North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 R · 3 D · 1 I cosponsors

HB 877 — Childcare Pilot.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    3 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (7 R · 3 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

17 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of House Bill 877, a few lines of text have been added and removed, clarifying certain details about how childcare facilities can operate. The amendments aim to make it easier for local communities and institutions to participate in offering childcare by addressing financial responsibilities for land and infrastructure. This change is important because it could help lower the costs of starting or supporting childcare facilities, which is crucial for families in need of these services. Overall, these adjustments are designed to make childcare more accessible and affordable for consumers.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 877 Short Title:
877 Apr 9, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH10391-MQa-83 Short Title:
Representative Arp.
Representatives Arp, Lambeth, Paré, and Rhyne (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 ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM INVOLVING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE REDUCED COST CHILDCARE BY LEVERAGING STATE RESOURCES TO REDUCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ESTABLISHING A CHILDCARE FACILITY.
Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 10, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM INVOLVING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE REDUCED COST CHILDCARE BY LEVERAGING STATE RESOURCES TO REDUCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ESTABLISHING A CHILDCARE FACILITY.
and Whereas, the General Assembly recognizes that one of the ways to reduce the costs of childcare to consumers is by lowering the one-time capital costs of the land, site infrastructure, and the building that will house the childcare operation;
and Whereas, the General Assembly recognizes that one of the ways to reduce the costs of childcare to consumers is byloweringthe one-time capital costs of the land, site infrastructure, and the building that will house the childcare operation;
The process shall include, at a minimum, (i) the development of a request for proposals to competitively select the P3 partner to be the operator of the childcare facility, (ii) the basic methodology of scoring the proposals received to select a P3 partner where that scoring criteria can be expanded to include additional considerations being proposed a respondent, and (iii) a base P3 contract to be used to *DRH10391-MQa-83* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 negotiate a final agreement with the selected P3 partner.
The process shall include, at a minimum, (i) the development of a request for proposals to competitively select the P3 partner to be the operator of the childcare facility, (ii) the basic methodology of scoring the proposals received to select a P3 partner where that scoring criteria can be expanded to include additional considerations being proposed a respondent, and (iii) a base P3 contract to be used to *H877-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 negotiate a final agreement with the selected P3 partner.
The Legislative Services Office shall extend an invitation to participate, as a partner, to a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina System that is located within the samecounty asthedemonstrationproject.
The Legislative Services Office shall extend an invitation to participate, as a partner, to a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina System that is located within the samecountyasthedemonstrationproject.
Ifthatconstituentinstitutionaccepts,itmayparticipate by providing either a site for the facility or a portion of the funding, or some combination thereof.
Ifthatconstituentinstitutionaccepts,itmayparticipate byproviding either a site for the facilityor a portion of the funding, or some combination thereof.
SECTION 1.(b) The Legislative Services Office, in conjunction with the State Construction Office, shall select a site from available State- or University-owned lands suitable for the construction of a shell building and shall issue a request for information and a request for proposal regarding the execution of a ground lease with a third party with evidence supporting the ability to operate a childcare facility as described in subsection (c) of this section.
SECTION 1.(b) The Legislative Services Office, in conjunction with the State Construction Office, shall select a site from available State- or University-owned lands suitable for the construction of a shell building and shall issue a request for information and a request for proposal regarding the execution of a ground lease with a third party with evidence supporting the abilityto operate a childcare facilityas described in subsection (c) of this section.
The ground lease shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per month, with a preferred initial term of at least 10 years.Leaserenewals ofat least fouryearsmaybeincluded in theagreement, provided that the performance of the lessor is satisfactory to the Legislative Services Office.
The ground lease shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per month, with a preferred initial term of at least 10 years.
Leaserenewals ofat least four yearsmaybeincluded in the agreement, provided that the performance of the lessor is satisfactory to the Legislative Services Office.
(3) Agrees to pay a wage to all childcare providers employed by the facility equal to at least one hundred eighty percent (180%) of the federal minimum wage, as of January 1, 2025, for the first year services are provided under the lease agreement, and an annual increase of at least two and one-half percent (2.5%) for at least the first four years thereafter, without changing the rates charged to consumers for a period of at least four years.
(3) Agrees to pay a wage to all childcare providers employed bythe facility equal to at least one hundred eighty percent (180%) of the federal minimum wage, as of January 1, 2025, for the first year services are provided under the lease agreement, and an annual increase of at least two and one-half percent (2.5%) for at least the first four years thereafter, without changing the rates charged to consumers for a period of at least four years.
143C-5-2, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Legislative Services Office the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in Page 2 DRH10391-MQa-83 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used for the childcare pilot program described in Section 1 of this act.
143C-5-2, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Legislative Services Office the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in Page 2 House Bill 877-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used for the childcare pilot program described in Section 1 of this act.
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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

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Not signed on (168)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 877?
HB 877 is sponsored by Donna McDowell White (Republican), Phil Rubin (Democratic), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Ray Pickett (Republican), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Blair Eddins (Republican), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Heather H. Rhyne (Republican), Erin Paré (Republican), Donny Lambeth (Republican), and Dean Arp (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 877?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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