HB 325 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Legislative Building Field Trip Pilot Program.

HB 325 establishes a two-year pilot program (2025-2026 and 2026-2027) to fund public school field trips to North Carolina's Legislative Building. It provides up to $2,000 per school for transportation costs (bus rental, fuel, driver pay) to participating schools, prioritizing those in counties designated as "Tier 1" under state law. The program is funded with $1.5 million annually from the General Fund, requiring schools to submit budget applications by October 1 and reporting usage to the legislature by February 15 each year. The bill directly affects public school units statewide, with priority given to schools in designated underserved counties.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its progression from initial filing to the first edition. Key changes include adding additional sponsors to the bill and renumbering some sections while maintaining the core provisions. The funding amount and program details remain substantively unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added additional sponsors (Representatives Johnson-Hostler, Baker, and F. Jackson) to the bill, expanding the legislative support for the program.

Updated bill reference numbers from DRH10142-NHa-93 to H325-v-1 to reflect the new edition status.

Reorganized section numbering, moving the appropriation language from Section 6 to Section 5 and keeping Section 7 as the effective date provision.

Added a reference directing readers to the General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors.

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Mar 10, 2025

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

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Mar 6, 2025

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3 primary · 25 co-sponsors