A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to fully fund the north carolina national guard tuition assistance program.
	Whereas, the Tuition Assistance Program was established by the General Assembly in 1975 as a highly successful recruiting and retention tool for the North Carolina National Guard; and
	Whereas, use of the Tuition Assistance Program has enhanced the education level and therefore the effectiveness of members of the North Carolina National Guard; and
	Whereas, budgetary concerns have necessitated the reduction of the annual recurring appropriation to the Tuition Assistance Program, reversion of encumbered funds, and the transfer of funds from other National Guard accounts to cover the tuition assistance promised North Carolina's guardsmen; Now, therefore, 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety the sum of nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) for fiscal year 2002‑2003 for the National Guard Tuition Assistance Program.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2002.