16 NCAC 06G .0601 Remote Academies Hardware and Software Fees

(a) Definitions:

(1) "Damage fee" means "any mandatory payment that a local school administrative unit charges a student enrolled in a remote academy for injury to, abuse of, or loss of hardware or software that the local school administrative unit has provided to the student other than degradation arising from normal use, wear and tear, provided the payments cannot exceed the actual cost of repair or fair market value of the hardware or software, whichever is less."

(2) "Rental fee" means "any mandatory payment that a local school administrative unit requires students enrolled in remote academies to make before the local school administrative unit will give a student access to or possession of any hardware and software needed to participate in the remote academy."

(b) Local administrative units shall not charge students enrolled in remote academies rental fees for use of hardware or software needed to participate in the remote academy but may charge them damage fees.

History Note: Authority G.S. 115C-234.10(b)(1);

Eff. November 1, 2023.