HB 239 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Change to Exceptional Children Funding Formula.

HB 239 modifies North Carolina's funding formula for children with disabilities in public schools. It changes how funds are allocated to local school districts by capping per-child funding at 13% of a district's total enrollment plus students using state scholarship programs. The bill requires the State Education Assistance Authority to provide annual scholarship data by March 15 to help calculate district funding. It also appropriates $25 million in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to support this revised funding structure, effective July 1, 2025.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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This bill update primarily involves administrative and formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The main differences include updated sponsor information, revised bill identification numbers, and adjusted session metadata. No changes were made to the actual funding formula, eligibility criteria, or implementation requirements.

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Added additional sponsors (Representatives Almond, Penny, and Rhyne) to the bill's sponsor list with a reference to the General Assembly website for complete information

Updated bill identification from DRH10094-NGa-19 to H239-v-1 and adjusted session date formatting

Removed original filing date (Feb 26, 2025) and replaced with updated session information and new bill version identifier

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Mar 3, 2025

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Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Feb 26, 2025

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3 primary · 11 co-sponsors