Bill Summary for H 941 (2017-2018)

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May 16 2018

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 941 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 16, 2018
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL SAFETY.
Intro. by J. Bell, Lewis, Torbett.

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Appropriates $1.8 million in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Specifies that the funds are to be used for grants for school resource officers in elementary and middle schools pursuant to Section 8.36 of SL 2013-360 (Appropriations Act of 2013), which requires grant funds be used by local school administrative units, regional schools, and charter schools to employ and/or train resource officers. Section 8.36 of SL 2013-360 also clarifies that the grants are meant to supplement rather than supplant State, local, and federal funding for school resource officers. Effective July 1, 2018.