2023 Appropriations Act

• §1.1
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  This act shall be known as the "Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2023." INTRODUCTION

• §1.2
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  The appropriations made in this act are for maximum amounts necessary to provide the services and accomplish the purposes described in the budget in accordance with the State Budget Act.

• §2.1.(a)
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  Appropriations from the General Fund for the budgets of the State departments, institutions, and agencies, and for other purposes as enumerated, are made for each year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium

• §2.1.(b)
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  For purposes of this act and the Committee Report described in Section 43.2 of this act, the requirements set forth in this section represent the total amount of funds, including agency receipts, appr

• §2.2.(a)
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  The General Fund availability derived from State tax revenue, nontax revenue, and other adjustments used in developing the budget for each year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium is as follows: FY 2023-

• §2.2.(b)
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  In addition to the amount required under G.S. 143C-4-3.1, the State Controller shall transfer to the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund established under G.S. 143C-4-3.1 the sum of one billion fift

• §2.2.(c)
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  The State Controller shall reserve to the Medicaid Contingency Reserve described in G.S. 143C-4-11 from funds available in the General Fund the sum of four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) in no

• §2.2.(l)
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  Section 2.2(j) of S.L. 2022-74 reads as rewritten: "SECTION 2.2.(j) There is established in the General Fund a World University Games Reserve to make funds available to support the State of North Caro

• §2.2.(q)
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  The State Controller shall reserve to the Medicaid Transformation Reserve from funds available in the General Fund the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2023-2024

• §2.2.(r)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 143C-4-2, the State Controller shall transfer to the Savings Reserve the sum of one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) in nonrecurring funds in the 2024-2025 fisca

• §2.2.(s)
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  G.S. 143C-9-3(a1) reads as rewritten: "(a1) Each year, the sum of seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars ($17,500,000) twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) from the Settlement Reserve Fu

• §2.2.(t)
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  The State Controller shall ensure that the funds directed to be reserved in the 2023-2024 fiscal year under this section are completed as soon as practicable but no later than the end of the 2023-2024

• §2.2.(u)
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  Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this section shall be construed as appropriating funds reserved pursuant to this section.

• §3.1
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  Appropriations from the State Highway Fund for the maintenance and operation of the Department of Transportation and for other purposes as enumerated are made for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2

• §3.2
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  The Highway Fund availability used in developing the 2023-2025 fiscal biennial budget is shown below: FY 2023-2024 FY 2024-2025 Beginning Balance $0 $0 Consensus Revenue Forecast Motor Fuels Tax 1,805

• §3.3
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  Appropriations from the State Highway Trust Fund for construction, for operations of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes as enumerated are made for the fiscal biennium ending June

• §3.4
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  The Highway Trust Fund availability used in developing the 2023-2025 fiscal biennial budget is shown below: FY 2023-2024 FY 2024-2025 Beginning Balance $0 $0 Unspent Advance Acquisition Hardship Funds

• §4.1.(c)
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  Funds may be expended only for the specified programs, purposes, objects, and line items or as otherwise authorized by the General Assembly.

• §4.2.(a)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 143C-6-4, State agencies may, with approval of the Director of the Budget, spend funds received from grants awarded after the enactment of this act for grant awards that are for l

• §4.2.(c)
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  Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no State agency may accept a grant not anticipated in this act if (i) acceptance of the grant would obligate the State to make future expenditures relat

• §4.3.(a)
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  The allocations made from the Education Lottery Fund for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium are as follows: FY 2023-2024 FY 2024-2025 Noninstructional Support Personnel $385,914,455 $385,914,455 Prekinderg

• §4.3.(b)
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  Article 38B of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes reads as rewritten: "Article 38B. "Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund. "§ 115C-546.10.

