GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1056

Short Title:  Black History Center Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Ballance.
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Referred to:  Ways and Means.
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May 1, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF BLACK HISTORY, INC.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund for the 1989-90 fiscal year $2,500,000 for the North Carolina Center for the Study of Black History, Inc., for the purpose of:
(1)	Planning and developing a suitable preservation and housing site or archives, including an exhibit hall and other features as may be required for the protection of historical documents;
(2)	Expansion of operations;
(3)	Staff and staff development, in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources;
(4)	Development of an interdisciplinary scholars committee to ensure excellence in research activities for students at all branches of The University of North Carolina, and all other colleges and universities as may desire to associate with the Center;
(5)	Carrying out such other objectives as have been established by the North Carolina Center for the Study of Black History, Inc., in conjunction with the North Carolina Division of Archives and History.
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina Center for Black History, Inc., $350,000 for the 1989-90 fiscal year and $500,000 for the 1990-91 fiscal year, for operating expenses.
Sec. 3.  The North Carolina Center for the Study of Black History, Inc., shall make an annual written report on the use of the funds appropriated in Section 2 on May 1 of each year, beginning in 1990.
Sec. 4.  The Office of State Budget shall disburse the funds appropriated for the 1989-90 fiscal year by August 1, 1989, and shall disburse the funds appropriated for the 1990-91 fiscal year by August 1, 1990.
Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.