H.B. 962
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
May 1, 2024
SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH40546-MQa-111
Short Title: Governor's Budget. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Lambeth.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO MODIFY THE CURRENT OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2023
3 AND TO MAKE OTHER CHANGES IN THE BUDGET OPERATIONS OF THE STATE.
4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
5
6 PART I. TITLE AND INTRODUCTION
7
8 TITLE OF ACT
9 SECTION 1.1. This act shall be known as the "Current Operations Appropriations
10 Act of 2024."
11
12 INTRODUCTION
13 SECTION 1.2. The appropriations made in this act are for maximum amounts
14 necessary to provide the services and accomplish the purposes described in the budget in
15 accordance with the State Budget Act. Savings shall be effected where the total amounts
16 appropriated are not required to perform these services and accomplish these purposes, and the
17 savings shall revert to the appropriate fund at the end of each fiscal year, except as otherwise
18 provided by law.
19
20 PART II. CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/GENERAL FUND
21
22 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
23 SECTION 2.1.(a) Appropriations from the General Fund for the 2024-2025 fiscal
24 year set out in Section 2.1(a) of S.L. 2023-134 are repealed. Appropriations from the General
25 Fund for the budgets of the State departments, institutions, and agencies, and for other purposes
26 as enumerated, are made for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, according to the following schedule:
27
28 Current Operations – General Fund FY 2024-2025
29 EDUCATION
30 North Carolina Community College System
31 Requirements 2,107,465,642
32 Less: Receipts 428,408,799
33 Net Appropriation 1,679,056,843
34
35 Department of Public Instruction
36 Requirements 14,875,741,928
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1 Less: Receipts 1,818,798,621
2 Net Appropriation 13,056,943,307
3
4 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
5 East Carolina Univ. – Academic Affairs
6 Requirements 435,157,458
7 Less: Receipts 168,350,410
8 Net Appropriation 266,807,048
9
10 East Carolina Univ. – Health Affairs
11 Requirements 114,341,160
12 Less: Receipts 13,587,770
13 Net Appropriation 100,753,390
14
15 Elizabeth City State University
16 Requirements 50,985,154
17 Less: Receipts 4,824,784
18 Net Appropriation 46,160,370
19
20 Fayetteville State University
21 Requirements 91,811,366
22 Less: Receipts 13,099,820
23 Net Appropriation 78,711,546
24
25 Appalachian State University
26 Requirements 313,413,598
27 Less: Receipts 124,504,786
28 Net Appropriation 188,908,812
29
30 NC A&T University
31 Requirements 240,062,658
32 Less: Receipts 88,842,760
33 Net Appropriation 151,219,898
34
35 NC School of Science and Mathematics
36 Requirements 45,331,072
37 Less: Receipts 3,291,677
38 Net Appropriation 42,039,395
39
40 NC State University – Academic Affairs
41 Requirements 954,304,072
42 Less: Receipts 438,387,357
43 Net Appropriation 515,916,715
44
45 NC State University – Ag. Research
46 Requirements 79,228,032
47 Less: Receipts 19,124,784
48 Net Appropriation 60,103,248
49
50 NC State University – Coop. Extension
51 Requirements 64,983,558
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1 Less: Receipts 18,874,550
2 Net Appropriation 46,109,008
3
4 North Carolina Central University
5 Requirements 144,633,692
6 Less: Receipts 53,010,459
7 Net Appropriation 91,623,233
8
9 UNC at Asheville
10 Requirements 73,465,728
11 Less: Receipts 23,040,857
12 Net Appropriation 50,424,871
13
14 UNC at Chapel Hill – Academic Affairs
15 Requirements 723,833,122
16 Less: Receipts 376,959,533
17 Net Appropriation 346,873,589
18
19 UNC at Chapel Hill – Area Health Ed.
20 Requirements 59,771,874
21 Less: Receipts 0
22 Net Appropriation 59,771,874
23
24 UNC at Chapel Hill – Health Affairs
25 Requirements 369,568,724
26 Less: Receipts 138,758,876
27 Net Appropriation 230,809,848
28
29 UNC at Charlotte
30 Requirements 486,757,239
31 Less: Receipts 179,817,408
32 Net Appropriation 306,939,831
33
34 UNC at Greensboro
35 Requirements 314,889,872
36 Less: Receipts 117,357,588
37 Net Appropriation 197,532,284
38
39 UNC at Pembroke
40 Requirements 125,508,626
41 Less: Receipts 27,326,770
42 Net Appropriation 98,181,856
43
44 UNC at Wilmington
45 Requirements 314,796,162
46 Less: Receipts 115,848,896
47 Net Appropriation 198,947,266
48
49 UNC BOG – Aid to Private Institutions
50 Requirements 14,209,300
51 Less: Receipts 10,000,000
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1 Net Appropriation 4,209,300
2
3 UNC BOG – Institutional Programs
4 Requirements 732,308,786
5 Less: Receipts 60,250,000
6 Net Appropriation 672,058,786
7
8 UNC BOG – Related Ed. Programs
9 Requirements 641,280,089
10 Less: Receipts 167,855,939
11 Net Appropriation 473,424,150
12
13 UNC School of the Arts
14 Requirements 56,488,236
15 Less: Receipts 17,148,612
16 Net Appropriation 39,339,624
17
18 UNC System Office
19 Requirements 47,640,384
20 Less: Receipts 259,217
21 Net Appropriation 47,381,167
22
23 Western Carolina University
24 Requirements 186,734,561
25 Less: Receipts 30,671,875
26 Net Appropriation 156,062,686
27
28 Winston-Salem State University
29 Requirements 93,110,088
30 Less: Receipts 23,599,718
31 Net Appropriation 69,510,370
32
33 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
34 Aging and Adult Services
35 Requirements 175,848,316
36 Less: Receipts 120,859,697
37 Net Appropriation 54,988,619
38
39 Central Management and Support
40 Requirements 560,960,453
41 Less: Receipts 295,358,595
42 Net Appropriation 265,601,858
43
44 Child and Family Well-Being
45 Requirements 628,751,349
46 Less: Receipts 550,449,233
47 Net Appropriation 78,302,116
48
49 Child Development and Early Education
50 Requirements 1,599,459,055
51 Less: Receipts 671,848,539
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1 Net Appropriation 927,610,516
