North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S986: Workforce Act of 2026.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to provide for the continuation and expansion of programs and services provided by the state for workforce development and to appropriate funds for those purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE STATE FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THOSE PURPOSES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. TITLE AND INTRODUCTION SECTION 1.(a) Title. - This act shall be known and may be cited as the Workforce Act of 2026. SECTION 1.(b) Introduction. - The appropriations made in this act are for the amounts necessary to modernize education-to-workforce pathways across the State, to improve credit acquisition and transfer for students, strengthen career information sharing among institutions of higher education and employers, and expand employer-recognized credentials to provide faster, clearer routes to credential completion and career success. PART II. APPRENTICESHIP NC SUPPORT SECTION 2.(a) Findings. - The General Assembly finds that work-based learning is of value to learners as well as employers; that apprenticeship is a highly effective work-based learning model and provides a significant return on investment; that continued growth of apprenticeship is important to the State's economy; that ApprenticeshipNC is critical to increasing the number of employers participating in apprenticeships as well as the number of registered apprentices in North Carolina; that continued growth of apprenticeship is at risk without adequate support for ApprenticeshipNC; and that additional State support is necessary to sustain apprenticeship growth. SECTION …
Sponsors
- Settle, Eddie D. (R, 36) · primary sponsor
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Applewhite, Val (D, 19)
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3)
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15)
- Daniel, Warren (R, 46)
- Ford, Carl (R, 33)
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25)
- Hollo, Mark (R, 45)
- Jones, Dana (R, 31)
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- : Withdrawn From Com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: COMMUNITY COLLEGES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, BUDGETING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, UNC SYSTEM OFFICE, UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS, COMMERCE
Common questions
- What is S986?
- S986 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Workforce Act of 2026.
- What does S986 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide for the continuation and expansion of programs and services provided by the state for workforce development and to appropriate funds for those purposes.
- What is the status of S986?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S986?
- Settle, Eddie D. (R, 36), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S986?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S986
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