A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to the board of Governors of the University of North Carolina to support the board's priority of teaching and k‑12 education.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million nine hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($1,975,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to fund the North Carolina High Need Teacher Scholarship Loan Program. The North Carolina High Need Teacher Scholarship Loan Program would provide each of the 15 teacher preparation programs in The University of North Carolina with teacher scholarships for in‑state prospective teachers seeking licensure in a high need area identified by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina in collaboration with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. 
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million five hundred twenty-six thousand six hundred twenty dollars ($1,526,620) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to fund the Prospective Teacher Scholars Expansion Pilot for Math and Science. 
SECTION 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,625,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to fund the Lateral Entry Scholarship Program. 
SECTION 4.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to fund the UNC/NCCCS Partnership Online 2+2 Joint Initiative. 
SECTION 5.  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 the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to fund the Distance Education Professional Development for Mathematics and Science Education. 
SECTION 6.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to increase support for student teaching field‑based experience. These funds provide matching funds for 15 FTE positions to increase the number of faculty providing field‑based courses and supervision. 
SECTION 7.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two million one hundred fifty-six thousand three hundred eighty two dollars ($2,156,382) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to fund new teacher support and mentoring aimed at retention. A total of 29 nontenure track clinical faculty positions would be distributed to the 15 teacher education programs based upon the number of new teachers produced annually and an approved plan for implementing the statewide new teacher induction model. 
SECTION 8.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to provide matching funds for the University‑School Teacher Education Partnerships. Through these partnerships, university faculty and public school cooperating teachers and mentors are given opportunities to work collaboratively, broaden interest and depth of knowledge, and affirm professionalism.
SECTION 9.  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 the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for the Lateral Entry Teacher Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Funding shall be directed toward preparing more qualified teachers in high need fields for North Carolina's classrooms.
SECTION 10.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million three hundred twenty‑one thousand dollars ($1,321,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for the Pilot New Teacher Induction Model at East Carolina University and the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the Pilot New Teacher Induction Model at Western Carolina University.
SECTION 11.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for the Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics.
SECTION 12.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for the DESTINY Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This funding would support collaboration with additional partners statewide to develop more learning experiences and teacher development programs.
SECTION 13.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education at North Carolina State University.
SECTION 14.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two million one hundred thousand dollars ($2,100,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for a Pilot Initiative to Recruit, Prepare, Mentor, and Differentially Reward Select Mathematics Teachers in High Need Schools.
SECTION 15.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of six hundred seventy thousand dollars ($670,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for the Mathematics and Science Education Network.
SECTION 16.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for the Principals' Executive Program to improve the management and leadership skills of principals in high need schools.
SECTION 17.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million four hundred fifty‑five thousand dollars ($1,455,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for Expanding Summer School. This funding would support summer school programs at Fayetteville State University and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
SECTION 18.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.