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Policy Action

Legislation and budgeting at the state level greatly affect the outcomes of children. Action for Children is committed to ensuring that children remain a high priority in our state by lobbying on specific bills that affect children and advocating for adequate funding for children's programs and services.

To effect policy change, Action for Children conducts comprehensive policy campaigns, from education and engaging the public to media advocacy to lobbying at the General Assembly on specific pieces of legislation. We are dedicated to bringing you concise and timely legislative information on children's issues during each legislative session, including weekly legislative and policy updates, Action Alerts, comprehensive state budget analyses, and up-to-date listings of child-focused bills.

Current Session Information

The 2010 session of the N.C. General Assembly closed on July 10. The 2011 session will convene on January 26, 2011.

Click below for our 2010 End of Session Summary, budget documents and bill listing.

Legislative Agenda: Action for Children 2010 End of Session Summary

Budget: Final 2010 Budget Overview. Click below for line-by-line comparisons of the Governor, Senate, House and Final budgets.

Bills: What Passed - 2010 Short Session lists the key child-focused bills that passed this session. Many other bills were addressed in the budget rather than being passed as separate bills.

Previous Session Information

The 2009 Legislative "Long" Session closed on August 11, 2009. Over 2,700 bills were entered during the session. Of those, 577 (22%) became law. Click below for an end of session summary, final budget analysis and issue-specific lists of child-focused bills that passed during the 2009 session.