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This bill establishes the SparkNC Pilot Program, a partnership between the North Carolina nonprofit organization SparkNC and selected public school units. The program allows students to select and complete modular learning experiences that, when aggregated, will provide a competency-based elective credit in "High-Tech Learning Accelerator" focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The bill outlines various provisions, including the requirement for partnering public school units to provide a physical learning lab staffed by a learning lab facilitator, the ability for students to participate in the program throughout their enrollment, and the waiver of certain educational requirements. The bill also lists the public school units that may participate in the program for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years, and requires SparkNC to provide interim and final reports to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S687