A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds for various higher education program PRIORITIES of the University of North CAROLINA, as recommended by the board of governors of the university of north carolina.
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 (i) for the 2019‑2020 fiscal year the sum of one million four hundred eight thousand six hundred thirty‑two dollars ($1,408,632) in additional recurring funds and the sum of twenty‑five thousand nine hundred twenty‑eight dollars ($25,928) in nonrecurring funds and (ii) for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year the sum of three million three hundred eighty‑nine thousand eight hundred twenty dollars ($3,389,820) in additional recurring funds and seven hundred ninety‑five thousand three hundred seventy‑six dollars ($795,376) in nonrecurring funds to allocate to the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) to support the opening of a second campus of NCSSM in Morganton, North Carolina. The funds shall be used to support personnel, supplies, and equipment for the opening of the campus in the fall of 2021 and for the first freshman class to enroll for the 2022‑2023 school year.
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2019‑2020 fiscal year to be allocated to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T State University) to support research faculty and graduate students in doctoral programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields and for associated research grants. The funds shall be used for NC A&T State University's transition to doctoral research university status.
SECTION 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million four hundred forty‑seven thousand dollars ($1,447,000) in additional recurring funds for the 2019‑2020 fiscal year and the sum of two million five hundred ninety‑two thousand dollars ($2,592,000) in additional recurring funds for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year to be allocated to East Carolina University to expand its rural physician residency programs in Duplin, Halifax, and Hertford Counties in eastern North Carolina. The funds shall be used for salaries and benefits for rural residency site directors, primary care and specialty physicians, and support staff, as well as for the operating budgets at each site.
SECTION 4.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in recurring funds for the 2019‑2020 fiscal year to be allocated to Fayetteville State University (FSU) for the Veterans Law Center. The funds shall be used to house a Veterans Law Center at FSU as a joint venture with North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‑Chapel Hill) to provide a range of legal and behavioral health services to military veterans in the greater Fayetteville area. The Center shall provide services to assist veterans in accessing benefits and provide students at FSU and law students at NCCU and UNC‑Chapel Hill with experiential learning opportunities.
SECTION 5.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in recurring funds for the 2019‑2020 fiscal year to establish the Veterans Career Advancement Program (V‑CAP) as a pilot program at up to four constituent institutions to help student veterans transition from postsecondary education to the workplace. The program shall seek to align, focus, and accelerate existing campus and community resources to provide veterans with opportunities for meaningful campus and community employment and professional development that is also aligned with local and State workforce needs. V‑CAP may also be supported by corporate sponsorships in addition to State funds. The funds appropriated under this section shall be used to support one full‑time equivalent position for a program director to serve the constituent institutions participating in the pilot program.
SECTION 6.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) in additional recurring funds for the 2019‑2020 fiscal year and the sum of two million one hundred thousand dollars ($2,100,000) in additional recurring funds to be allocated to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke for operational expenses for the College of Health Sciences.
SECTION 7.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2019.