North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S816: Child. of Wartime Vets Sch'ship Funds & Flex.
Status: Introduced, April 23, 2026
What the bill says
An act to appropriate funds for the children of wartime veterans scholarship program and to expand flexibility provided for the children of wartime veterans scholarship funds program to include the 2026-2027 academic year.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE CHILDREN OF WARTIME VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND TO EXPAND FLEXIBILITY PROVIDED FOR THE CHILDREN OF WARTIME VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE 2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. FUNDS FOR RECIPIENTS OF THE CHILDREN OF WARTIME VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP IN THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for the 2025-2026 fiscal year the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in nonrecurring funds to be allocated to the State Education Assistance Authority (Authority) to increase award amounts for recipients of scholarships for the children of wartime veterans for the 2025-2026 academic year up to the full amounts permitted under Part 2 of Article 14 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes to the extent those award amounts were reduced by the Secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs pursuant to the award flexibility provided in Part VI of S.L. 2025-72. If any of these funds remain after increasing award amounts for scholarship recipients in accordance with this section, the Authority may use the remaining funds to award additional scholarships for qualifying children of wartime veterans under Part of Article 14 of Chapter 143B of …
Sponsors
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- McInnis, Tom (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Ford, Carl (R, 33) · primary sponsor
- Applewhite, Val (D, 19)
- Daniel, Warren (R, 46)
- Garrett, Michael (D, 27)
- Grafstein, Lisa (D, 13)
- Lazzara, Michael A. (R, 6)
- Lee, Michael V. (R, 7)
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48)
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
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- : Withdrawn From Com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: BUDGETING, EDUCATION, FAMILY ISSUES, UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS, AUTHORITIES, FUNDS & ACCOUNTS, BOARDS, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Common questions
- What is S816?
- S816 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Child. of Wartime Vets Sch'ship Funds & Flex.
- What does S816 do?
- In its own words: An act to appropriate funds for the children of wartime veterans scholarship program and to expand flexibility provided for the children of wartime veterans scholarship funds program to include the 2026-2027 academic year.
- What is the status of S816?
- Introduced as of April 23, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (April 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S816?
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S816?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S816
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