North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 5 R cosponsors

SB 866 — Add Home Schools to Opportunity Scholarships.

Last action — Withdrawn From Com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 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    0 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 20 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 866 includes some clarifications regarding academic testing and compliance for private schools. Specifically, it emphasizes the requirement for nonpublic schools with more than 25 students to submit performance data to a designated authority, ensuring they meet educational standards. This change is important because it aims to improve accountability in private school education, ensuring that students in these settings receive a quality education comparable to public schools.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 28, 2026 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 866 Short Title:
866 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35385-MTa-163 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PERMIT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS IN HOME SCHOOLS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 29, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PERMIT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS IN HOME SCHOOLS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
*DRS35385-MTa-163* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5e) Reserve.
*S866-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5e) Reserve.
Page 2 DRS35385-MTa-163 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4)d.
Page 2 Senate Bill 866-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4)d.
Test performance data shall be submitted to the Authority byJuly 15 of each year.
Test performance data shall be submitted to the AuthoritybyJuly 15 of each year.
A nationally standardized test or other nationally standardized equivalent measurement selected by the chief administrative officer of the nonpublic school private school in all other grades four and higher.
A nationally standardized test or other nationally standardized equivalent measurement selected bythe chief administrative officer of the nonpublic school private school in all other grades four and higher.
Forgrades four through seven,the nationallystandardized test or other equivalent measurement selected must measure achievement in the areas of English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics.
For grades four through seven,the nationallystandardizedtest or other equivalent measurement selected must measure achievement in the areas of English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics.
For grades nine, 10, and 12, the nationally standardized test or other DRS35385-MTa-163 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 equivalent measurement selected must measure either (i) achievement in the areas of English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics or (ii) competencies in the verbal and quantitative areas.
For grades nine, 10, and 12, the nationally standardized test or other Senate Bill 866-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 equivalent measurement selected must measure either (i) achievement in the areas of English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics or (ii) competencies in the verbal and quantitative areas.
(c) Anonpublicprivateschoolenrollingmorethan25studentsinanygradewhosetuition and fees are paid in whole or in part with a scholarship grant shall provide and retain information on student test performance in each grade with more than 25 students, as follows:
(c) Anonpublicprivateschoolenrollingmorethan25studentsinanygrade whosetuition and fees are paid in whole or in part with a scholarship grant shall provide and retain information on student test performance in each grade with more than 25 students, as follows:
(2) Retain standardized test performance data for eligible students in all other grades and annually certify to the Authority compliance with the requirements of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Retain standardized test performance data for eligible students in all other grades and annuallycertifyto the Authoritycompliance with the requirements of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Demonstrates that he or she does not have the integrity or honesty to fulfill his or her duties in overseeing State funds and the requirements of the scholarship grant program.
(2) Demonstrates that he or she does not have the integrityor honesty to fulfill his or her duties in overseeingState funds and the requirements of the scholarship grant program.
(e) If a nonpublic school terminates operation during the school's regular schedule and fails to (i) report the date of the closure to the Division within 14 days and (ii) return funds owed to the Authority in a timely manner for students who received scholarship grants, any other nonpublic school opened during that school year or subsequent school years by an owner or chief administrator owner, chief administrator, or parent listed in the report submitted to the Division under subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of this section for that closed school shall be ineligible to Page 4 DRS35385-MTa-163 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 receive scholarship grants until such time the Authority determines the obligation to return those funds has been satisfied." SECTION 1.(e) G.S.
(e) If a nonpublic school terminates operation during the school's regular schedule and fails to (i) report the date of the closure to the Division within 14 days and (ii) return funds owed to the Authority in a timely manner for students who received scholarship grants, any other nonpublic school opened duringthat school year or subsequent school years byan owner or chief administrator owner, chief administrator, or parent listed in the report submitted to the Division under subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of this section for that closed school shall be ineligible to Page 4 Senate Bill 866-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 receive scholarship grants until such time the Authority determines the obligation to return those funds has been satisfied." SECTION 1.(e) G.S.
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Action History

  1. Withdrawn From Com

  2. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  3. Passed 1st Reading

  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  5. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 866?
SB 866 is sponsored by Eddie D. Settle (Republican), Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Carl Ford (Republican), and Jim Burgin (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 866?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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