Governor Roy Cooper released his 2020-2021 fiscal biennium budget proposal on March 6th, titled Investments for a Determined North Carolina. It includes programs and funds to address many county legislative goals. In particular, the Governor’s proposed budget, along with the creation of a broadband task force, helps achieve the NCACC’s top two legislative goals for the biennium. A statewide bond proposal directs funds to K-12 and community college capital needs. The budget also increases grant funds for broadband access, increases funding for early childhood education, expands Medicaid, plans for Medicaid Transformation, and budgets to implement Raise the Age legislation.
The Governor submitted his recommended budget to the General Assembly, and budget discussions are underway at the legislature. This biennium, the House will take up the budget first, introducing an appropriations bill for fiscal years 2020-2021. Then, the Senate will make its modifications. The two chambers will negotiate any differences, with the goal of passing a budget by July 1, before the start of the next fiscal year.
Click here for the full report on the Governor’s budget and line items of interest to counties.
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