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H715 • 2025

Universal Pre-K.

Universal Pre-K.

Children
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Brockman, Ball, Cunningham, Lofton, Ager, Alston, Baker, Belk, Buansi, Butler, Carney, Cervania, Clark, Colvin, Crawford, Dew, Greenfield, Harrison, Hawkins, Helfrich, F. Jackson, Jeffers, Johnson-Hostler, Liu, Logan, Longest, Majeed, Morey, G. Pierce, R. Pierce, Price, Reives, Rubin, von Haefen
Last action
2025-04-03
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Universal Pre-K.

Universal Pre-K.

What This Bill Does

  • Universal Pre-K.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-03 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-04-03 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-02 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Universal Pre-K.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 715

Short Title: Universal Pre-K. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Brockman, Ball, Cunningham, and Lofton (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 3, 2025
*H715-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIAT E FUNDS TO EXPAND AC CESS TO CHILDREN IN THIS 2
STATE SEEKING TO PAR TICIPATE IN THE NORT H CAROLINA 3
PREKINDERGARTEN (NC PRE-K) PROGRAM. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 6
Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education, the sum of 7
thirteen million three hundred thousand dollars ($13,300,000) in recurring funds for each year of 8
the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to provide funds for slots to expand access for a child in this State 9
seeking to participate in the North Carolina Prekindergarten (NC Pre-K) program. 10
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 11