To the extent funds are made available, the State Board of Education shall establish a funding allotment for school psychologist positions. The State Board is authorized to adopt rules for the allocation of school psychologist positions pursuant to this allotment. Rules adopted by the State Board pursuant to this section shall include, at a minimum, the following requirements:

(1) School psychologist positions are allocated on the basis of average daily membership.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 115C-316.5

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Local school administrative unit: means a subdivision of the public school system which is governed by a local board of education. See North Carolina General Statutes 115C-5
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) Each local school administrative unit receives sufficient funding for at least one school psychologist position in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-47(67). (2021-180, s. 7.6(a).)