North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H892 Compare Versions

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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 892
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH10406-MQa-106
	5	+
5	6
6	7
7	8		Short Title: CDL Training/Disaster Affected Areas. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives Lambeth and Arp (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11		-	April 14, 2025
12		-	H892 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative Lambeth.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH10406 -MQa-106
13	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
14	14		AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM AT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 2
15	15		TO ASSIST RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE IN OBTAINING A 3
16	16		COMMERCIAL DRIVER S LICENSE AND POST-TRAINING EMPLOYMENT . 4
17	17		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
18	18		SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Commerce shall establish a grant program to 6
19	19		encourage and facilitate residents of Western North Carolina that were impacted by Hurricane 7
20	20		Helene to obtain commercial drivers licenses (CDLs). The grant program established in this 8
21	21		section shall provide funds to a qualifying CDL training provider to cover the cost of CDL 9
22	22		training programs and shall provide stipends for temporary accommodations for trainees in the 10
23	23		CDL programs receiving funding under this section. A qualifying CDL training provider shall 11
24	24		meet the following criteria: 12
25	25		(1) Must offer a four-week accelerated CDL training program. 13
26	26		(2) Must be authorized to conduct on-site CDL testing to streamline licensing. 14
27	27		(3) Must have enrollment and training facilities within a 75-mile radius of 15
28	28		Asheville. 16
29	29		SECTION 1.(b) The Department of Commerce shall provide a qualifying CDL 17
30	30		training provider a grant equaling four thousand dollars ($4,000) per trainee, payable to the 18
31	31		qualifying CDL training provider upon successful completion of the program and the receipt of 19
32	32		a CDL by the trainee. The Department of Commerce shall also provide a grant equaling one 20
33	33		thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for trainees needing accommodations during their 21
34	34		participation in the CDL training program, payable directly to participating local hotels or motels 22
35	35		proximally located to the CDL training facility, for trainees that demonstrate a financial need and 23
36	36		that do not reside in close proximity to the CDL training facility. The Department shall award no 24
37	37		more than two hundred seventy-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($277,500) of funds 25
38	38		appropriated in this act for grants for trainee accommodations. A trainee under this section shall 26
39	39		be a resident of this State, and priority shall be given to residents of a county affected by 27
40	40		Hurricane Helene. The Department of Commerce shall establish a streamlined application 28
41	41		system, including options for online and in-person applications, to verify residency, assess 29
42	42		financial need, and facilitate program enrollment. In addition, the Department of Commerce shall 30
43	43		organize partnerships with (i) local hotels and motels for receipt of grants for trainee stipends 31
44	44		and (ii) local employers and construction firms to assist graduates of the CDL training program 32
45		-	in securing employment directly linked to disaster recovery and rebuilding efforts. 33 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
46		-	Page 2 House Bill 892-First Edition
47		-	SECTION 1.(c) For the purposes of this section, the terms "CDL training provider" 1
48		-	and "CDL training programs" refer to entry-level driver training, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 2
49		-	380.605. 3
50		-	SECTION 2. Notwithstanding G.S. 143C-5-2, there is appropriated from the 4
51		-	General Fund to the Department of Commerce the sum of two million five hundred thousand 5
52		-	dollars ($2,500,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used for the grant 6
53		-	program described in Section 1 of this act. 7
54		-	SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 8
	45	+	in securing employment directly linked to disaster recovery and rebuilding efforts. 33
	46	+	SECTION 1.(c) For the purposes of this section, the terms "CDL training provider" 34
	47	+	and "CDL training programs" refer to entry-level driver training, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 35
	48	+	380.605. 36
	49	+	H.B. 892
	50	+	Apr 9, 2025
	51	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	52	+	Page 2 DRH10406-MQa-106
	53	+	SECTION 2. Notwithstanding G.S. 143C-5-2, there is appropriated from the 1
	54	+	General Fund to the Department of Commerce the sum of two million five hundred thousand 2
	55	+	dollars ($2,500,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used for the grant 3
	56	+	program described in Section 1 of this act. 4
	57	+	SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 5