NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 981

SENATE BILL 953

 

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL DRIVER EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVES.

 

Whereas, the Department of Motor Vehicles is charged with the training and certification of school bus drivers; and

Whereas, due to current federal rulings, mass busing of school children will be required to carry out the mandate of the federal courts; and

Whereas, additional school buses and drivers will be required to transport said children; and

Whereas, to accomplish the training and certification of said drivers, it will be necessary for the Department of Motor Vehicles to have five additional driver education representatives; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the Highway fund of the State the sum of $65,471.00 to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the year 1971-1972 and the sum of $68,371.00 for the year 1972-1973, said sums to be used to provide for five additional driver education representatives. Provided, the expenditure of the sums hereby appropriated shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the Budget on an as-needed basis to be determined by the increase in mass transportation of school children.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 20th day of July, 1971.