GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H D HOUSE BILL DRH10321-NHa-164 Short Title: Muddy Sneakers/St. Gerard House. (Public) Sponsors: Representative Johnson. Referred to: *DRH10321 -NHa-164* A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE MUDDY SNEAKERS PROGRAM 2 AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO ST. GERARD HOUSE TO SUPPORT ITS AUTISM 3 PROGRAMS. 4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5 SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 6 Public Instruction the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in recurring funds for the 7 2025-2026 fiscal year to be allocated to Muddy Sneakers, Inc., to support its experiential learning 8 programs that aim to improve the science aptitude of fifth grade students through supplemental, 9 hands-on field instruction of the State science standards. 10 SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 11 Budget and Management the sum of two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars 12 ($2,750,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to 13 St. Gerard House, a nonprofit organization, to be used to support its programs to treat autism. 14 SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 15 H.B. 721 Apr 2, 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK