NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06C .0372-.0376
Plain English summary
Regulations 16 NCAC 06C .0372 through .0376 govern educator license denial, suspension, revocation, reporting of suspected child abuse by LEA administrators, investigation requirements, voluntary surrender, and reinstatement of educator licenses issued by the NC Department of Public Instruction. These rules were originally effective October 1, 2020, placed under temporary repeal on April 5, 2024, and are scheduled for permanent repeal effective July 1, 2025. Upon full repeal, the procedural and substantive framework these sections provided for educator licensing actions will no longer be operative under this subchapter.
Key requirements
- 16 NCAC 06C .0372: Procedures for denying a license application or suspending or revoking a license issued by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- 16 NCAC 06C .0373: Reporting requirements for suspected child abuse by a local education agency administrator to the Superintendent of Public Instruction
- 16 NCAC 06C .0374: Investigation requirements to determine reasonable cause to suspend or revoke an educator license
- 16 NCAC 06C .0375: Procedures governing voluntary surrender of an educator license
- 16 NCAC 06C .0376: Procedures for reinstatement or issuance of a suspended, revoked, or denied license
- Temporary Repeal effective April 5, 2024
- Permanent Repeal effective July 1, 2025
Affected parties
- Licensed educators in North Carolina
- Local Education Agency (LEA) administrators
- NC Department of Public Instruction
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Applicants for educator licenses
- Local education agencies (LEAs)