H.B. 988
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
May 18, 2022
SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH10567-LGa-250
Short Title: Funds for Henderson Alumni Institute Museum. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Garrison.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO REPAIR, UPGRADE, AND EXPAND THE
3 HENDERSON INSTITUTE ALUMNI MUSEUM.
4 Whereas, the Henderson Institute Alumni Museum (Museum) is located on part of
5 the campus site of the Henderson Institute, a former high school used to educate black students
6 from 1887 to 1970 in Henderson, North Carolina; and
7 Whereas, the Museum was established in 1986 in the renovated Library Science
8 Building by Henderson Institute Graduates and Former Students Association, Inc.; and
9 Whereas, the Museum was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998
10 and houses artifacts and historical materials that supported the educational and vocational
11 mission of the school; and
12 Whereas, since its opening, the Museum has attracted thousands of visitors who have
13 visited the facility to observe the rich history and legacy of the school. However, lack of adequate
14 funding has caused the building not to be properly maintained, operated, and expanded to provide
15 additional services, particularly technology; and
16 Whereas, funding is needed to repair, upgrade, and expand services of the Museum;
17 Now, therefore,
18 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
19 SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State
20 Budget and Management the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in nonrecurring
21 funds for the 2022-2023 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to Henderson Institute Graduates
22 and Former Students Association, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, to repair, upgrade, and expand
23 services for the Henderson Institute Alumni Museum.
24 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2022.
*DRH10567-LGa-250*