• §4.3.(c)
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  The Department of Public Instruction may award additional grant funds for new construction, up to the maximum amounts provided in subsection (a) of this section, to a county that received an award for

• §4.3.(d)
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  No later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Public Instruction shall publish guidelines for the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund program specifying the following: (1) The extraordinary circ

• §4.4.(a)
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  Allocations are made from the Indian Gaming Education Revenue Fund for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2025, as follows: FY 2023-2024 FY 2024-2025 Textbook and Digital Resources Allotment $10,000,

• §4.4.(b)
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  G.S. 143C-9-7(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) Upon appropriation by the General Assembly, funds received in the Indian Gaming Education Revenue Fund shall be allocated quarterly by the State Board of Educ

• §4.5
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  Allocations are made from the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2025, as follows: FY 2023-2024 FY 2024-2025 School Technology Fund $18,000,000 $18,000,000 Drive

• §4.6
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  Section 4.12 of S.L. 2021-180 reads as rewritten: "SECTION 4.12.

• §4.7.(a)
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  The definitions in S.L. 2021-25 and the following definitions apply in this section: (1) American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA. – The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, as defined in S.L. 2021-25. (2) ARPA

• §4.7.(b)
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  OSBM shall work with the recipient State agencies to budget receipts awarded pursuant to ARPA to allow for the tracking of such funds through either separate accounts or fund codes according to the pr

• §4.7.(c)
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  OSBM shall allocate State Fiscal Recovery Fund funds to State agencies and departments upon justification from the agency or department and only as needed to implement the provisions of this act.

• §4.7.(d)
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  All interest earned on funds held in the State Fiscal Recovery Fund through June 30, 2025, shall be transferred to the State Fiscal Recovery Reserve.

• §4.7.(e)
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  For administrative expenses related to administration of a provision allocating ARPA funds in this act, a State agency may, of ARPA funds allocated to it under this act, use up to the lesser of (i) th

• §4.7.(f)
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  A State agency receiving State Fiscal Recovery Fund funds shall track such funds separately from other funds by use of either separate accounts or fund codes.

• §4.7.(g)
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  In addition to any report required under this section or any other law, OSBM shall provide a quarterly report to the Senate Committee on Appropriations/Base Budget, the House Appropriations Committee,

• §4.7.(h)
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  The State Auditor shall conduct biennial preliminary financial audits and a final performance audit of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund no later than 90 days following the latest date on which expenditu

• §4.7.(i)
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  The funds appropriated from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund in this act and in prior enactments of the General Assembly shall not revert at the end of each fiscal year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium

• §4.7.(j)
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  This section does not apply to funds allocated in this act from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund or to the Department of Health and Human Services with regard to any federal receipts arising from the e

• §4.8
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  The State Controller shall transfer the sum of twenty million one hundred two thousand two hundred fifty-three dollars ($20,102,253) for the 2023-2024 fiscal year and ten million three hundred ninety-

• §4.9.(a)
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  Funds appropriated in this act from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund, established in Section 1.3(a) of S.L. 2023-7, to State agencies and departments shall be used for the purposes described in this ac

• §4.9.(b)
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  The funds appropriated in this act from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund shall become available during the course of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium as the funds are deposited into that Fund.

• §4.9.(c)
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  Priority of Disbursement of Funds in the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year. – For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, funds appropriated in this act from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund and allocated as described in this

• §4.9.(d)
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  Priority of Disbursement of Funds in the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. – For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, funds appropriated in this act from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund and allocated as described in this

• §4.9.(e)
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  State agencies and departments and any non-State entities receiving funds from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund may use a portion of those funds for administrative costs, including time-limited positio

• §4.9.(f)
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  Beginning October 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, in addition to any report required under this act or any other law, State agencies and departments and any non-State entities receiving funds from t

• §4.10.(a)
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  G.S. 116-37, 116-37.2, 116-36.6, 116-40.4, and 116-40.6 are repealed.

• §4.10.(b)
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  Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new Articles to read: "Article 38. "University of North Carolina Health Care System. "Part 1.

