GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLIN A SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 342 Short Title: Guilford County Schools Funding Requests. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Clark, Quick, Branson, and Blust (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 11, 2025 *H342 -v-1* A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT TO APPROPRIAT E FUNDS TO GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR H IGH 2 DOSAGE TUTORING AND LEARNING HUBS. 3 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 5 Public Instruction for the 2025-2026 fiscal year the sum of eight million three hundred thousand 6 dollars ($8,300,000) in nonrecurring funds to be allocated as a directed grant to Guilford County 7 Schools to support academic support programs as follows: 8 (1) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to support the high dosage tutoring program 9 by hiring more tutors, expanding tutoring subject areas, and offering more 10 tutoring sessions. 11 (2) Three million three hundred thousand dollars ($3,300,000) to support the 12 learning hub program by providing students that are at risk of not graduating 13 a flexible, individualized program to complete graduation requirements and 14 increase graduation rates. 15 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 16