North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1020: PESA Class Aides & Child. Wartime Vets Funds.
Status: In committee, April 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act to authorize the use of personal education student account funds for education-related support services provided by a one-to-one classroom aide and to appropriate funds to support the children of wartime veterans scholarship program.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF PERSONAL EDUCATION STUDENT ACCOUNT FUNDS FOR EDUCATION-RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY A ONE-TO-ONE CLASSROOM AIDE AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN OF WARTIME VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. AUTHORIZE USE OF PERSONAL EDUCATION STUDENT ACCOUNT FUNDS FOR ONE-TO-ONE CLASSROOM AIDES SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 115C-591 reads as rewritten: "§ 115C-591. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: ... (4a) One-to-one classroom aide. - A person who holds at least a high school diploma, or its equivalent, and who supports an eligible student in a classroom, and other educational settings as necessary, at the request of the Part 1 or nonpublic school in which the eligible student is enrolled. ...." SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 115C-595 reads as use of funds. (a) Parental Agreement. - The Authority shall provide the parent of a scholarship recipient with a written agreement, applicable for each year the eligible student receives scholarship funds under this Article, to be signed and returned to the Authority prior to receiving the scholarship funds. The agreement shall be submitted to the Authority electronically. The parent shall not designate any entity or individual to execute the agreement on the parent's behalf. A parent or eligible student's failure to comply with this …
Sponsors
- Paré, Erin (R, 37) · primary sponsor
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Chesser, Allen (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109) · primary sponsor
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Cairns, Celeste C. (R, 13)
- Clark, Tracy (D, 57)
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61)
- Humphrey, Chris (R, 12)
- Johnson, Todd (R, 35)
- Majeed, Nasif (I, 99)
- Miller, Charles W. (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: BUDGETING, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS, STUDENTS, STATE EMPLOYEES
Common questions
- What is H1020?
- H1020 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): PESA Class Aides & Child. Wartime Vets Funds.
- What does H1020 do?
- In its own words: An act to authorize the use of personal education student account funds for education-related support services provided by a one-to-one classroom aide and to appropriate funds to support the children of wartime veterans scholarship program.
- What is the status of H1020?
- In committee as of April 22, 2026. Latest action: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (April 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1020?
- Paré, Erin (R, 37), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1020?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1020
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