A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to support and expand the communities in schools program.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to support and expand services of Communities in Schools of North Carolina, Inc., a public‑private partnership that addresses the multiple needs of students at greatest risk of dropping out of school.  Communities in Schools of North Carolina, Inc., shall use the funds to leverage federal and private grants to support Communities in Schools programs throughout North Carolina.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.