North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S969: First Grade Reading Promise.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to appropriate funds for high-dosage tutoring based on the science of reading, to clarify that schools may use virtual tutoring programs, and to require read to achieve public accountability reporting.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING BASED ON THE SCIENCE OF READING, TO CLARIFY THAT SCHOOLS MAY USE VIRTUAL TUTORING PROGRAMS, AND TO REQUIRE READ TO ACHIEVE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING. 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 five million dollars ($5,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to provide first grade students with access to in-person and virtual high-dosage early literacy tutoring that is based on the science of reading. SECTION 2. G.S. 115C-83.6(c) reads as rewritten: "(c) Local school administrative units are encouraged to partner with community organizations, businesses, and other groups to provide volunteers, mentors, or tutors to assist with the provision of literacy interventions that enhance reading development and proficiency. Tutoring may be provided virtually." SECTION 3. G.S. 115C-83.10 reads as rewritten: "§ 115C-83.10. Accountability measures. (a) Each local board of education shall publish annually on a website maintained by that local school administrative unit and report in writing to the State Board of Education by September 1 of each year the following information on the prior school year:year, disaggregated by school for each grade level in which there are at least 30 students: (1) The number and percentage of …
Sponsors
- Hanig, Bobby (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15)
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48)
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
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- : Withdrawn From Com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: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CURRICULUM, BOARDS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT., LITERACY
Common questions
- What is S969?
- S969 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): First Grade Reading Promise.
- What does S969 do?
- In its own words: An act to appropriate funds for high-dosage tutoring based on the science of reading, to clarify that schools may use virtual tutoring programs, and to require read to achieve public accountability reporting.
- What is the status of S969?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S969?
- Hanig, Bobby (R, 1), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S969?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S969
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