• §4.10.(c)
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  G.S. 66-58 reads as rewritten: "§ 66-58.

• §4.10.(d)
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  G.S. 116-30.3A reads as rewritten: "§ 116-30.3A.

• §4.10.(e)
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  G.S. 116-219 reads as rewritten: "§ 116-219.

• §4.10.(f)
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  G.S. 116-220(f) reads as rewritten: "(f) By rules or regulations adopted by the Board in accordance with G.S. 116-220(b) of this Article, the Board may provide that funds maintained in insurance trust

• §4.10.(g)
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  G.S. 116D-1(11) reads as rewritten: "(11) University. – The University of North Carolina and its constituent and affiliated institutions, including, without limitation, the University of North Carolin

• §4.10.(h)
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  G.S. 116D-22(2) reads as rewritten: Page 44 Session Law 2023-134 House Bill 259 "(2) Institution. – Each of the institutions enumerated in G.S. 116-2, and any affiliated institutions of the University

• §4.10.(i)
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  G.S. 126-5(c8) reads as rewritten: "(c8) Except as to Articles 5, 6, 7, and 14 of this Chapter, this Chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) Employees of the University of North Carolina H

• §4.10.(j)
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  G.S. 131E-13 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: "(i) This section does not apply to a transaction that is part of an agreement between a municipality or hospital authority and the Universi

• §4.10.(k)
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  G.S. 135-1(10) reads as rewritten: "(10) "Employee" shall mean all full-time employees, agents or officers of the State of North Carolina or any of its departments, bureaus and institutions other than

• §4.10.(l)
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  G.S. 135-1(11) reads as rewritten: "(11) "Employer" shall mean the State of North Carolina, the county board of education, the city board of education, the State Board of Education, the board of trust

• §4.10.(m)
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  G.S. 135-3(8)f. is recodified as G.S. 135-3(d).

• §4.10.(n)
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  G.S. 135-3, as amended by subsection (m) of this section, reads as rewritten: "§ 135-3.

• §4.10.(o)
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  G.S. 135-5.1 reads as rewritten: "§ 135-5.1.

• §4.10.(p)
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  Article 1 of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new sections to read: "§ 135-5.6.

• §4.10.(q)
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  G.S. 135-48.1(11) reads as rewritten: "(11) Employing Unit. – A North Carolina School System; Community College; State Department, Agency, or Institution; the University of North Carolina Health Care

• §4.10.(r)
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  G.S. 135-48.40(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) Partially Contributory Coverage. – The following persons are eligible for coverage under the Plan, on a partially contributory basis, subject to the provisio

• §4.10.(s)
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  G.S. 143-56 reads as rewritten: "§ 143-56.

• §4.10.(t)
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  G.S. 143-596 reads as rewritten: "§ 143-596.

• §4.10.(u)
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  G.S. 143C-1-3 reads as rewritten: "§ 143C-1-3.

• §4.10.(v)
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  G.S. 143C-8-7(a) reads as rewritten: "(a) No State agency may expend funds for the construction or renovation of any capital improvement project except as needed to comply with this Article or otherwi

• §4.10.(w)
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  G.S. 143C-8-8 reads as rewritten: "§ 143C-8-8.

• §4.10.(x)
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  G.S. 146-22(c) reads as rewritten: "(c) Acquisitions on behalf of the University of North Carolina Health Care System shall be made in accordance with G.S. 116-37(i), G.S. 116-350.50, acquisitions on

• §4.10.(y)
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  G.S. 147-69.2(a)(16a) reads as rewritten: "(16a) The University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill funds, except appropriated funds, deposited with the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 116-37.

