Bill > H933

This bill addresses various services and supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in North Carolina through multiple key provisions. First, the bill aims to increase hourly wages for direct care workers to a minimum of $18 per hour by providing Medicaid rate increases to home and community-based providers, intermediate care facilities, and other service providers. The bill also expands the North Carolina Innovations waiver program by adding at least 1,000 new slots and requires the development of a 10-year plan to address the registry of unmet needs. Additionally, the bill updates the Medicaid Buy-In program by removing unearned income and resource limits for workers with disabilities, studies the feasibility of a new Community Activities and Employment Transitions service, establishes a State Rental Assistance Program for individuals with I/DD, provides additional funds for vocational rehabilitation services, bans prone restraint in schools, requires increased parental notification of seclusion and restraint incidents, creates a dashboard for student suspension rates, increases funding for the Personal Education Student Accounts program, establishes a grant program for extraordinary costs of students with disabilities, and creates an Office of Accessible Transportation and Mobility within the Department of Transportation. The bill appropriates various funds to support these initiatives and is primarily effective on July 1, 2025, with some provisions taking effect immediately upon becoming law.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H933