GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1531

Short Title:  Composites Testing & Training Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Dalton.

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Referred to:  Appropriations/Base Budget.

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May 30, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES SYSTEM OFFICE TO DEVELOP A COMPOSITES TESTING AND TRAINING CENTER AT ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
Whereas, Rutherford and Polk Counties have suffered a loss of more than 2,600 jobs in the last 18 months due to the decline in textiles; and
Whereas, a cutting edge composites fabricator has established a plant in Rutherford County, giving Isothermal Community College a unique opportunity to establish a testing and training facility in support of the composites fabrication industry; and
Whereas, the composites fabrication industry is an emerging technology in a growth industry; and
Whereas, the testing and training facility would be a major incentive in attracting additional manufacturers requiring these services; and
Whereas, the facility holds the potential for establishing Western North Carolina as a major center for composites fabricators and the training of certified composites technicians;  Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Community Colleges System Office the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year to develop a Composites Testing and Training Center at Isothermal Community College.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2000.