North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 15 R · 5 D · 1 I cosponsors

HB 1020 — Personal Education Student Account Class Aides and Children of Wartime Veterans Funds.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

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

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 21 sponsors

    3 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (15 R · 5 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

90 added · 89 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to House Bill 1020 include the removal of a line regarding the management of accounts under the PESA (Personal Education Savings Account) and the addition of new definitions for services that can be funded. This matters because it clarifies what services families can access with their education funds, potentially increasing the educational options available to them. Overall, these amendments aim to enhance educational support for students while ensuring proper management of the accounts.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 1020 Short Title:
1020 Apr 21, 2026 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30512-MTa-153 Short Title:
Representative Paré.
Representatives Paré, Blackwell, Chesser, and Loftis (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF PERSONAL EDUCATION STUDENT ACCOUNT FUNDS FOR EDUCATION-RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY A ONE-TO-ONE CLASSROOM AIDE AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN OF WARTIME VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 22, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF PERSONAL EDUCATION STUDENT ACCOUNT FUNDS FOR EDUCATION-RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY A ONE-TO-ONE CLASSROOM AIDE AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN OF WARTIME VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
The parent shall not designate any entity or individual to execute the agreement on the parent's behalf.
The parent shall not designate anyentityor individual to execute the agreement on the parent's behalf.
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*H1020-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 c.
*DRH30512-MTa-153* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 d.
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Aone-to-one classroomaideshall not provideservices to other students during the instructional day.
Aone-to-one classroomaide shall not provideservices to other students during the instructional day.
…." Page 2 DRH30512-MTa-153 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 1.(c) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
Page 2 House Bill 1020-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 …." SECTION 1.(c) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
4 PART II.
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FUNDS FOR THE CHILDREN OF WARTIME VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP SECTION 2.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for the 2025-2026 fiscal year the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in nonrecurring funds to be allocated to the State Education Assistance Authority (Authority) to increase award amounts for recipients of scholarships for the children of wartime veterans for the 2025-2026 academic year up to the full amounts permitted under Part 2 of Article 14 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes to the extent those award amounts were reduced by the Secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs pursuant to the award flexibility provided in PartVIof S.L.
FUNDS FOR THE CHILDREN OF WARTIME VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP SECTION 2.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for the 2025-2026 fiscal year the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in nonrecurring funds to be allocated to the State Education Assistance Authority(Authority) to increase award amounts for recipients of scholarships for the children of wartime veterans for the 2025-2026 academic year up to the full amounts permitted under Part 2 of Article 14 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes to the extent those award amounts were reduced by the Secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs pursuant to the award flexibilityprovided in PartVIof S.L.
If any of these funds remain after increasing award amounts for scholarship recipients in accordance with this subsection, the Authority may use the remaining funds to award additional scholarships for qualifying children ofwartimeveterans underPart2 ofArticle14ofChapter143B oftheGeneral Statutes,beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.
If any of these funds remain after increasing award amounts for scholarship recipients in accordance with this subsection, the Authority may use the remaining funds to award additional scholarships for qualifying children ofwartimeveterans underPart2 ofArticle14ofChapter143BoftheGeneral Statutes,beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.
DRH30512-MTa-153 Page 3
House Bill 1020-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (158)

158 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1020?
HB 1020 is sponsored by Diane Wheatley (Republican), Harry Warren (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), Dennis Riddell (Republican), Amos L. Quick, III (Democratic), A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Charles W. Miller (Republican), Nasif Majeed (U), Chris Humphrey (Republican), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Celeste C. Cairns (Republican), Jerry "Alan" Branson (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Allen Chesser (Republican), Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Erin Paré (Republican), Jake Johnson (Republican), and Charles Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1020?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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