North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H816: Voucher School Transparency Act.
Status: In committee, April 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act to increase accountability and reporting standards for nonpublic schools receiving opportunity scholarship funds and to require the state auditor to annually review audits of at least three nonpublic schools receiving opportunity scholarship funds.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING STANDARDS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVING OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE AUDITOR TO ANNUALLY REVIEW AUDITS OF AT LEAST THREE NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVING OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING FOR OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP SCHOOLS SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 115C-562.5 reads as rewritten: "§ 115C-562.5. Obligations of nonpublic schools accepting eligible students receiving scholarship grants. (a) A nonpublic school that accepts eligible students receiving scholarship grants shall comply with the following: (1) Provide Annually provide to the Authority documentation for required tuition and fees charged to the student by the nonpublic school. (2) Provide to the Authority a criminal background check conducted for the staff member with the highest decision-making authority, as defined by the bylaws, articles of incorporation, or other governing document. For all teachers, the nonpublic school shall adopt a policy requiring criminal history checks under G.S. 115C-332. Each nonpublic school shall apply its policy uniformly in requiring applicants for employment to be checked for a criminal history before the applicant is given an unconditional job offer. A nonpublic school may employ an applicant conditionally while the board is checking the person's criminal history and making a decision based on the results of the check. The nonpublic school …
Sponsors
- Rubin, Phil (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49) · primary sponsor
- Prather, Lindsey (D, 115) · primary sponsor
- Brockman, Cecil (D, 60) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Buansi, Allen (D, 56)
- Butler, Deb (D, 18)
- Carney, Becky (D, 102)
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: CHARTER SCHOOLS, COUNCIL OF STATE, VOUCHERS, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, KINDERGARTEN, AUTHORITIES, EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY
Common questions
- What is H816?
- H816 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Voucher School Transparency Act.
- What does H816 do?
- In its own words: An act to increase accountability and reporting standards for nonpublic schools receiving opportunity scholarship funds and to require the state auditor to annually review audits of at least three nonpublic schools receiving opportunity scholarship funds.
- What is the status of H816?
- In committee as of April 8, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (April 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored H816?
- Rubin, Phil (D, 40), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H816?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H816
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