S257 - 2026 Appropriations Act. (SL 2026-41)

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Session Year 2024

Overview: Section 20.12 of S.L. 2026-41 (Senate Bill 257), as amended by Section 6.10 of S.L. 2026-61 (House Bill 268), does the following:

  • Transfers all functions, powers, duties, and obligations vested in the Samarcand Training Academy in the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) by a Type I transfer.
  • Transfers the former East Montgomery High School facility that was operated as a training facility within DPS to the SBI.
  • Recodifies G.S. 143B-1001 as G.S. 143B-1209 and provides that, except in certain circumstances, North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) must not be held at the Samarcand Training Academy for certain public safety personnel or agencies who are not conducting BLET at the Samarcand Training Academy as of July 1, 2026.

This section became effective July 7, 2026.

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