NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 980

HOUSE BILL 812

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE TAR HEEL JUNIOR HISTORIAN ASSOCIATION.

Whereas, the heritage of North Carolina plays an integral part in the lives and attitudes of the citizens of the State; and

Whereas, there is a wealth of historical material in each community; and

Whereas, it is important that the youth of North Carolina be informed and instructed regarding our common heritage; and

Whereas, the Tar Heel Junior Historian program, administered by the Division of Archives and History, affords opportunities for young people to learn history firsthand and participate in the preservation of that history, particularly at the local level that is often otherwise neglected; and

Whereas, the program provides successful teaching techniques and much-needed basic educational materials on State history to teachers, librarians, and students; and

Whereas, the junior historian movement was established by the General Assembly on April 22, 1953; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, for the 1977-1978 fiscal year the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and for the 1978-1979 fiscal year the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), for conducting and broadening a statewide Tar Heel Junior Historian program.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective on July 1, 1977.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of July, 1977.