SB 715

North Carolina Senate bill in Session 2025.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 26, 2025.

Student Voter ID Grant Program/CCs.

Bill ID NC-2025-SB-715
Session 2025
Status in_committee
Committee Appropriations/Base Budget
Senate in_committee 2025-03-26
Education Elections / Voting Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

Appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund to the Community Colleges System Office (Office) for 2025-26 for the State Board of Community Colleges to establish the Student Voter Identification Grant Program (program). States the purpose of the program is to provide grants of up to $20,000 to upgrade equipment and facilities to produce student identification cards that can be used to vote in person pursuant to state law. Directs the State Board to develop an application procedure for community colleges and award grants by August 15, 2025, to any community college that submits a reasonable and timely plan for the expenditure of funds pursuant to the program. Limits eligibility to one grant per community college. Directs the Office to report to the specified NCGA committee by February 15, 2026, identifying recipients and the uses of grant awards.

Sponsor
Natalie S. Murdock
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-03-25 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-03-26 Status in_committee
2025-03-26 Latest Action Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
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