| The State Board of Community Colleges |
| Resolution of Support |
Whereas, the State Board of Community Colleges is responsible under G.S.115D-31 (a) "for providing, from resources available to the State Board, funds to meet the financial needs of the institutions"; and,
Whereas, the State Board of Community Colleges is responsible under G.S.115D-31 (2) for securing current operating expenses including general administration, instructional services and support services, and the "salaries and other costs as determined by the State Board necessary" to carry out these functions; and,
Whereas, the State Board of Community Colleges has for the past two legislative sessions engaged and received the support of the North Carolina Community College Faculty Association, as well as the North Carolina Associations of Community College Trustees and Presidents, to secure funds necessary to meet the salary and operating needs of the System; and,
Whereas, The State Board of Community Colleges has prepared for submission to the 2000 Session of the General Assembly a budget request that seeks funding for the operating needs of the North Carolina Community College System that will, if funded, ultimately result in an improvement in salaries for instructional services; and,
Whereas, The North Carolina Association of Community College Faculty seeks to improve the salaries of Community College Faculty throughout the System to the national average in a reasonable series of steps;
Therefore Be It Hereby Resolved that the State Board of Community Colleges supports the North Carolina Community College Faculty Association in efforts to secure additional funding for faculty and staff salaries to the national average in a reasonable series of steps, and further welcomes the support of the Faculty Association in improving the overall funding for the North Carolina Community College System.
Be It Resolved This 17th Day of March 2000.
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Dr. Herman Porter, Chairman
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