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Legislative Updates
Monday, August 9, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: House Budget Details and Redistricting » North Carolina legislators returned to work last week and jumped into moving a few bills and releasing some deta...
Friday, July 23, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: Budget Update, Medicaid Expansion, and more » The North Carolina legislature has been fairly quiet the past few weeks as we await the House budget. They have...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW North Carolina opposes bill that prohibits the teaching of the history of racism and oppression » NASW North Carolina opposes bill that prohibits the teaching of the history of racism and oppression The Nort...
Friday, June 25, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Senate Budget Passes and Action Needed on Telehealth » The North Carolina Senate released details of their budget on Monday, June 21st through SB 105 2021 A...
Friday, June 18, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Budget News and Voter Related Bills » North Carolina Senators have announced a plan to release their budget the week of June 21st . After the...
Monday, June 14, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Budget Update and Restrictive Abortion Bill Heads to Governor » North Carolina legislators have announced that they have reached an agreement on how much to spend in this year’s...
Friday, June 4, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Three Advocacy Opportunities: Access to Abortions, Direct Support Professionals, and Medicare Rates » North Carolina legislators continue to go back and forth on budget negotiations behind the scenes. The Senate p...
Thursday, May 27, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Health Information Exchange Delay Bill Signed Into Law » North Carolina legislators unanimously passed House Bill 395 HIE Deadline Extension and Patien...
Friday, May 21, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Health Information Exchange and COVID-19 Relief » North Carolina legislators were slow to work this past week as they had a marathon two weeks prior to the Crossov...
Friday, May 14, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: What bills made it through Crossover » North Carolina legislators wrapped up a fast-paced week as they moved toward the Crossover deadline on May 13. No...
Friday, May 7, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Many bills on the move and contact your legislators! » North Carolina legislators moved bills quickly this week. The House of Representatives moved their bill filing de...
Friday, April 30, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: Child Marriage Bill Amended and Bills of Interest » North Carolina legislators are moving closer to the Crossover deadline of May 13th when one...
Monday, April 19, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: Bill Hearings and Bills of Interest » Monday, April 19, 2021 North Carolina legislators are back from their Spring Break and working to pass bills ahea...
Friday, April 9, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Senate Bill Filing Deadline Produces Bad Bills » Despite the North Carolina Legislature taking a "Spring Break" last week, Senate members had their bill filing...
Monday, April 5, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Opposes Anti-LGBTQ Bills » The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina stands in opposition of...
Friday, March 26, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session: Governor’s Budget and Bills of Interest » On Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper released his vision for state funding for the next two years. Among his...
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Cooper Proposes Budget - Includes School Social Workers and More » Today, Governor Roy Cooper released a recommended budget for FY 2021-2023 that will “strengthen North Carolina to emerge...
Monday, March 22, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Child Welfare Reform and Proposed Constitutional Amendment » Last week, North Carolina legislators took a step to advance Senate Bill 90 Social Services Reform. This...
Monday, March 15, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update, March 15, 2021 » Legislators have been working with Governor Cooper on a school reopening plan since he vetoed Senate Bill 37 . Last...
Monday, March 8, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session: COVID-19 Relief Bill and New Bills Introduced » Happy Social Work Month! Thank you to everyone that participated in Social Work Advocacy Week....
Monday, February 22, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Weeks 3 and 4 » Legislators continue to move forward with bill filing and holding committee meetings at the North Carolina General Assembl...
Monday, February 8, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Weeks 1 and 2 » Legislators kicked off the long legislative session on Wednesday, January 27 th . Legislators spent two days mostly filing...
Thursday, January 14, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Sydney Batch Appointed to North Carolina Senate » Congratulations to social worker Sydney Batch for being appointed and sworn in to the open North Carolina Senate Distri...
Friday, September 4, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Legislative Update: Coronavirus Relief 3.0 » The North Carolina state legislature passed a nearly $1 billion bill on Thursday that would use the rest of the state’s...
Friday, July 10, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Final Legislative Update: Veto Override Failure » Over the Fourth of July weekend, Governor Cooper signed and vetoed several bills that passed the North...
Monday, June 29, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UPDATED: NASW-NC Legislative Update: Session Wrap Up » * This update was originally posted on Monday, June 29. It has been updated as of Monday, July 6 to update bi...
Friday, June 19, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: Wrap Up on the Horizon » Legislators buckled down on bills and moved as many as possible this past week, even holding a rare Friday ses...
Friday, June 12, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Legislative Update: Elections Bill Signed into Law and Second Chances » Legislators worked to move a lot of bills this past week, including House Bill 1169 Bipartisan Elections Act...
Friday, June 5, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Legislative Session Update: New Task Forces » Legislators worked on a few bills of interest this past week, mainly the passage of House Bill 1187: Raise the Age Fund...
Friday, May 29, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Legislative Session Update: Elections Bill Passes House » Legislators are starting to pick up work with more committee meetings and hearing bills after a slow start to the legislat...
Thursday, May 21, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Short Session Update and Take Action! » Session is in! Legislators kicked off round two of a short session on Monday, May 18. Senators introduced 18...
Monday, May 4, 2020 (2 Comments - view/add) 2020 Short Session Update: COVID-19 Edition » Legislators returned to Raleigh virtually, and some in person, on April 28th. Entry to the legislative building was limite...
Thursday, October 31, 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) VICTORY! Social Work Licensure Bill Passes the Legislature! » After two years of bill drafting and meeting with stakeholders and legislators; and another 39 weeks...
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