North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S677: SOS (State Owned Structures) Childcare Act.
Status: Introduced, March 26, 2025
What the bill says
An act to allow the use of state owned property for the use of childcare for state employees, require renovations or new builds of state-owned property to include a childcare center or adult care center, create a pilot program for use of state-owned property for childcare facilities for state employees, to create a pilot program for county grants for third-shift childcare for first responders, require feasibility study for onsite childcare at each north carolina community college and college in the university of north carolina system, establish workgroup to examine stream…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW THE USE OF STATE OWNED PROPERTY FOR THE USE OF CHILDCARE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES, REQUIRE RENOVATIONS OR NEW BUILDS OF STATE-OWNED PROPERTY TO INCLUDE A CHILDCARE CENTER OR ADULT CARE CENTER, CREATE A PILOT PROGRAM FOR USE OF STATE-OWNED PROPERTY FOR CHILDCARE FACILITIES FOR STATE EMPLOYEES, TO CREATE A PILOT PROGRAM FOR COUNTY GRANTS FOR THIRD-SHIFT CHILDCARE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, REQUIRE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR ONSITE CHILDCARE AT EACH NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM, ESTABLISH WORKGROUP TO EXAMINE STREAMLINING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL STRUCTURES FOR COMMERCIAL CHILDCARE FACILITIES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. USE OF STATE-OWNED PROPERTY FOR CHILDCARE CENTERS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Administration shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, no later than March 31, 2026, on the feasibility and advisability of using obsolete or underutilized state-owned buildings (available buildings) to house childcare facilities giving childcare priority to State employees. The report shall include the following: (1) Location of each available building. (2) Estimated costs for upfitting each property to meet daycare licensing standards. (3) Estimated costs for asbestos and lead remediation. (4) Barriers to the available buildings' use as …