GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

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SENATE BILL 96

Short Title:     Military Family Assistance Centers/Funds.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Goss.
Referred to:	Appropriations/Base Budget.

February 12, 2007

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT appropriating funds for the creation of 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 one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year and the sum of one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to fund 10 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 across 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, 2007.