GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S D
SENATE BILL DRS35081-NGa-45A
Short Title: Partnership with Voices Together. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Corbin, Hanig, and P. Newton (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:
*DRS35081 -NGa-45A*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL 2
PROGRAMMING PROVIDED BY THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION VOICES 3
TOGETHER. 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 two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in recurring 7
funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be provided to the nonprofit corporation Voices Together. 8
The purpose of the funding is to provide programming that is preparatory for Pre-Employment 9
Transition Services to middle school students who encounter delays or who have intellectual and 10
developmental disabilities in North Carolina school systems where Voices Together provides 11
programming at the high school level. 12
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 13
FILED SENATE
Feb 26, 2025
S.B. 179
PRINCIPAL CLERK