The $20.6 billion dollar plan focuses on education, the economy, and making North Carolina government more efficient.
For education, McCrory proposes:
- $54.4m more to NC pre-K to serve a total of 30,000 kids statewide
- hiring 1,800 more full-time teachers
- $43m more for digital learning
- $625,000 for Center for Safer Schools
- $28m more to further the Excellent Public Schools Act
- $7.5m to remedial courses in grades 8-12
- $32m more for "high demand" community college courses
- $28m more for equipment and infrastructure in community colleges
- $63m to help fund UNC Strategic Directions Plan for high growth sectors
Under government, the Governor wants:
- ALL state employees (including teachers) get a 1% raise
- $77m to upgrade IT reserve
- $7.2m for drug treatment courts
- $72m to state pension system and $181m to state health plan
- Sets aside $600m in reserves
- $400m to Savings Reserve Account
- $300m for Repairs and Renovations
- $20m more for Disaster Relief Reserve
Under cost savings, McCrory lists:
- 2-3% in efficiencies
- $54m by realigning "outdated and inefficient" correctional facilities
For healthcare:
- Medicaid - adds $575m
- Establishes Medicaid Risk Reserve of $180m
- Mental Health - adds $13m
- Puts almost $30m to opening Broughton Psychiatric Hospital
Under commerce:
- $2.7m for branding
- $1.8m for "Main St. Solutions" - downtown economic development "resumes" One North Carolina Small Business Program"
- $1m to Agriculture Water Resources Assistance Program (Ag oriented)
- $76.2m for JDIG (job development)
- $14m for JMAC (job retention in high paying jobs and large cap projects)
Eugenics:
- $10m to compensate victims
The budget proposal will be reviewed by lawmakers, who will pass their own spending plan and ask McCrory to sign it into law.
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