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H1203 • 2025

Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.

Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.

Budget Children Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Schietzelt, Chesser, Rhyne, Miller, Branson, Butler, Campbell, Clark, Cotham, Greenfield, Harrison, Iler, Johnson, Loftis, Lofton, Logan, Majeed, McNeely, Moss, Penny, Pike, Pyrtle, Ross, Strickland, Ward, White
Last action
2026-06-10
Official status
Re-ref Com On Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.

H1203-SMDE-27(CSDE-9)-v-10 (2026-06-10): Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.

What This Bill Does

  • H1203-SMDE-27(CSDE-9)-v-10 (2026-06-10): Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.
  • H1203-SMDE-28(e2)-v-1 (2026-06-10): Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 1203: Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 1203: Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.
  • Committee: House Higher Education.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Appropriations.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: June 10, 2026 Introduced by: Reps.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 1203: Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 1203: Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.
  • Committee: House Appropriations.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: June 10, 2026 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Schietzelt, Chesser, Rhyne, Miller Prepared by: Bryson Penley Staff Attorney Analysis of: Second Edition Kara McCraw Director *H1203-SMDE-28(e2)-v-1* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-10 House

    Re-ref Com On Appropriations

  2. 2026-06-10 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  3. 2026-05-05 House

    Ref to the Com on Higher Education, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  4. 2026-05-05 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2026-04-30 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H1203-SMDE-27(CSDE-9)-v-10
(2026-06-10): Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.
H1203-SMDE-28(e2)-v-1
(2026-06-10): Family Support for Those Who Serve Act.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 1203
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/10/26

Short Title: Family Support for Those Who Serve Act. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
May 5, 2026
*H1203-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO EXPAND TUI TION WAIVERS TO THE CHILDREN OF CERTAIN PUBLIC 2
SAFETY EMPLOYEES FOR ENROLLMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY 3
COLLEGES. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Chapter 115B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 6
section to read: 7
"§ 115B-2.1A. Community college tuition waiver for the children of certain public safety 8
officers. 9
(a) Definition. – For the purposes of this section, "experienced correcti onal officer " 10
means a correctional officer with at least 10 years of service as a correctional officer in this State. 11
(b) Tuition Waiver Authorized. – The community colleges, as defined in G.S. 115D-2(2), 12
shall permit any child, if the child is at least 17 years old but not yet 24 years old, whose parent, 13
legal guardian, or legal custodian is a law enforcement officer, experienced correctional officer, 14
or firefighter to attend classes for credit or noncredit purposes without the required payment of 15
tuition. 16
(c) Proof of Eligibility Required. – The community college shal l require a child 17
requesting a tuition waiver to produce proof of eligibility under this section. 18
(d) Limitation on Eligibility. – A child's eligibility for a tuition waiver under this section 19
shall not exceed the number of months required to complete the educational program in which 20
the child is enrolled. 21
(e) Admissions Standards. – Children eligible for the tuition waiver under this section 22
shall meet admission and other standards considered appropriate by the community college." 23
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 24
the 2026-2027 academic year. 25