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SB 277 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

NC AHEC Recruitment and Retention Funds.

SB 277 appropriates $750,000 annually from the state general fund to the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) program for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The funds aim to improve recruitment, training, and retention of medical students and healthcare professionals in rural North Carolina. Key mechanisms include requiring NC AHEC to regularly convene stakeholders to share best practices and create a public database of this shared information. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, directly supporting rural healthcare workforce development.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $750k annually from state general fund to fund NC AHEC healthcare recruitment program, directly strengthening public service funding under budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds NC AHEC program for medical student recruitment/retention in higher education, directly supporting healthcare workforce development through state appropriations.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllocates $750K to NC AHEC for rural healthcare workforce recruitment/retention, directly funding health services expansion per bill summary and subjects.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
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The bill document underwent formatting and metadata updates during its transition from filing to the first edition. The changes include updating the bill identifier from a draft number to the official version number, adding the referral committee information, and adjusting the header layout. No substantive policy changes to the bill's content, funding, or requirements were made in this version.
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Updated the bill identifier from draft number DRS15125-MTa-67 to official version S277-v-1

Added referral information showing the bill was referred to Rules and Operations of the Senate on March 13, 2025

Adjusted header formatting to include page numbering and session information in a different layout

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Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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