Bill Summary for S 811 (2015-2016)

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May 3 2016

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
Senate Bill 811 (Public) Filed Tuesday, May 3, 2016
AN ACT TO DIRECT THAT A PORTION OF LOTTERY REVENUES BE ALLOCATED FOR K-12 SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BASED UPON COUNTY NEED AND ABILITY TO PAY FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
Intro. by Brown.

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Creates the Critical Public School Building Needs Fund (Fund), administered by the Department of Public Instruction and used to award grants to counties to assist with their critical public school building capital needs, awarded based on the county's need and ability to generate sales tax and property tax revenue.

Appropriates $25 million from the Education Lottery Fund to the Fund for 2016-17. Makes an additional $25 million appropriation from the Education Lottery Fund to the Fund for 2016-17, if Senate Bill 728 (Lottery-JLOC Recommendations) becomes law.

Effective July 1, 2016.