North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H574: Workforce Development Pilot Project.
Status: In committee, April 28, 2025
What the bill says
An act to establish a workforce development pilot project.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROJECT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) Purpose. - The purpose of this act is to provide a framework for funds to the Office of State Budget and Management to be allocated to the North Carolina Workforce Development Coalition (NCWDC), a nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing grants to employers to encourage employer-sponsored training with a focus on increasing job creation, reducing employee turnover, improving employee wages, and upgrading the skills of workers in their occupation. NCWDC will identify and prioritize industries and skillsets (i) for which training and curricula are lacking at community colleges due to insufficient demand despite an ongoing societal or community need or (ii) for which significant portions of training occur on-the-job without formalized study programs at institutions of higher education. SECTION 1.(b) Definitions. - The following definitions apply in this act: (1) Eligible employer. - A North Carolina-based business, including nonprofit organizations, that (i) has at least 20 but not more than 1,500 employees employed in the State and (ii) meets all of the following requirements: a. Has been operating for a continuous period of at least 365 days. b. Is registered and in good standing with the North Carolina Unemployment Insurance program. c. Is registered and in …
Sponsors
- Huneycutt, Cody (R, 67) · primary sponsor
- Hall, Kyle (R, 91) · primary sponsor
- Chesser, Allen (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Rhyne, Heather H. (R, 97) · primary sponsor
- Baker, Amber M. (D, 72)
- Brockman, Cecil (D, 60)
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83)
- Carver, Todd (R, 95)
- Cohn, Bryan (D, 32)
- Cotham (R)
- Greenfield, Julia (D, 100)
- Hawkins, Zack (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 04/16/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Workforce Development Pilot Project. Second Reading (April 16, 2025): 104 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, PILOT PROGRAMS, CORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT, UNEMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, INSURANCE, PUBLIC
Common questions
- What is H574?
- H574 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Workforce Development Pilot Project.
- What does H574 do?
- In its own words: An act to establish a workforce development pilot project.
- What is the status of H574?
- In committee as of April 28, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (April 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored H574?
- Huneycutt, Cody (R, 67), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H574?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H574
Source: official North Carolina record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.