Educational Law & Policy Committee

Goals for the Biennium:

Inform members of legislative actions regarding education
Inform members of ways to connect with legislative representatives

Members of the Educational Law & Policy Committee, 2025-2027:

Dr. Malinda Pennington, Chair

Christel Carlyle

Sara Council

Emily Lucas

Bendatra McDowell

Michelle Shelly

Patricia "Patty" Smith

Ex officio

Janie Webb, NC DKG President

Information from the Educational Law & Policy Committee:

Your NC ELP Committee invites you to stay informed on the latest Education Legislation in NC. You can sign up for weekly updates sent directly to your email. To sign up, go to the following link: North Carolina Public Schools

Once signed in, click on the "Legislative Updates" option.

The weekly newsletter includes important educational legislation news articles and a link to a searchable document (below) that can help you find bills in progress of interest to you (i.e. retiree):

2025-2026 Biennium K-12 Education Bills Tracking Link

Join us at the Convention for an updated ELP presentation. All Chapter ELP Chairs are welcome to participate in our planning meetings.

Contact Malinda Pennington, edlawpolicy@ncdkg.org to learn more.

Chapter Presidents, The Educational Law & Policy Committee needs a designated representative from your chapter to receive high-importance information about Legislative issues which needs to be shared quickly with your members. Please forward the name of your ELP Chapter Contact to ELP Chair at ncdkg.elp.chair@gmail.com. The name of your chapter, the personal (not school) phone number of your contact person, and the personal (not school) email of that person should be included. Thank you.