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H414 • 2025

1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.

1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Willis, Cotham, Biggs, Pickett, G. Brown, Colvin, Harrison, F. Jackson, Loftis, Lowery, McNeely, G. Pierce, Shepard, Ward, Willingham, Winslow
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.

H414-SMBN-26(CSBN-2)-v-3 (2025-04-15): 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.

What This Bill Does

  • H414-SMBN-26(CSBN-2)-v-3 (2025-04-15): 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.
  • H414-SMBN-33(CSBN-9)-v-2 (2025-04-30): 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.
  • H414-SMBN-38(e3)-v-2 (2025-05-05): 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 414: 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 414: 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.
  • Committee: House Education - K-12.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Higher Education.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 15, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 414: 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 414: 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.
  • Committee: House Higher Education.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 30, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Willis, Cotham, Biggs, Pickett Prepared by: Samantha Yarborough Committee Counsel Analysis of: PCS to Second Edition H414-CSBN-9 Kara McCraw Director *H414-SMBN-33(CSBN-9)-v-2* 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.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 414: 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 414: 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: May 5, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Willis, Cotham, Biggs, Pickett Prepared by: Samantha Yarborough Staff Attorney Analysis of: Third Edition Kara McCraw Director *H414-SMBN-38(e3)-v-2* 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.
  • OVERVIEW: The 3rd Edition of House Bill 414 would do the following: • Require the State Board of Community Colleges and the State Board of Education to develop a series of courses to be offered at community colleges that would fulfill high school graduation requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-05-07 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-05-06 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-05-06 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-05-05 House

    Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025

  8. 2025-05-05 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-05-05 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-30 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  11. 2025-04-30 House

    Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  12. 2025-04-15 House

    Re-ref Com On Higher Education

  13. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  14. 2025-03-18 House

    Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. 2025-03-18 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  16. 2025-03-17 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H414-SMBN-26(CSBN-2)-v-3
(2025-04-15): 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.
H414-SMBN-33(CSBN-9)-v-2
(2025-04-30): 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.
H414-SMBN-38(e3)-v-2
(2025-05-05): 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 414
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/15/25
Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 4/30/25

Short Title: 1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
March 18, 2025
*H414-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO GIVE EQUAL CREDIT TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND HIGH SC HOOL 2
COURSES TAKEN BY CAR EER AND COLLEGE PROM ISE STUDENTS AND TO 3
REMOVE THE MATH III GRADUATION REQUIREMENT. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 115D-5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 6
"(x1) The State Board of Community Colleges shall collaborate with the State Board of 7
Education to develop a series of courses to be offered at community colleges that align with (i) 8
the English, science, social studies, and mathematics graduation requirements adopted by the 9
State Board of Education and (ii) the Career and College Promise Program. Each course must 10
grant one high school credit and fulfill a corresponding graduation requirement." 11
SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 115C-12 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 12
"(41a) To Collaborate with the State Board of Community Colleges to Align 13
Graduation Requirements with Community College Courses. – The State 14
Board of Education shall collaborate with the State Board of Community 15
Colleges pursuant to G.S. 115D-5(x1)." 16
SECTION 2.(a) The State Board of Community Colleges, in collaboration with the 17
State Board of Education, shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee 18
by no later than January 15, 2028, on the results of the collaboration pursuant to Section 1 of this 19
act. The report shall include the following: 20
(1) A list of which community college courses will align with which high school 21
graduation requirements. 22
(2) A plan for how the State Board of Community Colleges and the State Board 23
of Education will continue to align community college courses completed by 24
students participating in the Career and College Promise Program with the 25
corresponding high school graduation requirements. 26
SECTION 2.(b) Upon submission of the report required by subsection (a) of this 27
section, the courses developed pursuant to G.S. 115D-5(x1), as enacted by this act, shall be 28
offered beginning with the next academic year. 29
SECTION 3.(a) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and continuing until the 30
end of the school year in which the State Board of Community Colleges and the State Board of 31
Education complete the requirements of Sections 1 and 2 of this act, completion of the following 32
community college courses by students participating in the Career and College Promise Program 33
is deemed completion of the corresponding high school graduation requirement: 34
(1) For the physical science requirement, any of the following: 35
General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 House Bill 414-Third Edition
a. CHM 151 – General Chemistry I. 1
b. CHM 152 – General Chemistry II. 2
c. PHY 151 – College Physics I. 3
d. PHY 152 – College Physics II. 4
e. PHY 251 – General Physics I. 5
f. PHY 252 – General Physics II. 6
(2) For the English III requirement, any of the following: 7
a. ENG 111 – Writing and Inquiry. 8
b. ENG 231 – American Literature I. 9
c. ENG 241 – British Literature I. 10
(3) For the English IV requirement, any of the following: 11
a. ENG 112 – Writing/Research in the Disciplines. 12
b. ENG 232 – American Literature II. 13
c. ENG 242 – British Literature II. 14
(4) For the World History requirement, any of the following: 15
a. HIS 111 – World Civilizations I. 16
b. HIS 112 – World Civilizations II. 17
(5) For the fourth mathematics requirement, any of the following: 18
a. MAT 143 – Quantitative Literacy. 19
b. MAT 152 – Statistical Methods I. 20
c. MAT 171 – Pre-calculus Algebra. 21
d. MAT 172 – Pre-calculus Trigonometry. 22
e. MAT 175 – Precalculus. 23
f. MAT 263 – Brief Calculus. 24
g. MAT 271 – Calculus I. 25
h. MAT 272 – Calculus II. 26
SECTION 3.(b) This section expires upon satisfaction of the requirements of 27
Sections 1 and 2 of this act. 28
SECTION 4.(a) Beginning with the 2025 -2026 school year, the State Board of 29
Education shall require each student to complete mathematics courses for graduation that are 30
aligned with the student's career development plan completed in accordance with 31
G.S. 115C-158.10. The mathematics courses required for graduation shall not include Math III 32
unless that course is specified in the student's career development plan. 33
SECTION 4.(b) Public school units shall encourage students to complete additional 34
mathematics courses beyond the required courses. Math III and all other math courses existing 35
on the effective date of this act shall continue to be made available to all high school students. 36
SECTION 4.(c) The State Board of Education may adopt emergency rules in 37
accordance with G.S. 150B-21.1A to implement this section for the 2025-2026 school year. 38
SECTION 5. This act is effective when it becomes law. 39