GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 840*

Short Title:  Comm. Coll. Improvement Act of 1999.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Wellons.

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Referred to:  Appropriations/Base Budget.

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April 13, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ENACT THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  This act shall be known as "The Comprehensive Community College Improvement Act of 1999."
Section 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Community Colleges the sum of one hundred thirty-one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($131,800,000)  for the 1999-2000 fiscal year and the sum of one hundred thirty-one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($131,800,000) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year.  For each year of the biennium, these funds shall be used as follows:
(1)	$22,300,000 shall be used to provide full funding for enrollment growth in curriculum, continuing education, and basic skills programs of instruction.
(2)	$52,800,000 shall be used to provide additional full-time faculty and instructional support staff positions, and to adequately compensate the professionals who deliver instruction and assistance to adult learners.
(3)	$10,000,000 shall be used to provide critical instructional materials for classroom and lab support, including supplies, printing, publications, instructional software, and other instructional aids.
(4)	$15,800,000 shall be used to provide enhanced training opportunities for those seeking to either upgrade their existing job skills or obtain new job skills.
(5)	$5,300,000 shall be used to provide basic skills instruction, including English as a second language, to all citizens in need of these skills.
(6)	$25,600,000 shall be used to provide for a comprehensive Management Information System designed to monitor the performance of students, serve as a management, planning, and evaluation tool, and provide accountability for State funds.
Section 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.