Military community services and agency coordination
May 27, 2026 · Cabinet coordination and economic-impact reporting directed
Gov. Josh Stein · Issued
Reviewed signed executive order
Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 38 on May 27, 2026. Section 1 requires each Cabinet Secretary to designate a Military Affairs Coordinator to communicate with Military and Veterans Affairs, report agency military engagements and programs, and understand effects on military communities in education, housing, entrepreneurship, technology, energy, health care, consumer protection, infrastructure and transportation. Section 2 requires Military and Veterans Affairs to convene coordinators at least quarterly to recommend strategies, coordinate services and identify quality-of-life opportunities for servicemembers and families. Council of State agencies are invited to designate coordinators and participate. Section 3 requires Cabinet agencies to cooperate with installations, consider readiness and community effects in planning, and, as appropriate, notify affected military commanders and local governing bodies of potentially relevant development, environmental and resiliency projects. Agencies collaborate with grant/permit applicants to avoid readiness harms and incompatible land uses and coordinate with the congressional delegation and federal agencies where appropriate. Section 4 requires Cabinet agencies to work with Military and Veterans Affairs, the Military Affairs Commission, Commerce and interested stakeholders to develop and release an updated Military Economic Impact on North Carolina report, without a fixed publication deadline. Section 5 is effective immediately until repealed, replaced or rescinded and supersedes earlier orders on the same subject, including the November 22, 2013 Order 34. It does not rescind the unrelated March 10, 2026 public-education Order 34. Historical military, employment, procurement and GDP figures in recitals were not independently audited. Actual coordinators, services, grants and the updated report remain unverified. An updated Military Economic Impact on North Carolina report must be developed and released. Original historical estimates are not republished as current measured GDP.
Signed 2026-05-27; published 2026-05-27. Cabinet coordination and economic-impact reporting directed. Historical issuance is verified; current operation and outcomes require separate review.
Why this record is included
An updated Military Economic Impact on North Carolina report must be developed and released. Original historical estimates are not republished as current measured GDP.
Retained North Carolina evidence context: energy · reviewed policy context · housing-borrowing · reviewed policy context · deficit-debt-interest · reviewed policy context · education · reviewed policy context · health · reviewed policy context · real-gdp · reviewed policy context · unemployment-rate · reviewed policy context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 38 on May 27, 2026. Section 1 requires each Cabinet Secretary to designate a Military Affairs Coordinator to communicate with Military and Veterans Affairs, report agency military engagements and programs, and understand effects on military communities in education, housing, entrepreneurship, technology, energy, health care, consumer protection, infrastructure and transportation.Review official supporting evidence ↗