Daily bulletin [2006 : May 25, v.2006 : no.11]

Daily Bulletin ACTIONS BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY Institute of Government — School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Legislative Reporting Service, Box 7294 State Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone 919.733.2484 - Fax 919.715.3464 - www.dbulletin.org House Legislative Day 1 37 Vol. 2006, No. 1 1 Senate Legislative Day 1 38 Thursday, May 25, 2006 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 2729. FUNDS FOR DELTA VISIONS. Filed 5/25/06. TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO DELTA VISIONS FOR DELTA VISIONS ESTATES AND CONFERENCE CENTER Appropriates $300,000 for 2006-07 from the General Fund as title indicates, funds to used for planning and construction efforts. Effective July 1 , 2006. Intro, by Parmon. APPROP H 2730. TAX CREDITS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. Filed 5/25/06. TO ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR PART OF THE EXPENSE OF A VOIDED PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHO REQUIRE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES OUTSIDE THE REGULAR CLASSROOM AND TO AUTHORIZE COUNTIES TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THESE CHILDREN EDUCATED OTHER THAN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enacts GS 105-151 .30 to grant an individual income tax education expenses credit of up to $3,000 per semester for education expenses outside of regular public school for a child in grades К through 12 with special needs. Does not apply if the child spent any time enrolled as a full-time student in a postsecondary educational institution or if the child was 21 years or older during the entire semester. Amends GS 115C-429(b) (county commissioners approve school budget) and GS 153A -149(b)(7) (authorizes uses of property tax revenue) to authorize county to appropriate up to $500 per child per year to persons who would be eligible for education expenses credit. Tax credit effective July 1 , 2006, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, and applies to semesters beginning on or after July 1, 2006. County appropriation authorization effective July 1, 2006. Intro, by Stam, Wiley, McComas, Glazier. GS 105, 115C, 153A H 2731. DEFENSE AND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR. Filed 5/25/06. TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A DEFENSE AND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR. Appropriates $2 million for 2006- 07 from the General Fund to the Partnership for Defense Innovation. Specifies purposes for which funds may be used. Effective July 1, 2006. Intro, by Dickson, Glazier. APPROP H 2732. INCREASE SALARY FOR TEACHERS W/ MASTERS DEG. Filed 5/25/06. TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO INCREASE THE SALARY DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE BACHELORS DEGREE AND MASTERS DEGREE SALARY SCHEDULES FOR TEACHERS TO TWELVE PERCENT. Appropriates $27.7 million for 2006-07 from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction as title indicates. Effective July 1, 2006. Intro, by Jeffus. APPROP H 2733. FUNDS FOR TEACHERS WITH ADVANCED TRAINING. Filed 5/25/06. TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PROVIDE A SALARY SUPPLEMENT FOR TEACHERS WITH ACADEMIC CREDIT BEYOND THAT REQUIRED © 2006 Institute of Government — School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This work is copyrighted and subject to "fair use" as permitted by federal copyright law. No portion of this publication maybe reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written permission of the publisher. Distribution by third parties is prohibited. Prohibited distribution includes, but is not limited to, posting, e-mailing, faxing, archiving in a public database, installing on intranets or servers, and redistributing via a computer network or in printed form. Unauthorized use or reproduction may result in legal action against the unauthorized user.