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S592 • 2025

Statewide Child Care Investment Act.

Statewide Child Care Investment Act.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Chaudhuri, Chitlik, Bradley, Mayfield, Mohammed, Smith, Waddell
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Statewide Child Care Investment Act.

Statewide Child Care Investment Act.

What This Bill Does

  • Statewide Child Care Investment Act.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  2. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Statewide Child Care Investment Act.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 592

Short Title: Statewide Child Care Investment Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Chaudhuri and Chitlik (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 26, 2025
*S592-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIAT E FUNDS FOR MATCHING GRANTS FOR COUNTIES AND 2
PRIVATE EMPLOYERS TO ASSIST WITH CAPACITY BUILDING IN CHILD CARE. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 5
Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (Division), the 6
sum of twenty -five million dollars ($25,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for each year of the 7
2025-2027 fiscal biennium to be used for grants to counties and private employers that provide 8
assistance with capacity building in child care in this State, including, but not limited to, (i) 9
building construction, renovation, upfitting, or improvements, (ii) expansion costs, (iii) furniture 10
and equipment, or (iv) playground installation. The Division shall award grants under this section 11
pursuant to criteria established by the Division in accordance with federal law and guidance. 12
These grants shall be one -time awards to assist with child care initiatives as established by the 13
Division. Counties or private employers seeking to receive funds under this section shall provide 14
documentation of a twenty -five percent (25%) match as a condition of receiving these Stat e 15
funds. A county or private employer receiving grant funds under this act may use up to nine 16
percent (9%) of the State funds awarded for administrative costs. 17
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 18