A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR HEART/STROKE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE STROKE ADVISORY COUNCIL, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JUSTUS‑WARREN HEART DISEASE AND STROKE PREVENTION TASK FORCE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) for the 2009‑2010 fiscal year and the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) for the 2010‑2011 fiscal year.  These funds shall be allocated to the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch for continuation of public awareness campaigns and communication strategies in partnership with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association on stroke signs and symptoms and the importance of immediate response.
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the 2009‑2010 fiscal year and the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the 2010‑2011 fiscal year.  These funds shall be allocated for continued operations of the Stroke Advisory Council.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.