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S188 • 2025

Financial Support to NC4ME.

Financial Support to NC4ME.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Lazzara, Brinson, Lee
Last action
2025-02-27
Official status
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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

Financial Support to NC4ME.

Financial Support to NC4ME.

What This Bill Does

  • Financial Support to NC4ME.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  2. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2025-02-26 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Financial Support to NC4ME.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 188

Short Title: Financial Support to NC4ME. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Lazzara (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
February 27, 2025
*S188-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIAT E FUNDS TO PROVIDE F INANCIAL SUPPORT TO NORTH 2
CAROLINA FOR MILITAR Y EMPLOYMENT FOR WOR KFORCE DEVELOPMENT 3
AND VETERAN EMPLOYME NT INITIATIVES AND T O REQUIRE ANNUAL 4
REPORTS. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 7
Commerce the sum of four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) in recurring funds for each 8
year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to provide financial support to North Carolina for Military 9
Employment (NC4ME) for workforce development and veteran employment initiatives. NC4ME 10
shall use these funds to support its programs, including: 11
(1) Employer engagement and training to hire military talent. 12
(2) Job fairs and hiring ev ents tailored to transitioning service members and 13
veterans. 14
(3) Outreach and support services for military spouses seeking employment. 15
SECTION 2. By October 1 of each year, North Carolina for Military Employment 16
shall report to the Department of Commerce and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on 17
General Government on the following: 18
(1) A detailed account of how funds were utilized. 19
(2) Metrics on the number of veterans, transitioning service members, and 20
spouses served. 21
(3) Outcomes related to employment placements and employer partnerships. 22
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 23