HB 528 Summary

• Adjusts fiscal year 2017-2018 appropriations for multiple state departments including Community Colleges ($1.1 billion), Commerce ($140.7 million), Natural and Cultural Resources ($185.5 million), and Administration ($63.9 million).

• Establishes study committee on Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund program to examine participation obstacles and alternative funding mechanisms like leases and public-private partnerships, reporting by February 1, 2018.

• Makes technical corrections to education provisions including teacher bonus programs, school performance grading calculations using EVAAS, Read to Achieve diagnostic assessments, and establishes program for Halifax County Schools STEM participation.

• Modifies prosecutorial district organization by eliminating District 9A and reallocating Person County to District 10 and Caswell County to District 22, effective January 1, 2019.

• Allocates funds for specific initiatives including $300,000 for Eastern North Carolina STEM program, $526,119 for Forsyth Technical Community College Transportation Technology Center, and $250,000 for Indian Affairs Commission operational support in fiscal year 2017-2018.