A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to support the north carolina national guard.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety, North Carolina National Guard, for the 2019‑2020 and 2020‑2021 fiscal years the sum of one million eight hundred ninety‑three thousand four hundred eighty‑one dollars ($1,893,481) in recurring funds to be allocated as follows:
(1)	Nine hundred twelve thousand dollars ($912,000) to the NC Tuition Assistance Program.
(2)	Four hundred sixty thousand four hundred eighty‑one dollars ($460,481) for the Tarheel ChalleNGe to meet staffing, facility, and operations requirements per Federal/State Cooperative Agreement.
(3)	One hundred thirty‑three thousand dollars ($133,000) for the State match for three positions:
a.	Engineering Supervisor I, DPM (GN 17).
b.	HVAC Supervisor – Shop Supervisor, FCO (GN 11).
c.	Program Director, State CFMO (GN 17).
(4)	Two hundred forty thousand dollars ($240,000) for maintenance, repair, and replacement of personal protective equipment purchased with funds appropriated in subdivision (1) of Section 2 of this act.
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety, North Carolina National Guard, for the 2019‑2020 fiscal year the sum of two million five hundred forty‑five thousand dollars ($2,545,000) in nonrecurring funds to be allocated as follows:
(1)	One million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000) for the purchase of 800 sets of personal protective equipment.
(2)	Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for high‑frequency commercial off‑the‑shelf radios to provide capability for hub and spoke locations as an alternative but likely necessary form of two‑way over the horizon communication.
(3)	Thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for live tracking devices to increase shared situational awareness during State Active Duty missions through the addition of live tracking devices for personnel and critical equipment.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2019.