House Bill 111 - Session Law 2019-242 Summary

• Enacts base budget appropriations for North Carolina state agencies, departments, and institutions for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, with total net appropriations of $23.9 billion and $24.0 billion respectively

• Allocates funds across major categories including Education ($11.0 billion for public instruction alone), Health and Human Services ($5.3 billion), Justice and Public Safety ($2.6 billion), and Agriculture/Natural/Economic Resources ($476 million)

• Reduces Department of Justice Legal Services budget by $3,055,973 recurring annually and modifies funding for Raise the Age implementation, reducing earlier appropriations to $27.0 million (FY 2019-2020) and $39.6 million (FY 2020-2021)

• Establishes General Fund availability of $26.8 billion (FY 2019-2020) and $28.7 billion (FY 2020-2021), with unappropriated balance remaining of $2.5 billion and $4.0 billion respectively

• Becomes effective July 1, 2019, and remains in effect until House Bill 966 becomes law, at which time the Director of Budget shall adjust allotments accordingly