North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H671: Competitive Speech and Debate Grant Pilot.
Status: Introduced, April 15, 2025
What the bill says
An act TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR GRANTS FOR COMPETITIVE SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAMS. The General Assembly of North Carolina Purpose. - To the extent funds are made available for the purpose, there is established the Competitive Speech and Debate Team Grant Pilot Program (Program). The purpose of the Program is to allow each public school serving students in grades nine through 12 in North Carolina to form a speech and debate team and to allow the team to participate in speech and debate competitions…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR GRANTS FOR COMPETITIVE SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAMS. The General Assembly of North Carolina Purpose. - To the extent funds are made available for the purpose, there is established the Competitive Speech and Debate Team Grant Pilot Program (Program). The purpose of the Program is to allow each public school serving students in grades nine through 12 in North Carolina to form a speech and debate team and to allow the team to participate in speech and debate competitions. The Program shall begin in the 2025-2026 school year and conclude at the end of the 2028-2029 school year. SECTION 1.(b) Eligibility. - Any public school unit that includes a school that serves students in grades nine through 12 is eligible to apply to the Department of Public Instruction for a grant to develop, maintain, or expand an educational and competitive speech and debate team. SECTION 1.(c) Applications; Criteria and Guidelines. - No later than August 1 of each year that funds are made available for the Program, the Department shall develop and publish criteria and guidelines for the application process for the Program in the upcoming school year. The Department shall accept applications until September 30 of each school year. Applications shall include, at a minimum, a proposed …
Sponsors
- Willis, David (R, 68) · primary sponsor
- Cotham (R) · primary sponsor