North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S866: Add Home Schools to Opportunity Scholarships.
Status: Introduced, May 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act to permit opportunity scholarships to be awarded to students in home schools and to appropriate funds for that purpose.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PERMIT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS IN HOME SCHOOLS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 115C-562.1 reads as rewritten: "§ 115C-562.1. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Part: (1) Authority. - The State Education Assistance Authority. (2) Division. - The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration. (3) Repealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 8A.6(a), effective July 1, 2023. (3a) Eligible student. - A student residing in North Carolina who has not yet received a high school diploma and who meets all of the following requirements: a. Is eligible to attend a North Carolina public school pursuant to Article 25 of this Chapter. A child who is the age of 4 on or before April 16 is eligible to attend the following school year if the principal, or equivalent, of the school in which the child seeks to enroll finds that the student meets the requirements established by the Authority pursuant to G.S. 115C-562.2(d) and those findings are submitted to the Authority. b. Has not been enrolled in a postsecondary institution as a full-time student taking at least 12 hours of academic credit. c. Has not been placed in a nonpublic school or facility by a public agency …
Sponsors
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Ford, Carl (R, 33)
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48)
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
- Settle, Eddie D. (R, 36)
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- : Withdrawn From Com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, VOUCHERS, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, KINDERGARTEN, HOME SCHOOLING, AUTHORITIES, EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY
Common questions
- What is S866?
- S866 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Add Home Schools to Opportunity Scholarships.
- What does S866 do?
- In its own words: An act to permit opportunity scholarships to be awarded to students in home schools and to appropriate funds for that purpose.
- What is the status of S866?
- Introduced as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored S866?
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S866?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S866
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