House Bill 472 Summary

• Department of Public Instruction transfers $2,000,000 from the School Bus Replacement Fund to NC State University by August 15, 2020, to match federal National Institute of Standards and Technology funds for the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center.

• Department of Public Instruction transfers $3,000,000 from the School Bus Replacement Fund to NC A&T State University by August 15, 2020, to match federal agricultural research and extension funds available to the university as a land-grant institution.

• NC State University is authorized to sell dairy products (ice cream, cheeses, milk-based beverages, and heavy cream by-products) from the Dairy and Process Applications Laboratory at university-owned facilities, with profits supporting the Department of Food Science and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

• NC A&T State University is authorized to sell dairy products (ice cream, cheeses, milk-based beverages, and heavy cream by-products) from the University Farm at university-owned facilities, with profits supporting the Agricultural Research Program and College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

• The act becomes effective July 1, 2020.