• §4.10.(z)
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  The General Assembly makes the following findings: (1) North Carolina's rural population is among the largest in the United States and is in need of dedicated effort and investment to help improve hea

• §4.10.(aa)
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  It is the intent of the General Assembly that ECU Health, UNC Health Care System, and their affiliated schools of medicine (East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine and the University of Nort

• §4.10.(bb)
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  The University of North Carolina Health Care System and ECU Health, through the NC Care initiative, shall use the funds allocated under subsection (aa) of this section to do the following: (1) Invest

• §4.10.(cc)
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  By April 1, 2024, and every six months thereafter, ECU Health and the University of North Carolina Health Care System shall jointly report to the Senate Committee on Appropriations/Base Budget, the Ho

• §4.10.(dd)
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  Subsections (z) through (cc) of this section are effective July 1, 2023.

• §5.1.(a)
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  This section applies to any directed grants appropriated as nonrecurring funds in S.L. 2021-180 for the 2022-23 fiscal year that (i) remain unexpended as of the effective date of this section and (ii)

• §5.1.(b)
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  Any funds described in subsection (a) of this section that remain unexpended as of June 30, 2023, shall revert to the appropriate fund at the end of the 2023-24 fiscal year.

• §5.1.(c)
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  This section becomes effective June 30, 2023.

• §5.2.(a)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 12-3.1, an agency is not required to consult with the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations prior to establishing or increasing a fee to the level authorized or

• §5.2.(b)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 150B-21.1A(a), an agency may adopt an emergency rule in accordance with G.S. 150B-21.1A to establish or increase a fee as authorized by this act if the adoption of a rule would ot

• §5.3.(a)
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  For purposes of this act and the Committee Report described in Section 43.2 of this act, the following definitions apply: (1) Directed grant. – Nonrecurring funds allocated by a State agency to a non-

• §5.3.(b)
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  Nonrecurring funds appropriated in this act as directed grants are subject to all of the following requirements: (1) Directed grants are subject to the provisions of subsections (b) through (k), excep

• §5.3.(c)
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  This section expires on June 30, 2026.

• §5.4
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  No more than one hundred forty thousand dollars ($140,000) in State funds, including any interest earnings accruing from those funds, may be used for the annual salary of any individual employee of a

• §5.5
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  The General Statutes Commission shall review all provisions in the General Statutes that require that documents have pen-and-ink signatures.

• §5.6.(a)
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  The State Controller shall transfer fifty-two million seven hundred eighty-four thousand four hundred forty-seven dollars ($52,784,447) in remaining funds appropriated or allocated for the listed agen

• §5.6.(b)
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  Section 5.9(a) of S.L. 2021-180 reads as rewritten: "SECTION 5.9.(a) Allocations. – The funds appropriated in Section 2.2(j) of this act for disaster relief, recovery, mitigation, and resiliency shall

• §5.6.(c)
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  Notwithstanding Sections 5.9(b) and 5.9A(e) of S.L. 2021-180, funds allocated in Sections 5.9 and 5.9A of S.L. 2021-180, as amended by Section 1.4 of S.L. 2021-189, Section 1.2 of S.L. 2022-6, Section

• §5.6.(d)
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  The State Controller shall transfer the allocation of five million dollars ($5,000,000) under Section 5.9(a)(23) of S.L. 2021-180 for Stoney Creek acquisitions from the North Carolina Office of Recove

• §5.6.(e)
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  The funds allocated to the Department of Public Safety, Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), under Section 2.1(4)a. of S.L. 2019-224, as amended, for mitigation buyouts and other various purpose

• §5.6.(f)
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  The funds appropriated in Section 2.2(e) of this act for disaster relief, recovery, mitigation, and resiliency shall be allocated as follows: (1) Thirty million seventy thousand two hundred fifty doll

• §5.6.(g)
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  The Division of Emergency Management shall administer a grant program using funds allocated in subdivision (f)(2) of this section to provide grants to support local communities in upgrading structures

• §5.6.(h)
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  Stormwater Retrofit Pilot Cost-Share Program. – The North Carolina Coastal Federation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, shall establish the Stormwater Retrofit Pilot Cost-Share Program.

