1957_session laws_1370_3
CHAPTER 1369 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING FOR TRAINABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
County and city boards of education are hereby authorized and empowered to establish training programs or centers for training such trainable mentally retarded children. Boards of education in adjacent administrative units may by written agreement recorded in their minutes jointly operate such a program or center. In addition to such other funds 1551 as may be available for this purpose, county or city boards of education establishing such programs or centers are authorized to expend therefor any State or local funds apportioned to them under the provisions of this Act. County and city boards may also receive gifts to be used for such programs or centers and may expend them for such purposes. County and city boards of education are authorized to include in their capital outlay and current expense budgets funds to enable the establishment, maintenance and operation of training programs or centers established pursuant to this Act and the tax levying authorities are authorized to allow said budgetary items and to levy proper taxes therefor.