S105 - 2021 Appropriations Act. (SL 2021-180)

Overview: Section 6.4 of S.L. 2021-180 requires the Community Colleges System Office to report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and various other entities on the administration of the North Carolina Community College Childcare Grant Program (Program) for the prior fiscal year by December 1 of each year, beginning with December 1, 2022. The report must include at least the following information by each community college:

• The number of applications received for grants from the Program.
• The amount of grant funds requested from the Program.
• The number of applications approved.
• The total amount of grant funds awarded.
• The range of the dollar amount of grant awards to individuals for child care expenses.
• The types of child care utilized by students with grant funds, including before-school and after-school services.

The Community Colleges System Office must submit an initial report on the administration of the Program on March 1, 2022.

This section became effective July 1, 2021.