A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish the Historically Black Colleges and Universities education Research consortium to study the issues related to the dropout rate among at‑Risk African‑American Students.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is established the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Education Research Consortium at Fayetteville State University.  The Psychology Department at Fayetteville State University shall be responsible for the administrative duties associated with the Consortium.  The board of trustees of each of the historically black colleges and universities located within the State shall appoint one person to be a member of the Consortium.  The Consortium shall study the issues related to the dropout rate among at‑risk African-American students in North Carolina and shall include the following:
(1)	An analysis of the African‑American student suspension rates in the State.
(2)	An analysis of graduation and dropout rates among Caucasian, African‑American, Hispanic, and Native American students.
(3)	An analysis of student school assignment policies in the various local school administrative units.
(4)	An analysis of the numbers of Caucasian, African‑American, Hispanic, and Native American students who attend college after high school graduation.
(5)	Any other matters relating to the dropout rate of at‑risk African-American students that the Consortium deems appropriate.
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for fiscal year 2006‑2007 to support the work of the Consortium to conduct the study. The Consortium shall submit a final report to the 2007 General Assembly upon its convening and shall terminate upon filing its final report.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.