GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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HOUSE BILL 390

 
 
Short Title:	Change to New & Expanding Industry Prog.-AB.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Smith;  Dockham, Esposito, Gillespie, Kiser, McLawhorn, Morris, Preston, and Sherrill.	
Referred to:	Education.	
March 1, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to modify the provisions of the community collegeS' new and expanding industry program.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115D‑5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
(k1)	Larger and more numerous training projects are being initiated with the expansion of the New and Expanding Industry Training (NEIT) Program; therefore, the Community Colleges System Office may use up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) of the funds appropriated to the NEIT Program each fiscal year for a field representative for each of the seven economic development regions of the State to accommodate this expansion in the program.
Some NEIT Program projects require specialized training equipment that local community colleges are not generally required to purchase; therefore, the Community Colleges System Office may use up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) of the funds appropriated to the NEIT Program each fiscal year to purchase training equipment to support NEIT projects."
SECTION 2.  The State Board of Community Colleges may authorize the use of up to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) of New and Expanding Industry Training (NEIT) Program funds for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year to pay the registration fees and material costs for occupational continuing education classes for individuals when (i) the individuals are eligible for the NEIT Program and (ii) this use of the funds has been approved through an NEIT Program project in accordance with Program guidelines adopted by the State Board of Community Colleges.
Prior to implementation of the one‑year pilot program set out in this section, the Community Colleges System Office shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on its proposed guidelines to determine eligibility for the pilot program.  The System Office shall also report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee regarding the changes made in the use of the NEIT funds pursuant to this pilot program.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.