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