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SB 179 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Partnership with Voices Together.

SB 179 appropriates $2.5 million from North Carolina's General Fund annually for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to fund middle school programming through the nonprofit Voices Together. The bill directly supports middle school students in North Carolina school systems who have intellectual or developmental disabilities or experience learning delays, preparing them for future employment services. This funding enables Voices Together to expand its existing high school-level transition services to younger students through structured educational programming. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and is currently pending in the Senate.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $2.5M from General Fund for special needs education program, increasing public service funding.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $2.5M annually to fund middle school special needs programming, expanding educational access for students with disabilities through nonprofit partnerships.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds program addressing developmental disabilities and mental health services for students through education, directly supporting healthcare-related needs per bill subjects.85% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill underwent minor formatting and procedural updates during its initial filing process. The primary changes involve standardizing the bill's identification number from a temporary tracking code to a formal session number, updating the referral information to reflect the Senate Rules and Operations Committee, and adjusting the filing date. These are administrative changes that do not alter the bill's substantive policy content.
TECHNICAL

Bill identification code changed from 'DRS35081-NGa-45A' to 'S179-v-1' to reflect formal session numbering.

Referred committee updated from blank to 'Rules and Operations of the Senate' with date February 27, 2025.

Filing date changed from February 26, 2025 to reflect the official session date.

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Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bobby Hanig
Bobby Hanig
RRepublican
NC
1
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Photo of Kevin Corbin
Kevin Corbin
RRepublican
NC
50
Co
Photo of Paul Newton
Paul Newton
RRepublican
NC
34