North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 9 D cosponsors

SB 783 — School Mental Health Support Act.

Last action — Withdrawn From Com

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    0 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Senate Bill 783 includes a clearer definition of "mental health support personnel" and specifically allocates $19 million for loan repayment grants aimed at helping school mental health workers pay off their student debt. This change is important because it emphasizes the state's commitment to supporting mental health professionals in schools, which can lead to better mental health services for students. By making these funds available, the bill seeks to address the shortage of qualified mental health staff in educational settings.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 21, 2026 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 783 Short Title:
783 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15376-NHa-194 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM AND TO ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 22, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM AND TO ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
– For purposes ofthis section,the term "mental healthsupport personnel" refers to any of the following:
– For purposes ofthis section,the term "mental health support personnel" refers to any of the following:
*DRS15376-NHa-194* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (f) Supplement Not Supplant.
*S783-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (f) Supplement Not Supplant.
The purpose of the Program is to provideloan repayment grants to eligible school mentalhealthworkers to repay student debt held by those workers.
The purpose of the Program is to provideloan repayment grants to eligible school mental health workers to repaystudent debt held by those workers.
To the extent funds provided pursuant to this section are insufficient to award loan repayment grants to all qualified applicants, the Authority Page 2 DRS15376-NHa-194 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 may establish a lottery process for selection of grant recipients from among qualified applicants within criteria established by this section.
To the extent funds provided pursuant to this section are insufficient to award loan repayment grants to all qualified applicants, the Authority Page 2 Senate Bill 783-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 may establish a lottery process for selection of grant recipients from among qualified applicants within criteria established by this section.
– TheAuthorityshall award loan repaymentgrants to eligibleschool mental health workers each year.
– TheAuthorityshall award loan repayment grants to eligibleschool mental health workers each year.
(2) The funds shall not revert at the end of the fiscal year in which they are appropriated but shall remainavailable for the award of loan repaymentgrants in the subsequent fiscal year.
(2) The funds shall not revert at the end of the fiscal year in which they are appropriated but shall remainavailable for the award of loan repayment grants in the subsequent fiscal year.
(2) Recommendations to improve the Program and increase the number of eligible school mental health workers in high-need areas." SECTION 2.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors ofTheUniversity ofNorth Carolinathesum of nineteen milliondollars($19,000,000) in recurring funds to be allocated to the State Education Assistance Authority for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to establish the School Mental Health Worker Loan Repayment Program pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Recommendations to improve the Program and increase the number of eligible school mental health workers in high-need areas." SECTION 2.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors ofTheUniversityofNorth Carolinathe sum ofnineteenmilliondollars($19,000,000) in recurring funds to be allocated to the State Education Assistance Authority for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to establish the School Mental Health Worker Loan Repayment Program pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
DRS15376-NHa-194 Page 3
Senate Bill 783-First Edition Page 3
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0 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (170)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 783?
SB 783 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Caleb Theodros (Democratic), DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Jonah Garson (Democratic), Michael Garrett (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 783?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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