NC H957

Creates an 18-member Joint Legislative Study Committee to examine HBCU infrastructure conditions including facility age, building systems, environmental risks, and deferred maintenance, with a final report due by January 1, 2026

Establishes a Completion Assistance Program providing up to $1,000 per year to students at six UNC institutions who have completed 60+ credit hours and have unpaid balances, funded with $5 million recurring from the Escheat Fund

Appropriates $22.54 million in nonrecurring funds for infrastructure at Winston-Salem State University (Hauser Hall renovations, steam system repairs) and Elizabeth City State University (sky bridge, lockdown system, emergency generators)

Creates a Nursing Fellows Program at Winston-Salem State University offering forgivable loans of up to $5,000 per semester for nursing students who commit to working as registered nurses in North Carolina, with $2.5 million in recurring funding

Directs over $200 million total to HBCUs and historically minority-serving institutions including Elizabeth City State ($141 million for aviation, stadium, residence hall), Saint Augustine's ($35 million), Johnson C. Smith ($7 million), Shaw ($4 million), Livingstone ($4 million), Barba-Scotia ($4 million), and Bennett College ($2.5 million)