Bill > S543

This bill directs the North Carolina State Auditor to periodically audit private schools (referred to as "nonpublic schools") that enroll students receiving scholarship grants under a specific part of the state's education statutes (Part 2A of Article 39 of Chapter 115C). By adding this requirement to the State Auditor's existing responsibilities, the bill ensures that private schools participating in state scholarship programs will be subject to regular financial and operational reviews. The purpose appears to be increasing transparency and accountability for private schools that receive state funding through scholarship programs. The bill would take effect immediately upon becoming law, and it represents a modest expansion of the State Auditor's oversight role in the state's education system.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S543