North Carolina 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H534 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/27/2025

                    GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 
SESSION 2025 
H 	1 
HOUSE BILL 534 
 
 
Short Title: Funds for Sexual Assault Nurse Programs. 	(Public) 
Sponsors: Representatives Campbell and Johnson-Hostler (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 27, 2025 
*H534 -v-1* 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 
AN ACT TO APPROPRIAT E FUNDS TO CERTAIN C OMMUNITY COLLEGES TO 2 
ESTABLISH TRAINING SITES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS. 3 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 
SECTION 1.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Community 5 
Colleges System Office the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) in nonrecurring 6 
funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be allocated to Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and 7 
Wake Technical Community College in equal amounts to establish training sites for certification 8 
as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. 9 
SECTION 1.(b) Funds allocated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be 10 
used as follows by each community college: 11 
(1) Up to one hundred five thousand dollars ($105,000) shall be used to hire one 12 
full-time faculty member. 13 
(2) Up to one hundred five thousand dollars ($105,000) shall be used to hire one 14 
clinical coordinator. 15 
(3) Up to forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) shall be used for equipment and 16 
supplies. 17 
(4) Up to ninety-five thousand dollars ($95,000) shall be used for program 18 
development and accreditation costs. 19 
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 20