• §5.6.(i)
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  Funds allocated to the Housing Finance Agency for a multifamily affordable housing project by Section 5.9(a)(18) of S.L. 2021-180, as amended by Section 5.4(j) of S.L. 2022-74, shall instead be used b

• §5.6.(j)
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  The Office of State Budget and Management shall report to the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and to the Fiscal Research Division of the General Assembly on the implementation

• §5.6.(k)
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  The Governor may not use the funds described in this section, including the funds transferred under subsection (a) of this section, to make budget adjustments under G.S. 143C-6-4 or to make reallocati

• §5.6.(l)
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  Funds allocated in this section that are not expended or encumbered by June 30, 2028, shall revert to the State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Reserve.

• §5.7.(a)
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  G.S. 143C-1-1 reads as rewritten: "§ 143C-1-1.

• §5.7.(b)
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  Part 1 of Article 6 of Chapter 143C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 143C-6-4.1.

• §5.8.(a)
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  Article 10 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 143-162.10.

• §5.8.(b)
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  Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 130A-158.3.

• §5.8.(c)
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  Article 23 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 153A-465.

• §5.8.(d)
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  Article 21 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 160A-499.10.

• §5.8.(e)
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  G.S. 130A-152 reads as rewritten: "§ 130A-152.

• §5.8.(f)
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  This section becomes effective January 1, 2024.

• §5.9.(a)
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  G.S. 95-25.1 reads as rewritten: "§ 95-25.1.

• §5.9.(b)
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  G.S. 153A-449(a) reads as rewritten: "(a) Authority. – A county may contract with and appropriate money to any person, association, or corporation, in order to carry out any public purpose that the co

• §5.9.(c)
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  G.S. 160A-20.1(a) reads as rewritten: "(a) Authority. – A city may contract with and appropriate money to any person, association, or corporation, in order to carry out any public purpose that the cit

• §5.9.(d)
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  Article 6 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 153A-145.11.

• §5.9.(e)
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  Article 8 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 160A-205.6.

• §5.9.(f)
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  G.S. 130A-290(a)(35) is amended by adding a new sub-subdivision to read: "h.

• §6.1.(a)
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  Of the funds appropriated in this act from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund to the Community Colleges System Office for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the System Office shall allocate the sum of one mi

• §6.1.(b)
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  No later than March 15, 2024, the Community Colleges System Office shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the MOU and the resulting impact of the clinical instruction s

• §6.2.(a)
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  Of the funds appropriated in this act from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund to the Community Colleges System Office for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the System Office shall establish the Fund for Hig

• §6.2.(b)
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  The System Office shall establish an application process for community colleges to apply for awards from the Fund no later than the beginning of each fiscal year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.

• §6.2.(c)
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  A community college may only apply for the award of funds to support one new program in each fiscal year.

• §6.2.(d)
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  A community college identified below shall be required to match a percentage of the total cash cost of the program with non-State funds based on a college's total full-time equivalents (FTE) according

• §6.2.(e)
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  The System Office may adopt any regulations, policies, or procedures regarding the application process, use of funds, eligibility requirements, and any other rules necessary related to the administrat

• §6.2.(f)
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  The System Office shall submit an initial report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by December 1, 2024, and an annual report thereafter for each year the System Office provides fu

• §6.3
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  Article 4A of Chapter 115D of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 115D-58.17.

• §6.5
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  Article 1 of Chapter 115D of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 115D-5.1A.

• §6.8
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  Section 6.8 of S.L. 2021-180, as amended by Section 6.1 of S.L. 2022-74, reads as rewritten: "SECTION 6.8.(a) The Community Colleges System Office shall partner with the North Carolina Retail Merchant

• §6.9.(a)
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  Article 3 of Chapter 115D of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 115D-44.

• §6.9.(b)
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  Of the recurring funds appropriated in this act to the Community Colleges System Office for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium to support increasing program offerings for individuals with IDD pursuant to G

• §6.10.(a)
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  G.S. 115D-3 reads as rewritten: "§ 115D-3.

