GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 524

HOUSE BILL 1628

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET TO CONTINUE   EXPENDITURES FOR THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT AT THE LEVEL IN EFFECT ON JUNE 30, 1987.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

--BUDGET CONTINUATION

Section 1.  The Director of the Budget may continue to allocate funds for expenditure for current operations by State departments, institutions and agencies at a level not to exceed the level at which those operations were funded as of June 30, 1987.  To the extent necessary to implement this authorization, funds currently available in the appropriate State funds and in cash balances, federal receipts, and departmental receipts shall be considered appropriated by the General Assembly.  This authorization shall remain in effect until ratification of the current operations appropriations act for the 1987-89 biennium, at which time that act shall become effective and shall govern expenditures.  Upon ratification of the current operations appropriations act, the Director of the Budget shall adjust allocations to give effect to that act from July 1, 1987.  Except as otherwise provided by this act, and except for provisions which clearly indicate an intention not to have an effect beyond the 1985-87 biennium, the textual provisions of Chapters 479, 480, 757, 778, 791, and 1014, Session Laws of 1985 in effect on June 30, 1987, shall continue to apply to funds allocated for expenditure under this section.

--DRIVER TRAINING FUNDING

Sec. 2.  Notwithstanding G.S. 20-88.1(c), expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of G.S. 20-88.1 from the beginning of the 1987-88 fiscal year until the ratification of the Current Operations Appropriations Act shall be paid out of the Highway Fund, provided that upon ratification of that act, the General Fund shall reimburse the Highway Fund for such expenditures.

--DELAY CHANGE IN THE LAW REGARDING THE COST ALLOCATION OF PLACEMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

Sec. 3.  Section 2 of Chapter 465, Session Laws of 1985, as amended by Section 76 of Chapter 1014, Session Laws of 1985 is amended by deleting "July 1, 1987", and substituting "August 1, 1987".

--EXTEND AUTHORITY FOR CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PILOT TEACHER TENURE PROGRAM

Sec. 4.  Section 6 of Chapter 394, Session Laws of 1983, as rewritten by Chapter 334, Session Laws of 1985, is amended by deleting "July 1, 1987" both places, and substituting "August 1, 1987".

--EXTEND MECKLENBURG PILOT MEDIATION PROGRAM

Sec. 5.  Section 162(a) of Chapter 761, Session Laws of 1983, as amended by Section 18 of Chapter 698, Session Laws of 1985 is amended by deleting "June 30, 1987", and substituting "July 31, 1987".

--PERMIT DEVIATIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET ACT

Sec. 6.  The proviso to Section 161, Chapter 479, Session Laws of 1985, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 851, Session Laws of 1985 and Section 175, Chapter 1014, Session Laws of 1985 continues to apply until July 31, 1987.

--CONTINUE USE OF FUNDS BY DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 7.  The provisions of Section 9 of Chapter 479, Session Laws of 1985 shall remain in effect until ratification of the Current Operations Appropriations Act for the 1987-89 biennium.

--HIGHWAY FUND/ALLOCATIONS BY TRANSPORTATION CONTROLLER

Sec. 8.  The provisions of Section 5 of Chapter 479, Session Laws of 1985 shall remain in effect until ratification of the Current Operations Appropriations Act for the 1987-89 biennium.

Sec. 9.  Funds appropriated in Chapter 1014 of the 1985 Session Laws (Regular Session, 1986) to the Office of State Budget and Management Reserve for Grant-in-Aid for the Constitutional Bicentennial Commission that are not expended or encumbered at the end of the 1986-87 fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure during the 1987-88 fiscal year.

--SCHOLARSHIP LOAN FUND FOR PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS

Sec. 10.  Section 63(b) and Section 63(c) of Chapter 1014, Session Laws of 1985 is amended by deleting "July 1, 1987" whenever those words appear, and substituting "August 1, 1987".

Sec. 11.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 30th day of June, 1987.