North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S179: Partnership with Voices Together.
Status: Introduced, February 27, 2025
What the bill says
An act to appropriate funds for middle school educational programming provided by the nonprofit corporation voices together.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING PROVIDED BY THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION VOICES TOGETHER. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be provided to the nonprofit corporation Voices Together. The purpose of the funding is to provide programming that is preparatory for Pre-Employment Transition Services to middle school students who encounter delays or who have intellectual and developmental disabilities in North Carolina school systems where Voices Together provides programming at the high school level. SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. *DRS35081-NGa-45A*
Sponsors
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50) · primary sponsor
- Hanig, Bobby (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Newton, Paul (R, 34) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: CORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT, BUDGETING, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, MINORS
Common questions
- What is S179?
- S179 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Partnership with Voices Together.
- What does S179 do?
- In its own words: An act to appropriate funds for middle school educational programming provided by the nonprofit corporation voices together.
- What is the status of S179?
- Introduced as of February 27, 2025. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (February 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored S179?
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S179?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S179
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