S125 - Various Education Changes. (SL 2025-56)

Overview: Part II.5 of S.L. 2025‑56 (Senate Bill 125) does the following:

• Allows the State Board of Community Colleges to approve the use of up to 15% of the funds appropriated for the Customized Training Program for the training and support of regional community college personnel to deliver Program services.
• Allows all qualified high school students to participate in the CTE pathways, removing the restriction to specific pathways for freshmen and sophomore students.
• Codifies the Career and College Ready Graduate program as a pathway under the Career and College Promise program and allows high school juniors to participate, including during the summer preceding their junior year.
• Allows the Community Colleges System Office to use up to 4% of the funds appropriated for the NC Career Coach Program for administrative costs, including staffing, professional development, and program management and evaluation.
• Allows the State Board of Community Colleges to evaluate the success rate of students in credit‑bearing Math or Science courses.

This Part became effective July 3, 2025, and applies beginning with the 2025‑2026 academic year.