• §6.10.(b)
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  Chapter 115D of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 115D-3.1.

• §6.10.(c)
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  Chapter 115D of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 115D-10.

• §6.10.(d)
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  G.S. 115D-20 reads as rewritten: "§ 115D-20.

• §6.10.(e)
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  G.S. 115D-2.2 reads as rewritten: Page 72 Session Law 2023-134 House Bill 259 "§ 115D-2.2.

• §6.10.(f)
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  G.S. 115D-2.2, as amended by this section, reads as rewritten: "§ 115D-2.2.

• §6.10.(g)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 115D-2.2, as amended by this section, the current members serving on the State Board as of the effective date of this section shall serve the remainder of their terms.

• §6.10.(h)
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  When the State Board of Community Colleges elects a chair in accordance with G.S. 115D-2.2(h) in 2025, the chair shall be elected from the members elected by the Senate.

• §6.10.(i)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 115D-2.2, as amended by this section, the General Assembly shall elect members in 2023 as follows: Page 74 Session Law 2023-134 House Bill 259 (1) The House of Representatives sha

• §6.10.(j)
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  For elections to terms beginning July 1, 2025, and every four years thereafter, the following applies: (1) The House of Representatives shall elect four members. (2) The Senate shall elect five member

• §6.10.(k)
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  For elections to terms beginning July 1, 2027, and every four years thereafter, the following applies: (1) The House of Representatives shall elect five members. (2) The Senate shall elect four member

• §6.10.(l)
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  G.S. 115D-62 is repealed.

• §6.10.(m)
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  G.S. 115D-79 reads as rewritten: "§ 115D-79.

• §6.10.(n)
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  G.S. 115D-12 reads as rewritten: "§ 115D-12.

• §6.10.(o)
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  G.S. 115D-13 reads as rewritten: "§ 115D-13.

• §6.10.(p)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 115D-12, as amended by this section, the current members serving on a board of trustees of a community college as of the effective date of this section shall serve the remainder o

• §6.10.(q)
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  The following are repealed: (1) S.L. 1997-12. (2) Section 2 of S.L. 1999-60. (3) Section 2 of S.L. 2011-175. (4) S.L. 2014-73. (5) S.L. 2015-12. (6) Section 1 of S.L. 2015-167. (7) S.L. 2015-243. (8)

• §6.10.(r)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 115D-12(a)(2), as amended by this section, for the Mayland Community College Board of Trustees, the Avery County Board of Commissioners, Mitchell County Board of Commissioners, an

• §6.10.(s)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 115D-12(a)(2), as amended by this section, for the South Piedmont Community College Board of Trustees, the Union County Board of Commissioners shall elect three trustees, one of w

• §6.10.(t)
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 115D-12(a)(2), as amended by this section, for the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees, the following shall be House Bill 259 Session Law 2023-134 Page 77 the trus

• §6.10.(u)
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  Subsection (f) of this section is effective July 1, 2027.

• §6.11.(a)
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  The State Board of Community Colleges shall establish the Vocational Rehabilitation Pilot Program (Program) for the 2023-2024 to 2025-2026 academic years.

• §6.11.(b)
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  Community colleges may apply to the State Board of Community Colleges to participate in the Program.

• §6.11.(c)
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  No later than March 15, 2024, and each year thereafter in which funds are expended during the Program, the State Board of Community Colleges, in consultation with DVR, shall report on the impact of th

• §6.11.(d)
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  The nonrecurring funds appropriated in this act to the Community Colleges System Office for the 2023-2024 fiscal year for the Program shall not revert at the end of the 2023-2024 fiscal year but shall

• §6.12
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  G.S. 115D-5(o) reads as rewritten: "(o) All multicampus centers approved by the State Board of Community Colleges shall receive funding under the same formula.

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