GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1272

Short Title:  UNC Faculty Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives H. Hunter, Baddour; Barnhill and Gardner.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 6, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FACULTY POSITIONS FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two million six hundred thousand dollars ($2,600,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to provide additional faculty positions for the physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language pathology training programs.  These funds are to be used to increase enrollments in each of the selected training programs in order to address critical shortages of qualified service providers.  These funds shall be allocated as follows:
(1)	$1,200,000 to increase physical therapy faculty by 11 positions in selected training programs and to provide temporary space for new faculty;
(2)	$600,000 to increase occupational therapy faculty to five positions in selected training programs; and
(3)	$800,000 to increase speech and language pathology faculty by 10 positions in selected training programs.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.