GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1087*

Short Title:  VFD Workers' Comp/Appropriation.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Lemmond; Buchanan, Crawford, McComas, McMahan, Pate, Pulley, Sharpe, Sherrill and Thompson.

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Referred to:  Insurance, if favorable Appropriations.

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May 14, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE/EMS WORKERS.
Whereas, the 1995 General Assembly established the Workers' Compensation Fund in the Department of Insurance to provide workers' compensation coverage to volunteer fire and rescue/EMS units; and
Whereas, the 1995 General Assembly set up funding for the Workers' Compensation Fund as follows:
(1)	A required contribution to the Fund from each eligible unit, to be set annually by the State Fire and Rescue Commission as a per capita fixed dollar amount for each member of the unit, the amount set for 1996-97 being estimated to yield one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000); and 
(2)	An appropriation for the 1996-97 fiscal year of an additional one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) directly from the General Fund, together providing a funding level of three million dollars ($3,000,000) for the 1996-97 fiscal year; and
Whereas, the Workers' Compensation Fund needs another three million dollars ($3,000,000) for the 1996-97 fiscal year in addition to that already provided for to fully fund the workers' compensation needs of the volunteer fire and rescue/EMS units; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Insurance for the 1996-97 fiscal year the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) for the Workers' Compensation Fund established by G.S. 58-87-10 to provide workers' compensation coverage for volunteer fire and rescue/EMS units.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 1996.