HB 971 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Career Development Adjustment.

House Bill 971 establishes a pilot program for Annual Career Development Plans in 12 selected North Carolina middle and high schools. This program will affect students entering seventh grade in those schools during the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years, continuing until their high school graduation. Students will create and annually update individual plans with assistance from school counselors, aiming to align them for on-time graduation and college or career readiness. Parents are encouraged to participate and will receive information regarding their child's plan, course offerings, and financial aid options for postsecondary education.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from a draft version (DRH30382-NG-3) to an official edition (H971-v-1) and advanced to First Edition status. Sponsorship information was expanded to include additional representatives and clarified that a full list is available online. The bill was referred to the Education - K-12 committee with a specific date of April 14, 2025, indicating it is now in the formal legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from draft identifier DRH30382-NG-3 to official House Bill 971 with version designation v-1

Additional sponsors (Torbett, Willis, and Reeder) were added to the primary sponsor list

Reference to the North Carolina General Assembly website for complete sponsor list was added

TIMELINE

Specific referral date of April 14, 2025 was added to the committee referral section

Floor votes · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

105–0

Passed · 16 other

Total votes 121

May 1, 2025

D Democratic46

39 Yea 7

84% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

64 Yea 9

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 5, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 2 co-sponsors