A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to support the programs of the pitt county substance abuse coalition.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Eastern North Carolina Council on Substance Abuse, Inc., a nonprofit organization, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year to be used by the Pitt County Substance Abuse Coalition to support the organization's substance abuse prevention programs. These funds shall be allocated as follows:
(1)	$10,000 to expand Guiding Good Choices, a parental education program designed to make parents aware of the negative consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
(2)	$40,000 to hire a part‑time educator to develop ways of incorporating the Coalition's mission in the County's elementary and middle schools.
(3)	$25,000 to present forums and town hall meetings that will engage youth and parents in educational, informational, and training programs aimed at reducing substance abuse.
(4)	$25,000 to partner with other agencies and corporations to arrange community forums and training sessions for the general public and professionals who work in the fields of substance abuse and community health services.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.