GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

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HOUSE BILL 342

Short Title:      Guilford County Schools Funding Requests.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Clark, Quick, Branson, and Blust (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to:	Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

March 11, 2025

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to appropriate funds to guilford county schools for high dosage tutoring and learning hubs.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2025‑2026 fiscal year the sum of eight million three hundred thousand dollars ($8,300,000) in nonrecurring funds to be allocated as a directed grant to Guilford County Schools to support academic support programs as follows:

(1)        Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to support the high dosage tutoring program by hiring more tutors, expanding tutoring subject areas, and offering more tutoring sessions.

(2)        Three million three hundred thousand dollars ($3,300,000) to support the learning hub program by providing students that are at risk of not graduating a flexible, individualized program to complete graduation requirements and increase graduation rates.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2025.