Section 1

Appropriates $1,893,481 from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety, NC National Guard (National Guard), in recurring funds for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal years. Allocates the funds in specified amounts to the NC Tuition Assistance Program; to the Tarheel ChalleNGe to meet staffing, facility, and operation requirements per Federal/State Cooperative Agreement; for State match for the positions of Engineering Supervisor I, HVAC Supervisor - Shop Supervisor, and Program Director, State CFMO, as identified; and for maintenance, repair, and replacement of personal protective equipment purchased with funds appropriated by Section 2 of the act.

Section 2

Appropriates $2,545,000 from the General Fund to the National Guard in nonrecurring funds for the 2019-20 fiscal year. Allocates the funds in specified amounts for the purchase of 800 sets of personal protective equipment, for high-frequency commercial off-the-shelf radios for specified two-way over-the-horizon communication, and for live tracking devices to increase shared situational awareness during State Active Duty missions.

Section 3

Provides that the act becomes effective July 1, 2019.