A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to APPROPRIATE funds to ensure the efficient, green operation of school facilities, as recommended by the joint legislative education oversight committee.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in recurring funds for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to ensure the efficient operation of the public schools.  The Plant Operation Section of the School Support Division shall use these funds for:
(1)	Staff development for appropriate personnel to ensure effective energy and environmental management;
(2)	Clean water treatment, wastewater treatment, and water management;
(3)	Strategies to address indoor/outdoor air quality;
(4)	The management of hazardous materials; and
(5)	Engineering support in all of these areas to ensure that local school administrative units have the support they need to achieve efficient, safe, and environmentally sound practices.
The Plant Operation Section shall report annually on May 15 to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on services provided and projects completed in the local school administrative units.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.