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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina creates Youth Mentoring Commission and appropriates $1.5 million annually in recurring funds
Last action · April 14, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Zack Hawkins and 9 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina establishes a 15-member Commission on Youth Mentoring within the Department of Health and Human Services to manage grant programs for small- and medium-sized nonprofit mentoring organizations, taking effect July 1, 2025.
Local youth mentoring nonprofits gain access to a new recurring state grant program backed by $1,500,000 annually, while the Department of Health and Human Services assumes administrative and staffing responsibilities for the newly created commission.
- The North Carolina General Assembly enacts state legislation and approves biennial budgets allocating funds across state agencies. context
- The Department of Health and Human Services oversees health, social services, and related programs throughout North Carolina. context
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.
small- to medium-sized youth nonprofit mentoring organizations
Eligible youth nonprofit mentoring organizations may apply for and receive grant funds through the newly established program.
Department of Health and Human Services
The Department houses the Commission, receives the appropriated funds, allocates monies for its work, and provides staffing.
Key Facts
- Establishes the North Carolina Commission on Youth Mentoring within the Department of Health and Human Services consisting of 15 members appointed by the Governor.
- Appropriates $1,500,000 in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium for mentoring organization grants.
- Directs the Commission to establish a grant program for small- to medium-sized youth nonprofit mentoring organizations in North Carolina.
- Requires the Commission to submit an annual report on grant distributions, application counts, fund balances, and social impact findings on or before December 1 to specified legislative committees and the Fiscal Research Division.
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- Sets member terms at three years, requiring meetings at least four times a year with a majority forming a quorum.
- Mandates that Commission members receive no per diem but are entitled to travel allowances under G.S. 138-5 or G.S. 138-6.
- Sets the effective date of the act as July 1, 2025.
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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 the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 14, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 10, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Creation of Dedicated Youth Mentoring Infrastructure
The state is institutionalizing oversight of youth mentoring by housing a 15-member commission within the Department of Health and Human Services backed by dedicated recurring appropriations.
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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