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SB 284

An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Consumer Advocate in the Office of Attorney General.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Vincent Hughes

The bill provides a one-time $8.3 million grant to Guilford County Schools for expanded high-dosage tutoring and learning hubs to improve graduation rates in FY 2025–26.

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Bill Summary · SB 284

SB 284 — Guilford County Schools Funding Requests (North Carolina)

Status: Introduced Feb 5, 2025 — Passed first reading
Effective date if enacted: July 1, 2025

Main purpose

Provide a one-time, state-directed grant to Guilford County Schools to continue and expand academic-support programs (high‑dosage tutoring) and to sustain “learning hub” programs for students at risk of not graduating.

Key provisions

  • Appropriation: $8,300,000 in nonrecurring General Fund monies for fiscal year 2025–2026, allocated to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) as a directed grant to Guilford County Schools.
    • $5,000,000 — Support and expand the high‑dosage tutoring program (hire additional tutors, broaden tutoring subject coverage, offer more tutoring sessions).
    • $3,300,000 — Support the learning hub program (provide flexible, individualized programs for students at risk of not graduating to complete graduation requirements and improve graduation rates).
  • Funds are explicitly nonrecurring (one‑time) for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
  • The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: Guilford County Schools and its students, especially those identified as at risk of failing to graduate.
  • Secondary beneficiaries: Tutors, program staff, and vendors contracted by the school district to deliver expanded tutoring and learning‑hub services.
  • Administering entity: NC Department of Public Instruction (to receive and pass through the directed grant to the district).

Expected impact / considerations

  • Direct financial impact: $8.3 million in one‑time state support directed to a single district for FY 2025–26.
  • Programmatic impact: Enables scaling of high‑dosage tutoring and continuation/expansion of learning hubs aimed at increasing course completion and graduation rates for at‑risk students.
  • Sustainability: Because the funding is nonrecurring, continued operations at expanded levels beyond 2025–26 would require new appropriations or local/district funding decisions.
  • Implementation tasks for the district/DPI likely include hiring and contracting, scheduling expanded sessions, and using funds to improve facilities used by the programs. The bill text does not specify new reporting, accountability, or performance‑measurement requirements beyond standard grant administration.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025; reported as having passed first reading (per status provided).
  • If enacted as written, funds become available for use in the 2025–2026 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
  • Further legislative action (committee consideration and final passage) would be required to appropriate and release the grant.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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