A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds for the mediation network of north carolina member dispute settlement centers.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of four hundred twenty‑nine thousand dollars ($429,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to provide expansion funding for the Mediation Network of North Carolina. These funds shall be divided based upon need among the member dispute settlement centers serving the citizens of the State.
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of thirty‑five thousand dollars ($35,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to provide expansion funding for the Mediation Network of North Carolina. These funds shall be used to establish a technical support position for the central office of the Mediation Network of North Carolina to provide technical assistance to the local dispute settlement centers across the State.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.