S.984

Work Training/Delinquent Child Support

Introduced·4/30/26

North Carolina S984 provides work-specific training as an alternative to incarceration for delinquent child support payers.

North Carolina S984 establishes work-specific training as an alternative remedy to incarceration for individuals delinquent on child support payments. The bill appropriates $3,000,000 for community colleges to cover the costs of this training. Participants must pay a minimum of $50 monthly in child support, notify the court upon completing training, and report any attendance failures within 14 days. The court can direct individuals into job search or education training as a special condition of a contempt order, reviewing progress every 30 days.

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Where it stands

Current
Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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History

May 5

Senate

Withdrawn From Com

May 5

Senate

Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

May 4

Senate

Passed 1st Reading