A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to expand the teaching fellows program to all campuses of the UNIVERSITY of north carolina that offer teacher training programs.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑363.23A(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The Commission shall administer the program in cooperation with each of the  teacher training institutions at The University of North Carolina and with other teacher training institutions selected by the Commission. Beginning with the 2004‑2005 academic year, each of the 15 constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina with a teacher training program and each other teacher training institution selected by the Commission shall receive an equal number of Teaching Fellows.
Teaching Fellows should be exposed to a range of extra‑curricular activities while in college. These activities should be geared to instilling a strong motivation not only to remain in teaching but to provide leadership for tomorrow's schools."
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two hundred twenty‑five thousand dollars ($225,000) for the 2004‑2005 fiscal year to provide start‑up funds to the three campuses of The University of North Carolina that currently are not participating in the Teaching Fellows Program.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2004.