SB 657 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Keeping Our Coaches Act.

SB 657, the "Keeping Our Coaches Act," allocates $11 million annually from sports betting tax revenue to provide salary supplements for athletic coaches in North Carolina public schools. It directly affects eligible public school athletic coaches who currently receive non-state funds totaling less than $3,000 per year for coaching duties. The bill requires school units to maintain prior non-state funding levels for coaches, prohibits using state funds to replace those non-state contributions, and directs unspent funds to YMCA youth sports programs. This policy change becomes effective for the 2025-2026 school year.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The document was updated from a filed draft version to the official first edition of Senate Bill 657. The changes are primarily technical and formatting updates, including the addition of official session headers, bill reference numbers, and page numbering. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content regarding sports betting tax allocation or coach funding.

TECHNICAL

Added official session headers, bill reference numbers (S657-v-1), and page numbering consistent with legislative formatting standards.

Removed draft-specific identifiers (DRS15276-MTa-81) and preliminary filing information from the Senate file version.

Added referral information directing the bill to the Rules and Operations of the Senate with a specific date of March 26, 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 4 co-sponsors