GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1438

Short Title:  Study Use of School Bond Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Hunter; and Adams.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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April 29, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO STUDY THE USE OF STATE SCHOOL BOND FUNDS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED FAIRLY TO ALL SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SCHOOLS THAT SERVE LOW-WEALTH AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Board of Education the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the 1999-2000 fiscal year to study the use of funds obtained by local boards of education from the proceeds of bonds authorized in the Public School Building Bond Act of 1996.  The purpose of the study is to consider whether these funds were allocated fairly to all schools, including schools  that serve low-wealth and minority communities, in light of the State Board of Education's school facility guidelines. The State Board shall report the results of the study to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee prior to April 15, 2000.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.