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SB 726 — PED Report/Student Financial Assistance.
Last action — Passed 1st Reading
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019-2020 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
11 added · 12 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendments to Senate Bill 726 clarify that the State Education Assistance Authority will receive funds each fiscal year specifically to cover the administrative costs related to need-based financial aid programs. The changes also emphasize the need for recommendations on improving transparency in how these administrative costs are reported. This is important because it aims to ensure that taxpayer money is spent wisely and that there is clear accountability in financial aid administration.
FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA MaySESSION 13,2019 2020S S.B.1 SENATE BILL 726* Short Title:
726 SESSION 2019 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45391-RQza-5A* Short Title:
Rules and Operations of the Senate May 14, 2020 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO ENSURE STATE FUNDS FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS ARE FULLY EXPENDED AND TO GAUGE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE PROGRAMS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
The strategic plan shall *DRS45391-RQza-5A**S726-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 include comprehensive performance measures in order to track and evaluate the Authority's effectiveness and progress towards meeting the performance goals established in the strategic plan.
Effective July 1, 2020, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of up to seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) in recurring funds for the 2020-2021 fiscal year to be allocated to theStateEducation AssistanceAuthorityeach fiscal yearyearto to cover administrativecosts associated with The University of North Carolina Need-Based Financial Aid Program (Program).
The Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) shall develop recommendations on increasing transparencyin administrativecost reportingforthereporting forthe Need-Based Scholarships for Students Attending Private Institutions of Higher Education Program established under Article 34 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes.
The recommendations shall include a method for reporting program funding received by the Authority in its financial statements.OSBMshallreportontherecommendations,includingatimestatements.OSBMshallreportontherecommendations,includingatimelineforimplementation lineforimplementation of proposed changes and any required legislative modifications, to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee by June 30, 2020.
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Action History
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Passed 1st Reading
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Sponsors
- D. Davis · Primary
- deViere · Cosponsor
- Kandie D. Smith · Cosponsor
- Natalie S. Murdock · Cosponsor
- Carl Ford · Cosponsor
- Joyce Waddell · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 12 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- D. Davis
- Joyce Waddell Democratic Voted No
Co-sponsors (4)
- deViere
- Kandie D. Smith Democratic
- Natalie S. Murdock Democratic
- Carl Ford Republican Voted No
Not signed on (173)
173 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 173 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 51 | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 70 | 39 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 33% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Avila | — | Yea |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Nay |
| Fisher | — | Nay |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Fraley | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Nay |
| Hardister | — | Yea |
| R.Moore | — | Yea |
| J.Bell | — | Yea |
| Brawley | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| K.Hall | — | Yea |
| L.Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| S.Martin | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Bryan | — | Yea |
| Bumgardner | — | Yea |
| Burr | — | Yea |
| Conrad | — | Yea |
| Daughtry | — | Yea |
| Dollar | — | Yea |
| Elmore | — | Yea |
| Goodman | — | Yea |
| Hamilton | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Jeter | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Langdon | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| McGrady | — | Yea |
| McNeill | — | Yea |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| Presnell | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| R.Turner | — | Yea |
| L.Bell | — | Nay |
| C.Graham | — | Nay |
| G.Graham | — | Nay |
| D.Hall | — | Nay |
| L.Hall | — | Nay |
| Jackson | — | Nay |
| G.Martin | — | Nay |
| Queen | — | Nay |
| B.Richardson | — | Nay |
| W.Richardson | — | Nay |
| B.Turner | — | Nay |
| T.Moore(Speaker) | — | Not Voting |
| R.Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Baskerville | — | Nay |
| Catlin | — | Nay |
| Cleveland | — | Nay |
| Collins | — | Nay |
| Dobson | — | Nay |
| Earle | — | Nay |
| Hager | — | Nay |
| Holley | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Insko | — | Nay |
| Luebke | — | Nay |
| McElraft | — | Not Voting |
| Michaux | — | Nay |
| Sgro | — | Nay |
| Speciale | — | Yea |
| Stam | — | Yea |
| Szoka | — | Yea |
| Terry | — | Not Voting |
| West | — | Not Voting |
| Yarborough | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Millis | — | Yea |
| Pendleton | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Salmon | — | Nay |
| Steinburg | — | Yea |
| Whitmire | — | Yea |
| Zachary | — | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Nay |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Nay |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Nay |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Nay |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Nay |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Nay |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Nay |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Nay |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Donny Lambeth | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Iler | Republican | Yea |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Nay |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Tricia Ann Cotham | Republican | Not Voting |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 22% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Apodaca | — | Yea |
| Barefoot | — | Yea |
| Foushee | — | Nay |
| VanDuyn | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| J.Davis | — | Yea |
| B.Jackson | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Tucker | — | Yea |
| D.Davis | — | Nay |
| J.Jackson | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Smith-Ingram | — | Nay |
| Ballard | — | Yea |
| Barringer | — | Yea |
| Bingham | — | Yea |
| Brock | — | Yea |
| Bryant | — | Nay |
| Curtis | — | Yea |
| Gunn | — | Yea |
| Harrington | — | Yea |
| Hartsell | — | Yea |
| Krawiec | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Rabin | — | Yea |
| Rucho | — | Yea |
| Tarte | — | Yea |
| Wade | — | Yea |
| Wells | — | Yea |
| McKissick | — | Yea |
| Pate | — | Yea |
| Randleman | — | Yea |
| Tillman | — | Yea |
| Woodard | — | Nay |
| Amanda P. Cook | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Nay |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Nay |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Nay |
| Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Tracy Clark | Democratic | Yea |
| Bill Rabon | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Nay |
| Michael V. Lee | Republican | Yea |
| Norman W. Sanderson | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Berger | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Hise | Republican | Yea |
| Tom McInnis | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 726?
- SB 726 is sponsored by D. Davis, deViere, Kandie D. Smith (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Carl Ford (Republican), and Joyce Waddell (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 726?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 726?
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