Appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund to the Community Colleges System Office (Office) for 2024-25 for the State Board of Community Colleges to establish the Student Voter Identification Grant Program (program). States the purpose of the program is to provide grants of up to $20,000 to upgrade equipment and facilities to produce student identification cards that can be used to vote in person pursuant to state law. Directs the State Board to develop an application procedure for community colleges and award grants by August 15, 2024, to any community college that submits a reasonable and timely plan for the expenditure of funds pursuant to the program. Limits eligibility to one grant per community college. Directs the Office to report to the specified NCGA committee by February 15, 2025, identifying recipients and the uses of grant awards.
Directs the State Board of Elections to review and approve applications of community colleges that are recipients of program awards for approval of their student identification cards to be used as photo identification cards, so long as the applications are submitted by September 1, 2024, and other application requirements of the State Board are met.
States legislative intent to encourage and support community colleges in providing student identification cards that can be used to vote in person.
Effective July 1, 2024.
STUDENT VOTER ID GRANT PROGRAM/CCS.
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AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ESTABLISH THE STUDENT VOTER IDENTIFICATION GRANT PROGRAM AND TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO APPLY FOR GRANTS UNDER THE PROGRAM.Intro. by Marcus, Meyer, Hunt.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (May 6 2024)
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Thu, 2 May 2024 Senate: Filed
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Mon, 6 May 2024 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 6 May 2024 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
S 892
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Bill S 892 (2023-2024)Summary date: May 3 2024 - View Summary
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