Category Archives: NCGA

#SB534: Study Student Online Data Privacy

Posted on March 30, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

On March 26th, Senator Chad Barefoot filed SB 535 (Study Student Online Data Privacy).
The bill would form a study committee to inspect and investigate issues around the protection of multiple aspects of student data being collected in North Carolina, including what third parties have access, disclosure and protection process and Cloud based data.

In 2014, Senator Barefoot authored a student data privacy bill (SB 815) which was signed into law. Given the invasive nature and data collection inherent in HB 13 and the data collection machine in use by NC DPI currently, this study of student data is very timely.
The filed text is brief:

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#NCGA Bill Would Change Legislator Terms, Elections

Posted on March 29, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A bill filed on March 11th would alter the length of a term for legislators and includes language to change upcoming elections.

SB 271 (Four-Year Term for GA/Limit Consecutive Terms) opening language reads:

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GUEST POST: Phoolish Pharma Phunded Phaux Health Crisis Leads to Phascism

Posted on March 28, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

From the LL1885 Mailbag…

A reader wished to submit the following column regarding Sen. Tarte’s controversial vaccination bill (SB346) as a guest post and as an open letter to North Carolina parents.

Phoolish Pharma Phunded Phaux Health Crisis Leads to Phascism

KEEP READING.. GRAB YOUR COFFEE, THIS IS A LONG BUT WORTH IT LETTER…. Continue reading →

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How Does Rep. Craig Horn Define Proficiency and Rigor?

Posted on March 28, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

How does Rep. Craig Horn define ‘proficiency and rigor’?

According to Horn’s press release yesterday, the definition is tied to how well our state scored on a flawed system (NAEP) that is not benchmarked to international standards and to a manipulated grading system which is being manipulated even further with two separate NCGA bills.

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#NCGA Bill Proposing Sales Tax Changes Sounds Like Obama’s “Fair Share”

Posted on March 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In the last week, the NC General Assembly is cranking out bills from health assessments to vaccines that have conservatives scratching their heads. Add SB 369 to the list.

SB 369 is titled “Sales Tax Fairness Act”.

‘Fairness’? For who exactly?

Hey, where’s Roy Cooper? This sounds like his kinda gig.

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#SB480 Would Block Politicking In Schools. NCAE and Progress NC’s ‘AimHigher’ Hardest Hit?

Posted on March 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Senate bill 480 seeks to limit the political activity of school officials, administrators and teachers on school campuses.

News and Record hilariously quotes ‘just a Spanish teacher’ Todd Warren and omits his occupying, socialism, Moral Monday arrest and involvement with the NCAE’s protest arm, Organize 2020.

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