SB 986 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Workforce Act of 2026.

The Workforce Act of 2026 allocates state funding to modernize education-to-workforce pathways and improve credit transfer for students in North Carolina. A primary provision directs $3.1 million to the ApprenticeshipNC program to support work-based learning and increase employer participation in apprenticeships. The bill also provides $350,000 to the Department of Commerce to create a list of industry-valued credentials and link them to labor market data such as wages and job placement. Additionally, it increases funding for short-term workforce development grants and requires private colleges to be included in the state's common digital transcript system by March 2027.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 30, 2026 Last action May 5, 2026

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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The bill's header and tracking numbers were updated to reflect its official filing date (April 30, 2026) and its referral to the Senate Rules and Operations committee (May 4, 2026). A version identifier was added to the document footer to distinguish this specific iteration of the bill. These changes are primarily administrative and technical, serving to formally track the bill's progress through the legislative process rather than altering the substantive policy or funding details.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to include the filing date (April 30, 2026) and the bill number (S.B. 986), replacing the internal tracking code (DRS45527-NGa-141A).

The bill was formally referred to the 'Rules and Operations of the Senate' committee with a date of May 4, 2026.

The document footer was updated to display the new version identifier 'S986-v-1' instead of the previous internal tracking code.

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Committee

May 5, 2026

Committee

Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

upper

May 4, 2026

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 17 co-sponsors