A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MODIFY THE CURRENT OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2001 AND TO MAKE OTHER CHANGES IN THE BUDGET OPERATION OF THE STATE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. INTRODUCTION AND TITLE OF ACT

INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1.  The appropriations made in this act are for maximum amounts necessary to provide the services and accomplish the purposes described in the budget.  Savings shall be effected where the total amounts appropriated are not required to perform these services and accomplish these purposes and, except as allowed by the Executive Budget Act, or this act, the savings shall revert to the appropriate fund at the end of each fiscal year.

TITLE OF ACT
SECTION 1.1.  This act shall be known as the "Current Operations Appropriations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2002".

PART II. DHHS BLOCK GRANT

Requested by:  Representatives Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson
DHHS BLOCK GRANTS
SECTION 2.1.(a)  Appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, according to the following schedule:

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

	01.	Community Action Agencies	$ 14,160,375

	02.	Limited Purpose Agencies	979,017

	03.	Department of Health and Human Services 
		to administer and monitor the activities of the 
		Community Services Block Grant	500,000

TOTAL COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT	$ 15,639,392

SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

	01.	County departments of social services	$ 27,395,663
		(Transfer from TANF ‑ $4,500,000)

	02.	Allocation for in‑home services provided
		by county departments of
		social services	2,101,113

	03.	Division of Mental Health, Developmental
		Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services	3,234,601

	04.	Division of Services for the Blind	3,105,711

	05.	Division of Facility Services	426,836

	06.	Division of Aging ‑ Home and Community
		Care Block Grant	1,840,234

	07.	Child Care Subsidies	3,000,000

	08.	Division of Vocational Rehabilitation ‑ 
		United Cerebral Palsy	71,484

	09.	State administration	1,693,368

	10.	Child Medical Evaluation Program	238,321

	11.	Adult day care services	2,155,301

	12.	Comprehensive Treatment Services
		Program	750,000

	13.	Transfer to Preventive Health Services 
		Block Grant for emergency medical services	213,128

	14.	Transfer to Preventive Health Services Block
		Grant for HIV/AIDS Prevention Activities	395,789

	15.	Department of Administration
		for the N.C. State Commission of Indian Affairs
		In‑Home Services Program for the Elderly	203,198

	16.	Division of Vocational Rehabilitation ‑
		Easter Seals Society	116,779

	17.	UNC‑CH CARES Program for training and
		consultation services	247,920

	18.	Office of the Secretary ‑ Office of Economic
		Opportunity for N.C. Senior Citizens'
		Federation for outreach services to
		low‑income elderly persons	41,302

	19.	Transfer from TANF Block Grant for 
		Division of Social Services ‑ Child 
		Caring Agencies	1,500,000

	20.	Division of Mental Health,
		Developmental Disabilities, and 
		Substance Abuse Services ‑ Developmentally
		Disabled Waiting List for services	5,000,000

	21.	Transfer to Maternal and Child Health Block
		Grant for Newborn Screenings	90,611

	22.	Transfer to Preventive Health Services Block
		Grant for HIV/AIDS education, counseling, and
		testing	66,939

TOTAL SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT	$ 53,888,298

LOW‑INCOME ENERGY BLOCK GRANT

	01.	Energy Assistance Programs	$ 8,092,113

	02.	Crisis Intervention	5,795,825

	03.	Administration	1,984,934

	04.	Weatherization Program	2,684,116

	05.	Department of Administration ‑ 
		N.C. State Commission of Indian Affairs	39,765

	06.	Heating Air Repair and Replacement Program	1,252,588

TOTAL LOW‑INCOME ENERGY BLOCK GRANT	$ 19,849,342

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

	01.	Provision of community‑based
		services in accordance with the
		Mental Health Study Commission's
		Adult Severe and Persistently
		Mentally Ill Plan	$ 5,192,826

	02.	Provision of community‑based
		services to children	2,378,540

	03.	Establish Child Residential 
		Treatment Services Program	1,500,000

	04.	Administration	783,911

TOTAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT	$ 9,855,277

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANT

	01.	Provision of community‑based
		alcohol and drug abuse services,
		tuberculosis services, and services
		provided by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse
		Treatment Centers	$ 14,501,711

	02.	Continuation of services for
		pregnant women and women
		with dependent children	6,007,303

	03.	Continuation of services to 
		IV drug abusers and others at risk 
		for HIV diseases	5,209,934

	04.	Provision of services to children
		 and adolescents	6,839,190

	05.	Juvenile Services ‑ Family Focus	774,414

	06.	Child Residential Treatment
		Services Program	700,000

	07.	Administration	2,423,049

TOTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION 
AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANT	$ 36,455,601

CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND BLOCK GRANT

	01.	Child care subsidies	$148,343,839

	02.	Quality and availability initiatives	17,259,661

	03.	Administrative expenses	6,550,000

	04.	Transfer from TANF Block Grant for 
		child care subsidies	76,675,000

TOTAL CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
BLOCK GRANT	$248,828,500

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES
(TANF) BLOCK GRANT 

	01.	Work First Cash Assistance	$114,181,958

	02.	Work First County Block Grants	92,018,855

	03.	Transfer to the Child Care and 
		Development Fund Block Grant
		for child care subsidies	76,675,000

	04.	Allocation to the Division of Mental
		Health, Developmental Disabilities, and
		Substance Abuse Services for Work First
		substance abuse screening, diagnostic, and
		support treatment services and drug testing 	3,500,000

	05.	Cash Assistance Reserve	11,676,624

	06.	Allocation to the Division of Social
		Services for staff development	500,000

	07.	Reduction of out‑of‑wedlock births	1,440,000

	08.	Substance Abuse Services for Juveniles	1,182,280

	09.	Special Children Adoption Fund	2,811,687

	10.	Business Process Reengineering
		Project Reserve	3,000,000

	11.	Work First Job Retention - NC Rural 
		Center	 ($270,000)
		Work Central Career Advancement
		Center ($380,000)	650,000

	12.	Allocation to the Division of Public Health
		for teen pregnancy prevention	2,015,335

	13.	Transfer to Social Services Block Grant
		for Child Caring Agencies	1,500,000

	14.	Child Care Subsidies for TANF Recipients	26,621,241

	15.	Work First Housing Initiative
		‑ Existing programs ($1,800,000)
		‑ New programs ($900,000)	2,700,000

	16.	Allocation to the Division of Social
		Services for Domestic Violence
		Prevention and Awareness	900,000

	17.	County Child Protective Services,
		Foster Care, and Adoption Workers	2,727,550

	18.	Intensive Family Preservation Program	1,800,000

	19.	Work First/Boys and Girls Clubs	900,000

	20.	Transfer to Social Services Block Grant for
		County Departments of Social Services for
		Children's Services	4,500,000

	21.	Support Our Students - Department of 
		Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
		Prevention	2,475,607

	22.	Residential Substance Abuse Services
		for Women With Children	4,500,000

	23.	Domestic Violence Services
		for Work First Families	1,800,000

	24.	After‑School Services for
		At‑Risk Children	2,700,000

	25.	Division of Social Services ‑
		Administration	500,000

	26.	Child Welfare workers and services for 
		local departments of social services	7,654,841

	27.	Child Welfare Training	2,000,000

	28.	Individual Development Accounts	180,000

TOTAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES
(TANF) BLOCK GRANT	$373,110,978

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BLOCK GRANT

	01.	Healthy Mothers/Healthy Children
		Block Grants to Local Health
		Departments	9,838,074

	02.	High‑Risk Maternity Clinic Services,
		Perinatal Education and Training, 
		Childhood Injury Prevention,
		Public Information and Education, and
		Technical Assistance to Local Health
		Departments	2,012,102

