GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

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HOUSE BILL 716

Short Title:  Adult Day Care Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Clary; Aldridge, Arnold, Baker, Barbee, Bonner, Bowie, Boyd-McIntyre, Brawley, Cansler, Capps, Culp, Davis, Dedmon, Earle, Goodwin, Hall, Howard, Ives, Justus, Kiser, McComas, Moore, Morris, Rayfield, Reynolds, Russell, Saunders, Sexton, Shubert, Watson, Weatherly, C. Wilson, and G. Wilson.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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April 1, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE STATE ADULT DAY CARE PROGRAM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Human Resources, Division of Social Services, the sum of one million six hundred fifty-five thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,655,750) for the 1997-98 fiscal year and two million one hundred seventy-one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,171,750) for the 1998-99 fiscal year to provide funds for the State Adult Day Care Program.
Section 2.  These funds shall be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To provide funds for start-up grants to establish 10 new adult day care programs in the 1997-98 fiscal year and 10 new adult day care programs in the 1998-99 fiscal year in the 49 counties currently without adult day care programs;
(2)	To provide funds to support the conversion of five adult day care programs into adult day health programs in the 1997-98 fiscal year and the conversion of five adult day care programs into adult day health programs in the 1998-99 fiscal year;
(3)	To provide allocations to counties to purchase 86 slots in the new adult day care programs established through the start-up grants provided under subdivision (1) above in fiscal year 1997-98, to continue to purchase those 86 slots in fiscal year 1998-99, and to purchase an additional 86 slots for the new adult day care programs established through the start-up grants provided under subdivision (1) above in fiscal year 1998-99; and
(4)	To provide allocations to 19 counties with adult day care programs not currently receiving allocations to purchase slots in those counties.
Section 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1997.