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HB 757

School Safety

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Linda Chaney and 4 co-sponsors

A one-time $31,000 General Fund grant to Joyful Soul Treasures, Inc. funds its Safe Haven for Safe Sex campaign to improve adolescent sexual health education and awareness (ages 13

Chapter No. 2026-80
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Bill Summary · HB 757

Summary — HB 757: Joyful Soul Treasures / Funds

Status: Enacted (Chapter No. 2025‑99) — Effective July 1, 2025
Introduced: November 12, 2024
Primary sponsor: Rep. K. Brown (North Carolina)
Subject areas: Appropriations; Education; Health education; Minors; Public health; Nonprofit grants

Main purpose

HB 757 authorizes a one‑time, directed grant to a nonprofit—Joyful Soul Treasures, Inc.—to support its "Safe Haven for Safe Sex" project, a sexual‑health education and awareness campaign targeting adolescents.

Key provisions

  • Appropriation: $31,000 in nonrecurring funds (General Fund) for fiscal year 2025‑2026.
  • Recipient: Joyful Soul Treasures, Inc. (a nonprofit organization).
  • Purpose: Support the nonprofit’s "Safe Haven for Safe Sex" project, described as a campaign to enhance sexual health education and awareness for adolescents aged 13–18, including efforts to empower youth with knowledge and skills and to reduce stigma and misconceptions about sexual health.
  • Administration: Funds are appropriated to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) to provide the directed grant to the nonprofit.
  • Effective date: The act becomes effective July 1, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Direct beneficiary: Joyful Soul Treasures, Inc., which will receive and administer the grant.
  • Target population: Adolescents aged 13–18 who are the focus of the project's educational and awareness activities.
  • State budget: A one‑time ($31,000) General Fund expenditure in FY 2025‑2026; no ongoing appropriation.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Programmatic: The grant is intended to expand sexual health education and reduce stigma among teens; potential outcomes include increased knowledge, healthier behaviors, and improved access to sexual health information for participating adolescents.
  • Fiscal: Minor, one‑time General Fund cost ($31,000). No continuing fiscal obligation is specified.
  • Administrative: OSBM will disburse the directed grant; the bill does not specify reporting, performance metrics, or oversight requirements beyond the appropriation language.
  • Policy context: This is a targeted, noncompetitive (directed) grant to a single nonprofit rather than funding routed through competitive grant programs or school systems.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Filed: November 12, 2024.
  • Read/acted on in 2025 legislative session; enrolled and delivered to the governor in late May 2025.
  • Chapter No. 2025‑99; approved by the governor and effective July 1, 2025.

If you want, I can:
- Draft suggested performance or reporting language to add accountability to the grant; or
- Locate related state programs or funding sources for adolescent sexual health to show how this grant might coordinate with existing efforts.

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

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