HB 1110 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Early Intervention School Attendance Pilot.

This bill establishes a two-year pilot program in North Carolina to test data-driven systems aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism, which currently affects one in four public school students. The Department of Public Instruction will select a single public school unit serving up to 15,000 diverse students to implement a vendor-provided platform that offers real-time monitoring, automated family communication, and targeted intervention strategies. Appropriated funds totaling $75,000 will cover technology costs, staff training, and program evaluation, with the pilot running from the 2026-2027 fiscal year through the 2027-2028 fiscal year. By the end of the program, the department must report findings on attendance improvements and operational efficiencies to determine if the initiative should be expanded statewide.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 29, 2026 Last action May 19, 2026

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Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to a Committee Substitute version, removing specific sponsor names and the initial referral status while retaining the core pilot program. The most significant substantive change involves the selection criteria for participating schools, which now requires the Department to consider technical readiness and staffing capacity in addition to absenteeism rates. The implementation requirements were expanded to mandate alignment with a single student information system, and the reporting metrics were broadened to include student engagement and operational efficiencies.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include technical readiness and staffing capacity as criteria for school selection, and implementation is now explicitly tied to integration with a single student information system.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the specific list of primary sponsors (Representatives Rhyne, Paré, Schietzelt, and Cotham) and the referral status details from the header.

Modified school selection criteria to require the Department to consider technical readiness, staffing capacity, and implementation timelines alongside absenteeism rates.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement that program implementation must align with the technical architecture of the selected solution and integrate with a single student information system.

Expanded the list of required reporting metrics to include improved student engagement, attendance consistency, and operational efficiencies for school staff.

FISCAL

Clarified that funds can be allocated directly to the selected public school unit for that unit or its schools to contract with the vendor.

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Committee

May 19, 2026

Committee

Re-ref Com On Appropriations

lower

May 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Committee

Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 17 co-sponsors