States the General Assembly's findings. Requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to study the economic impact of transportation connectivity between rural low-wealth counties and job creation centers, with a focus on specified corridors and roads. Requires DOT to report on the study by May 1, 2016, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee. Requires that funding for the study be provided by the Department of Transportation from funds available to it.

Requires the Office of the State Chief Information Officer, with the assistance of the Department of Transportation, the Department of Administration, the Department of Commerce, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to develop a state broadband plan to ensure that all citizens of North Carolina have access to broadband capability. Specifies components of the plan. Requires a report by May 1, 2016, to the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Technology on the state broadband plan. Requires that funding for the study be provided by the Office of the State Chief Information Officer, using funds available from the Information Technology Fund.