A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO appropriate funds for at least one military liaison counselor‑coordinator at the department of public instruction and at least one additional military liaison counselor in each of three certain school districts.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) in recurring funds to provide at least one military liaison counselor‑coordinator for the Department of Public Instruction and at least one additional military liaison counselor for each of the following local school administrative units:
(1)	Cumberland County Schools.
(2)	Harnett County Schools.
(3)	Onslow County Schools.
SECTION 1.(b)  Funds provided for military liaison counselors pursuant to this section shall be used for full‑time equivalent positions. Any remaining funds may be used for training or implementation costs.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2019.