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S949 • 2025

Fully Fund School Psychologists & Counselors.

Fully Fund School Psychologists & Counselors.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Mohammed, Murdock, Theodros, Adcock, Batch, Chitlik, Garson, Grafstein, Salvador, Smith, Waddell
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Fully Fund School Psychologists & Counselors.

Fully Fund School Psychologists & Counselors.

What This Bill Does

  • Fully Fund School Psychologists & Counselors.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-04 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  2. 2026-05-04 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2026-05-04 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. 2026-05-04 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Fully Fund School Psychologists & Counselors.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 949

Short Title: Fully Fund School Psychologists & Counselors. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Mohammed, Murdock, and Theodros (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
May 4, 2026
*S949-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO FULLY FUND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND SCHOOL COUNSELO R 2
POSITIONS PER THE LEANDRO COMPREHENSIVE REMEDIAL PLAN. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 5
Public Instruction the sum of three hundred fifty -nine million three hundred thousand dollars 6
($359,300,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to increase the School 7
Health Personnel Allotment. These funds shall be used to establish a tiered system of support for 8
students by increasing positions for the following school health support personnel in order to 9
meet the following statewide ratios: 10
(1) At least one school psychologist for every 700 students. 11
(2) At least one school counselor for every 250 students. 12
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2026. 13