Signed by Governor Roy Cooper III

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that appropriates stimulus checks of $335 to parents of children 17 or younger to compensate fees associated with remote education.

Highlights:

• Transfers $2,363,390,646 from the 2019-2020 fiscal year Reserve to the Coronavirus Relief Fund (Sec. 3.1).

• Appropriates $335 from the Department of Revenue Coronavirus Relief Fund to eligible individuals no later than December 15, 2020 (Sec. 4.12).

• Defines “eligible individuals” as individuals and spouses who filed a joint 2019 state income tax return and requires them to meet the following conditions, including, but not limited to (Sec. 4.12):

• Providing a name, mailing address, and any other information required;

• Reporting that they were a resident of the state for the entire 2019 calendar year; and

• Reporting that they had at least one child that met the conditions of a qualifying child including their:

• Name;

• The age that is less than 17 years old; and

• Social Security Number of the child.

• Authorizes the $335 to be deposited via a direct deposit to the same account that the individual’s 2019 state tax refund was deposited into (Sec. 4.12).

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