Publications

Discusses the application G.S. 159-11(e), which requires each taxing unit to disclose a revenue-neutral tax rate in its annual operating budget after a reappraisal year.

More than a million children in the United States experience homelessness during the course of a year, a startling figure that begs the question, “What does it mean to be homeless?” School administrators ask this question every day. It is not simply a theoretical issue; for an individual student, the an- swer can make the difference between an extensive bundle of rights and services provided...

This bulletin will discuss the bills enacted by the 2004 General Assembly that affect small claims and other noncriminal matters of interest to magistrates. An Administration of Justice Bulletin by John Rubin was issued later that discusses all of the criminal law and procedure changes.

The General Assembly made only a few significant changes to public elementary and secondary school law this year. The session’s highest-profile issue, revision of the public school calendar, divided educators and the public alike. Starting in 2005, summer vacation will be longer for most students.With some exceptions, schools that operate on a traditional calendar will open for students no...