A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES ON STROKE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JUSTUS‑WARREN HEART DISEASE AND STROKE PREVENTION TASK FORCE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year.  These funds shall be used to develop and implement public awareness campaigns and communications strategies on signs and symptoms of stroke.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.