North Carolina HB 1100: Stormwater Controls for Compost.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1100

Short Title: Construction Support Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Reives.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 30, 2026
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION 2
WORKFORCE PROGRAM AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE, 3
TO CREATE THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRODUCER INCENTIVE GRANT 4
PROGRAM AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO REQUIRE 5
THE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTIAL CODE COUNCIL TO 6
UPDATE THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUILDING CODE TO ALLOW 7
PORTLAND-LIMESTONE CEMENT AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CEMENT 8
SUBSTITUTES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 9
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO LOCAL 10
GOVERNMENTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF E-PERMITTING SYSTEMS. 11
Whereas, the General Assembly finds that rises in housing costs stem primarily from 12
bottlenecks in labor and materials; and 13
Whereas, the most effective way to reduce housing costs in North Carolina is to 14
reduce these bottlenecks; and 15
Whereas, investments in construction training, material production, and permitting 16
modernization will strengthen North Carolina's economy, enhance housing affordability, and 17
promote regional equity in growth; Now, therefore, 18
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 19
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PART I. COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE PROGRAM 21
SECTION 1.(a) Program Established. – There is established the Community College 22
Construction Workforce Program (Program). The purpose of the Program is to provide funds to 23
community colleges in the State to establish credentialing programs for high-demand 24
construction trades. For the purposes of this section, "high-demand construction trades" include 25
electricians, plumbers, carpenters, roofers, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) 26
technicians, or other similar trades with skills applicable to and used in the construction of 27
residential structures. 28
SECTION 1.(b) Program Funds. – The Community Colleges System Office shall 29
provide funds to community colleges seeking to establish credentialing programs for 30
high-demand construction trades. In order to receive funds, a community college must submit a 31
written request to the Community Colleges System Office detailing the credentialing programs 32
to be established with the funds and how the funds will be used to establish the credentialing 33
program. The Community Colleges System Office shall notify the requesting community college 34
of the approval or denial of the request within 30 days of receipt of the written request. 35

General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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SECTION 1.(c) Community College Reporting Requirement. – Each community 1
college that receives funds shall submit a report to the Community Colleges System Office by 2
June 30 of each year that funds are received detailing the following: 3
(1) How funds distributed through the Program were used to establish 4
high-demand construction trades credentialing programs at the community 5
college, including which high-demand construction trades credentialing 6
programs were established. 7
(2) The number of students achieving credentials for high-demand construction 8
trades during the most recent academic year compared to the prior academic 9
year. 10
(3) Which specific credential programs were established using Program funds. 11
(4) Any further plans by the community college to establish other high-demand 12
construction trades. 13
SECTION 1.(d) Community Colleges System Office Reporting Requirement. – The 14
Community Colleges System Office shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight 15
Committee on the results of the Program by October 1, 2027, and each year thereafter that funds 16
are available for the Program on the following: 17
(1) The number of community colleges that applied for funds, the number of 18
community colleges that received funds, and the amount of funds received by 19
each community college. 20
(2) The number of high-demand construction trades credentialing programs that 21
were established, broken down by specific trade credentials. 22
(3) The total number of high-demand construction trades credentials awarded by 23
colleges in the Community Colleges System compared to previous years. 24
(4) Any other information the Community Colleges System Office deems 25
relevant. 26
SECTION 1.(e) Appropriation. – There is appropriated from the General Fund to 27
the Community Colleges System Office the sum of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) 28
in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used for the purposes of this section. 29
The Community Colleges System Office may use up to ten percent (10%) of the funds 30
appropriated pu