A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT appropriating funds to the board of governors of the university of north carolina for the development and implementation of physician assistant curriculum at winston‑salem state university and for the recruitment of students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in order to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of licensed physician assistants practicing in this state.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of ___ ($) for the 2017‑2018 fiscal year and the sum of ___ ($) for the 2018‑2019 fiscal year. These funds shall be allocated to Winston‑Salem State University (WSSU) to do the following:
(1)	Develop and implement curriculum at WSSU for a physician assistant degree program.
(2)	Develop strategies and recruitment methods for encouraging talented students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to enroll at WSSU in the physician assistant degree program developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2017.