A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to REQUIRE TRACKING OF INFORMATION ON SERVICES PROVIDED TO VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 14 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143B‑1218.  Collection and reporting of information about services provided to veterans, service members, and their families.
(a)	For purposes of this section, a "program" shall be defined as any State‑administered program that is targeted or directed at veterans, service members, or their families and receives any State funding, and is limited to only the following:
(1)	Veteran Scholarship Program administered by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
(2)	National Guard Pension Fund administered by the State Treasurer.
(3)	North Carolina Back‑to‑Work administered by the North Carolina Community College System.
(4)	Veteran Service Officer Support administered by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
(5)	Traumatic Brain Injury Program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
(6)	North Carolina National Guard Family Programs administered by the Department of Public Safety.
(7)	Military Affairs Center administered by the North Carolina Community College System.
(8)	North Carolina Central School of Law and the UNC Chapel Hill veterans law clinics administered by The University of North Carolina.
(9)	Center for Military Families and Veterans administered by the North Carolina Community College System.
(10)	State Veterans Cemetery Program administered by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
(11)	Substance Abuse Services Initiative for the North Carolina National Guard administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
(12)	Wounded Warrior Hunting and Fishing Program administered by the Wildlife Resources Commission.
(b)	Collection. – An administrator of a program under subsection (a) of this section shall do both of the following:
(1)	Determine the number of veterans, service members, and their families served and the services, benefits, and discounts provided to them.
(2)	Track outcomes for veterans, service members, and their families in accordance with outcome measures established by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
(c)	Report to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. – An administrator of a program under subsection (a) of this section shall report the information collected pursuant to this section during the previous fiscal year to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs no later than September 1 of each year.
(d)	Report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government. – Beginning December 1, 2020, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs shall annually report the information it has received under this section to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.