2
3 Emp. & Indep. for People with Disabilities
4 Requirements 201,072,005
5 Less: Receipts 152,965,037
6 Net Appropriation 48,106,968
7
8 Health Benefits
9 Requirements 32,779,319,648
10 Less: Receipts 26,081,635,238
11 Net Appropriation 6,697,684,410
12
13 Health Services Regulation
14 Requirements 85,597,916
15 Less: Receipts 57,084,858
16 Net Appropriation 28,513,058
17
18 Mental Hlth./Dev. Disabl./Subs. Use Serv.
19 Requirements 1,963,841,323
20 Less: Receipts 1,101,049,960
21 Net Appropriation 862,791,363
22
23 Public Health
24 Requirements 515,281,812
25 Less: Receipts 362,850,527
26 Net Appropriation 152,431,285
27
28 Services for the Blind/Deaf/Hard of Hearing
29 Requirements 50,567,264
30 Less: Receipts 39,896,340
31 Net Appropriation 10,670,924
32
33 Social Services
34 Requirements 2,266,843,734
35 Less: Receipts 2,027,527,259
36 Net Appropriation 239,316,475
37
38 AGRICULTURE, NATURAL, AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES
39 Agriculture and Consumer Services
40 Requirements 305,391,185
41 Less: Receipts 92,158,909
42 Net Appropriation 213,232,276
43
44 Commerce
45 Requirements 532,397,044
46 Less: Receipts 287,093,455
47 Net Appropriation 245,303,589
48
49 Environmental Quality
50 Requirements 418,451,906
51 Less: Receipts 189,844,998
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1 Net Appropriation 228,606,908
2
3 Labor
4 Requirements 47,705,202
5 Less: Receipts 18,112,941
6 Net Appropriation 29,592,261
7
8 Natural and Cultural Resources
9 Requirements 423,639,900
10 Less: Receipts 54,842,950
11 Net Appropriation 368,796,950
12
13 Wildlife Resources Commission
14 Requirements 101,711,069
15 Less: Receipts 81,855,762
16 Net Appropriation 19,855,307
17
18 JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
19 Indigent Defense Services
20 Requirements 189,928,261
21 Less: Receipts 13,962,679
22 Net Appropriation 175,965,582
23
24 Department of Public Safety
25 Requirements 919,555,747
26 Less: Receipts 193,653,989
27 Net Appropriation 725,901,758
28
29 State Bureau of Investigation
30 Requirements 77,537,719
31 Less: Receipts 21,057,226
32 Net Appropriation 56,480,493
33
34 Department of Adult Correction
35 Requirements 2,187,551,408
36 Less: Receipts 28,612,230
37 Net Appropriation 2,158,939,178
38
39 Administrative Office of the Courts
40 Requirements 832,763,685
41 Less: Receipts 6,210,166
42 Net Appropriation 826,553,519
43
44 Department of Justice
45 Requirements 121,010,020
46 Less: Receipts 45,147,562
47 Net Appropriation 75,862,458
48
49 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
50 Administration
51 Requirements 86,670,340
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1 Less: Receipts 12,636,055
2 Net Appropriation 74,034,285
3
4 Administrative Hearings
5 Requirements 9,828,367
6 Less: Receipts 1,216,625
7 Net Appropriation 8,611,742
8
9 Auditor
10 Requirements 27,234,163
11 Less: Receipts 6,899,163
12 Net Appropriation 20,335,000
13
14 Budget and Management
15 Requirements 16,264,365
16 Less: Receipts 3,659,972
17 Net Appropriation 12,604,393
18
19 Budget and Management – Special Approp.
20 Requirements 62,275,000
21 Less: Receipts 51,725,000
22 Net Appropriation 10,550,000
23
24 Controller
25 Requirements 38,476,134
26 Less: Receipts 875,957
27 Net Appropriation 37,600,177
28
29 Elections
30 Requirements 12,404,913
31 Less: Receipts 102,000
32 Net Appropriation 12,302,913
33
34 General Assembly
35 Requirements 104,311,881
36 Less: Receipts 561,000
37 Net Appropriation 103,750,881
38
39 Governor
40 Requirements 8,601,199
41 Less: Receipts 1,000,730
42 Net Appropriation 7,600,469
43
44 Housing Finance Agency
45 Requirements 120,040,000
46 Less: Receipts 109,380,000
47 Net Appropriation 10,660,000
48
49 Human Resources
50 Requirements 12,325,864
51 Less: Receipts 100,888
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1 Net Appropriation 12,224,976
2
3 Industrial Commission
4 Requirements 25,213,564
5 Less: Receipts 20,739,136
6 Net Appropriation 4,474,428
7
8 Insurance
9 Requirements 97,749,880
10 Less: Receipts 25,140,347
11 Net Appropriation 72,609,533
12
13 Lieutenant Governor
14 Requirements 1,404,464
15 Less: Receipts 0
16 Net Appropriation 1,404,464
17
18 Military and Veterans Affairs
19 Requirements 14,226,118
20 Less: Receipts 400,000
21 Net Appropriation 13,826,118
22
23 Revenue
24 Requirements 197,650,218
25 Less: Receipts