GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1186

Short Title:  State Capitol Education Program Funds. 	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Seymour.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PROVIDE CLASSROOM MATERIALS ON STATE CAPITOL HISTORY AND EDUCATIONAL STAFF TO SERVE SCHOOL CLASSES TOURING THE CAPITOL AND STATE GOVERNMENT COMPLEX.
Whereas, G.S. 121-9(h) Directs the Department of Cultural Resources to care for and administer the State Capitol's first floor public areas and all of its upper floors for the edification of present and future generations; and
Whereas, G.S. 121-9(h) directs that the 1840 legislative chambers and other areas in the Capitol be preserved as historic shrines; and
Whereas, visitation to the Capitol averages 130,000 per year, mostly in the form of school classes on educational tours; and
Whereas, prescheduling services, written itineraries, previsit classroom materials, and trained tour guides are needed for each school group visiting the Capitol and the State Government Complex; and
Whereas, group tours of the Capitol have increased from 987 in 1979 to 1,826 in 1992 with no increases in the State Capitol's budget; and
Whereas, additional operational funds are needed in order to serve the increased number of school group tours properly; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Cultural Resources the sum of sixty-nine thousand one hundred forty-four dollars ($69,144) for 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of sixty-nine thousand four hundred  fifty-one dollars ($69,451) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to provide educational materials on the history of the State Capitol, General Assembly, and State Government and two educational staff members to serve school classes touring the Capitol and the State Government Complex.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.