Bill Text: NC S1328 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: North Carolina Science Olympiad Funds

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-20 - Ref To Com On Appropriations/Base Budget [S1328 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2010-S1328-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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SENATE BILL 1328*

 

 

Short Title:        North Carolina Science Olympiad Funds.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senators Dickson;  Atwater and Shaw.
Referred to:	Appropriations/Base Budget.

May 20, 2010

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to appropriate funds to expand the north carolina science olympiad to all one hundred counties.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina Science Olympiad, a nonprofit organization, the sum of two hundred thousand ($200,000) for the 2010‑2011 fiscal year to expand the Science Olympiad to all 100 counties, sponsor at least 15 regional tournaments, increase the number of schools participating, and provide a State director to coordinate the program. The Science Olympiad improves the quality of science and technology education by providing a rigorous academic interscholastic competition that consists of a series of team events for which students prepare throughout the year.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2010.