A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT directing the lee county sheriff to provide school resource officers to the lee county schools.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Beginning with the 2013‑2014 fiscal year, the Lee County Sheriff shall be responsible for providing school resource officers to the Lee County Schools. To fund these positions, the Lee County Schools shall provide funds from the At‑Risk Student Services/Alternative School Allotment to Lee County. The amount provided for the 2013‑2014 school year shall be the amount expended by the Lee County Schools for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year in State funds for school resource officers, adjusted by the amount of any increase or decrease for the 2013‑2014 fiscal year in State or federal funds allotted for school resource officers or school safety officers. The amount provided in subsequent fiscal years shall be the amount for the prior fiscal year, adjusted by the amount of any increase or decrease in State or federal funds allotted for school resource officers or school safety officers.
The Sheriff shall use these funds plus any additional funds appropriated by Lee County to the Sheriff's Office for school resource officers to provide school resource officers to the Lee County Schools.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2013.