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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Bill HB 910 Funds Teacher Diversity Grants, Recruitment Bonuses, and Expands Teaching Fellows Program
Last action · April 14, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Zack Hawkins and 19 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina House Bill 910 appropriates $22.7 million in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 to fund teacher recruitment and diversity initiatives, including programs, competitive grants for school units, retention bonuses for low-performing schools, and expansions to the NC Teaching Fellows Program starting July 1, 2025.
The measure directs millions in state funds toward expanding alternative teacher certification, increasing compensation incentives for educators in high-need districts, and modifying eligibility and loan maximums for aspiring teachers across the state.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Public Instruction
Receives millions in recurring appropriations and assumes administrative and reporting duties for multiple new grant and pilot programs.
Local school administrative units
Eligible to apply for competitive grants, recruitment bonuses, and residency program funding, subject to matching requirements and reporting rules.
Educator preparation programs
Subject to new annual diversity reporting mandates and partnership requirements under grant programs.
Public school teachers and aspiring candidates
Eligible for increased forgivable loan amounts, recruitment bonuses, and alternative certification pathways.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Are minimum testing requirements for entering educator preparation programs still in effect?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 14, 2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 14, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 10, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Sponsors
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Multi-Agency Administration and Evaluation Contracts
The bill pairs multi-million dollar grant allocations with mandatory $300,000 evaluation contracts assigned to external or specialized organizations like the DRIVE Network and independent researchers.
Connected Entities
Sources
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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