A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT appropriating funds for the creation of additional family assistance centers to benefit military personnel and their families.
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 six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) for the 2009‑2010 fiscal year to fund two additional family assistance centers to benefit members of the North Carolina National Guard and their families and to benefit members of the armed forces and their families. The centers shall be located in different regions of the State and shall provide support for deploying, deployed, and redeployed members of the North Carolina National Guard and armed forces, primarily by providing family assistance, counseling, financial assistance, and help with health care matters. As used in this section, the term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, including their reserve components.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.