Section 1: Reenacts repealed statutes in Chapter 143E of the General Statutes (The North Carolina Measurability Assessment Act of 2016), Article 7C (Program Evaluation) of Chapter 120 of the General Statutes (General Assembly), and GS 120-32(1)j., GS 120-79(c), GS 120-131.1(a1), and GS 143-49(16).

Section 2: Adds requirement to GS 63A-23 that the North Carolina Global Transpark Authority provide its annual report to the Data Analytics, Transparency, and Accountability Division of the North Carolina General Assembly.

Section 3: Adds requirement to GS 90-414(b) that the North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority shall provide, upon request, aggregate analysis of data and information provided though the Health Information Exchange (HIE) to the Data Analytics, Transparency, and Accountability Division of the North Carolina General Assembly.

Section 4: Adds requirement to GS 120-32.01 that State departments, agencies, or institutions shall furnish, upon request, information, records, and access to personnel and facilities to the Data Analytics, Transparency, and Accountability Division of the North Carolina General Assembly. Also provides access to BEACON/HR payroll by the Data Analytics, Transparency, and Accountability Division of the North Carolina General Assembly through the Fiscal Research Division Director and two employees of the Division as designated by the Director.

Section 5: Amends GS 126-85(c) to extend protections from retaliation to State employees who make certain reports to the Data Analytics, Transparency, and Accountability Division of the North Carolina General Assembly.

Section 6: Amends GS 143-341.2(a) to add the Data Analytics, Transparency, and Accountability Division of the North Carolina General Assembly to the list of required State agencies to which the Department of Administration must make reports about its comprehensive State facilities plan and its performance management procedures and the State’s portfolio of real property. This section applies to reports due on or after July 1, 2025.

Section 7: Appropriates from the General Fund to the General Assembly $2,000,000 for 2025-26 in recurring funds for reenacting and operating the Data Analytics, Transparency, and Accountability Division of the North Carolina General Assembly.

Section 8: Revisor of Statutes is directed to replace “Program Evaluation Division” with “Data Analytics, Transparency, and Accountability Division” in the General Statutes.

Section 9: Effective date July 1, 2025.