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North Carolina SenateSB 254

Charter School Changes.

Passed 26–20Party-line

What it does: On the version voted Jul 29, 2025: Shifts charter school oversight from the State Board of Education and state superintendent to the Charter Schools Review Board, lets charter schools move within 10 miles without approval, and lets large remote academies seek their own charters. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt

Conference report: requires Charter Schools Review Board approval of charter rules, assigns it certain hearings, puts the executive director under its supervision, lets it hire private counsel, lets large remote academies seek separate charters, and provides $82,100 yearly in lapsed salary funds for it. (AI-written)

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The tally

Yes 26 · No 20 · Not voting 4

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats0200
Republicans2604

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes.

The full roll (50)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.