S257 - 2026 Appropriations Act. (SL 2026-41)

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Session Year 2024

Overview: Section 7.15 of S.L. 2026-41 (Senate Bill 257) establishes the Khan Academic Support Program (Program) where public school units (PSUs) would contract with Khan Academy, Inc. for the use of its application, Khanmigo, in grades 6-12. PSUs opting in to the Program will receive funding to contract for Khanmigo based on the average daily membership of grades 6-12 and the number of teachers and administrators for students in grades 6-12. The contracts will be for a term of one year and each participating PSU will evaluate the use of the application before contracting for any additional one-year terms. The evaluation must be provided to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) by July 15 following each year funds are used.

DPI must contract with Khan Academy, Inc. for 500 Khanmigo licenses for use in schools operated by the Division of Juvenile Justice.

The Office of Learning Research at the North Carolina Collaboratory must report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee (JLEOC) on the effectiveness of Khanmigo by April 1, 2028.

DPI must report to JLEOC on at least the following information by no later than October 15 following each year funds are made available for the Program:

  • The number of PSUs that contracted with Khan Academy, Inc.
  • The number of students using the Khanmigo application, including the average number of minutes and interactions students had with the application weekly.
  • The number of teachers using the Khanmigo application, including the average number of minutes and interactions teachers had with the application weekly.
  • Any identified impact on student outcomes and teacher performance.
  • The number of moderation flags generated by the application.

This section became effective July 1, 2026.

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