Bill > H358

This bill provides a comprehensive set of budget adjustments, appropriations, and technical corrections across various areas of North Carolina state government. The bill includes funding and modifications for education, including provisions for community colleges and cooperative innovative high schools, with allocations for specific schools like Wilson Community College and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. It makes changes to higher education accreditation requirements, replacing references to "regional" accrediting agencies with more specific "preferred" or "institutional" accrediting agency definitions. The bill also provides funding for the Department of Labor, including creating three attorney positions and allocating security service funds. Additionally, it includes significant economic development provisions, such as a $51 million appropriation for a Hertford County economic development project and funding for various airport improvements. The bill also addresses capital project funding, allocating nearly $888 million from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund for various infrastructure and improvement projects across state agencies and universities. Other notable provisions include allowing the Administrative Office of the Courts to sell its mainframe computing system, assigning additional office space to the State Auditor, and making technical corrections to various existing laws. The bill is primarily effective retroactively to July 1, 2025, and covers a wide range of state government operations and funding needs.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H358