.1 - Limitation on the use of public funds.
§ 115C-46.2 - Probation officer visits at school; limitations[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 115C-47 - Powers and duties generally[Effective until July 1, 2022]
§ 115C-48 - Penalties for certain conduct.