NC S177

$500 million recurring annually for 2025-2027 to DHHS Division of Health Benefits for Medicaid funding adjustments, including enrollment changes, capitation costs, federal match rates, and implementation of the Children and Families Specialty Plan in December 2025

$2.25 million recurring annually for up to 25 new State Auditor positions; $1.19 million recurring annually for 7 new exempt State Board of Elections positions; $15 million nonrecurring for elections software modernization; $1.5 million nonrecurring for elections litigation; $1 million for SBE relocation to Albemarle Building by October 31, 2025

$713.7 million from State Capital and Infrastructure Fund for capital improvement and repair projects across state agencies and UNC system institutions, plus $1.64 million for NC School of Science and Math temporary housing

Sets employer contribution rates for 2025-2027 fiscal biennium: 24.67% total for teachers/state employees (17.14% retirement, 7.33% health), 29.67% for state law enforcement officers; maximum annual health plan contribution of $8,500 per covered employee

$142 million from State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund for Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program for 2024 losses; $20 million for Lumber River Basin waterway restoration matching funds for federal disaster funding related to Tropical Storm Debby damage