A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT directing the university of north carolina to study the structure and organization of the department of public instruction.
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 five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year.  The General Administration of The University of North Carolina shall use these funds to conduct an independent review of the structure and organization of the Department of Public Instruction.  The General Administration may hire an outside consultant to assist it in conducting the review.
The Board of Governors shall report the results of this review to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by January 15, 2009.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.