GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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SENATE BILL 173

Short Title:  Reduce Budget One Percent.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Speed and Kerr.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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February 15, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REDUCE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS BY ONE PERCENT OTHER THAN TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE, CORRECTION, AND CRIME CONTROL AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
Whereas, controlling and preventing crime will require substantial additional funds, which are not currently available after meeting other needs; and 
Whereas, across-the-board cuts can provide the money; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Except for appropriations made by that section to the Department of Justice, the Department of Correction, or to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, all General Fund appropriations for fiscal year 1993-94 made by Section 3 of Chapter 321 of the 1993 Session Laws, the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 1993, are reduced by one percent (1%).
Sec. 2.  The reductions taken by Section 1 of this act shall be applied as follows:
(1)	By the Governor to the Office of the Governor and to the departments established by Chapter 143B of the General Statutes and to any reserves not yet allocated;
(2)	By the Lieutenant Governor to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor;
(3)	By each other member of the Council of State to the Department they are head of;
(4)	By the Executive Secretary-Director of the State Board of Elections to the State Board of Elections;
(5)	By the Legislative Services Commission to the General Assembly;
(6)	By the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to The University of North Carolina System;
(7)	By the State Board of Community Colleges to the Department of Community Colleges and all community colleges;
(8)	By the Administrative Officer of the Courts to the Judicial Department;
(9)	By the State Board of Education to the Department of Public Instruction, State Aid to Local School Administrative Units, and the State Board of Education;
(10)	By the State Controller for the Office of the State Controller;
(11)	By the Rules Review Commission for the Rules Review Commission; and
(12)	By the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings for the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Sec. 3.  This act does not apply to Local Government Shared Revenue and to Debt Service.
Sec. 4.  Funds made available by Section 1 of this act may be appropriated by the General Assembly for controlling and preventing crime.
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.