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H785 • 2025

School Funding Flexibility Study.

School Funding Flexibility Study.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Lofton, Willis, Carney, Carver, Cervania, Dew, Harrison, Hawkins, F. Jackson, Rhyne
Last action
2025-04-07
Official status
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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School Funding Flexibility Study.

School Funding Flexibility Study.

What This Bill Does

  • School Funding Flexibility Study.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-07 House

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

  2. 2025-04-07 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-03 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

School Funding Flexibility Study.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 785

Short Title: School Funding Flexibility Study. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Lofton and Willis (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 7, 2025
*H785-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO STUDY BUDGET FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
SECTION 1. The Department of Public Instruction shall study methods of 4
implementing budget flexibility guidelines for local school administrative units. Flexibilities 5
include methods of combining allotments, allowing transfers between allotments, or other 6
methods t he Department deems viable. The Department shall submit a report to the Joint 7
Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division on or before April 8
1, 2026. The report shall identify areas where a greater amount of flexibility would enable local 9
boards of education to meet the needs of students, teachers, administrators, and other school 10
employees, along with any legislative recommendations. 11
SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 12
Public Instructi on the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 13
2025-2026 fiscal year to be used to conduct the study required by this act. 14
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 15