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SBOE Report: June 2025 The North Carolina State Board of Education met for its Planning Meeting on Wednesday, June 3, and its Regular Meeting on Thursday, June 4.   Both meetings usually contain the same agenda, with the Regular Meeting being when and where the action items are voted on and/or action items/reports receive final approval to be sent or shared with the NCGA or adopted as policy for the NCSBOE.  6/3/2025 Planning Meeting Report The North Carolina State Board of E

Legislative Update: May 28, 2025 Introduction The House passed its version of the biennium budget. After Governor Josh Stein gave his approval, a number of Democrats voted for the bill. From the House floor, the budget will go back to the Senate for concurrence. The Senate will most likely vote not to concur, meaning the final budget will be decided in conference. This is where the budget chairs from the House and Senate meet to negotiate what will end up in the final State b

Legislative Update: May 15, 2025 Introduction The Legislature has passed the crossover deadline. Crossover is when all the House and Senate bills must be passed into the other chamber. Any legislation that did not make crossover is either dead in its respective chamber or must be placed in the budget. These policies will be debated between the House and the Senate during conference negotiations. Bill Summaries: Bill Name Crossover (Y/N) Current Location HB 4 Sam’s Law Y Ref t