	03.	Services to Children With Special Health
		Care Needs	5,078,647

	04.	Transfer from Social Services Block Grant
		for Newborn Screenings	90,611

TOTAL MATERNAL AND CHILD
HEALTH BLOCK GRANT	$ 17,019,434

PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

	01.	Statewide Health Promotion Programs	$3,061,182

	02.	Dental Services/Fluoridation	100,800

	03.	Rape Crisis/Victims' Services
		Program ‑ Council for Women	190,134

	04.	Rape Prevention and Education
		Program ‑ Division of Public 
		Health and Council for Women	1,139,869

	05.	Transfer from Social Services
		Block Grant - 
		HIV/AIDS Prevention Activities	395,789

	06.	Transfer from Social Services
		Block Grant - 
		Emergency Medical Services	213,128

	07.	Transfer from Social Services
		Block Grant - 
		HIV/AIDS education, counseling, and
		testing	66,939

	08.	Office of Minority Health	159,459

	09.	Administrative Costs	108,546

TOTAL PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT	$5,435,846

SECTION 2.1.(b)  Decreases in Federal Fund Availability. – If the United States Congress reduces federal fund availability in the Social Services Block Grant below the amounts appropriated in this section, then the Department of Health and Human Services shall allocate these decreases giving priority first to those direct services mandated by State or federal law, then to those programs providing direct services that have demonstrated effectiveness in meeting the federally and State‑mandated services goals established for the Social Services Block Grant.  The Department shall not include transfers from TANF for specified purposes in any calculations of reductions to the Social Services Block Grant.
If the United States Congress reduces the amount of TANF funds below the amounts appropriated in this section after the effective date of this act, then the Department shall allocate the decrease in funds after considering any underutilization of the budget and the effectiveness of the current level of services. Any TANF Block Grant fund changes shall be reported to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division.
Decreases in federal fund availability shall be allocated for the Maternal and Child Health and Preventive Health Services federal block grants by the Department of Health and Human Services after considering the effectiveness of the current level of services.
SECTION 2.1.(c)  Increases in Federal Fund Availability. – Any block grant funds appropriated by the United States Congress in addition to the funds specified in this act shall be expended by the Department of Health and Human Services, with the approval of the Office of State Budget and Management, provided the resultant increases are in accordance with federal block grant requirements and are within the scope of the block grant plan approved by the General Assembly.
SECTION 2.1.(d)  Changes to the budgeted allocations to the block grants appropriated in this act and new allocations from the block grants not specified in this act shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations  for review prior to the change and shall be reported immediately to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division.
SECTION 2.1.(e)  The Department of Health and Human Services may allow no‑cost contract extensions for up to six months for nongovernmental grant recipients under the TANF Block Grant.
SECTION 2.1.(f)  Limitations on Preventive Health Services Block Grant Funds. – Twenty‑five percent (25%) of funds allocated for Rape Prevention and Rape Education shall be allocated as grants to nonprofit organizations to provide rape prevention and education programs targeted for middle, junior high, and high school students.
If federal funds are received under the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant for abstinence education, pursuant to section 912 of Public Law 104‑193 (42 U.S.C. § 710), for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year, then those funds shall be transferred to the State Board of Education to be administered by the Department of Public Instruction. The Department of Public Instruction shall use the funds to establish an Abstinence Until Marriage Education Program and shall delegate to one or more persons the responsibility of implementing the program and G.S. 115C‑81(e1)(4). The Department of Public Instruction shall carefully and strictly follow federal guidelines in implementing and administering the abstinence education grant funds.
SECTION 2.1.(g)  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, shall do the following:
(1)	Continue the current evaluation of the Work First Program to assess former recipients' earnings, barriers to advancement to economic self‑sufficiency, utilization of community support services, and other longitudinal employment data. Assessment periods shall include six and 18 months following closure of the case.
(2)	Continue the current evaluation of the Work First Program to profile the State's child‑only caseload to include indicators of economic and social well‑being, academic and behavioral performance, demographic data, description of living arrangements including length of placement out of the home, social and other human services provided to families, and other information needed to assess the needs of the child‑only Work First Family Assistance clients and families.
The Division of Social Services may use up to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) in TANF funds to complete the evaluation of Work First.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall make a report on its progress in complying with this subsection to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division no later than September 30, 2001, and shall make a final report no later than September 30, 2002.
SECTION 2.1.(h)  The sum of two million eight hundred eleven thousand six hundred eighty‑seven dollars ($2,811,687) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Special Children Adoption Fund, for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year shall be used to implement this subsection. The Division of Social Services, in consultation with the North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services and representatives of licensed private adoption agencies, shall develop guidelines for the awarding of funds to licensed public and private adoption agencies upon the adoption of children described in G.S. 108A‑50 and in foster care. Payments received from the Special Children Adoption Fund by participating agencies shall be used exclusively to enhance the adoption services program. No local match shall be required as a condition for receipt of these funds. 
SECTION 2.1.(i)  The sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) appropriated in this act in the TANF Block Grant and transferred to the Social Services Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for child caring agencies for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year shall be allocated to the State Private Child Caring Agencies Fund.  These funds shall be combined with all other funds allocated to the State Private Child Caring Agencies Fund for the reimbursement of the State's portion of the cost of care for the placement of certain children by the county departments of social services who are not eligible for federal IV‑E funds.  These funds shall not be used to match other federal funds.
SECTION 2.1.(j)  The sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) appropriated in this section to the Department of Health and Human Services in the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant shall be used to develop and implement a Medical Child Care Pilot open to children throughout the State.
SECTION 2.1.(k)  The sum of nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) appropriated in this section to the Department of Health and Human Services in the TANF Block Grant for Boys and Girls Clubs shall be used to make grants for approved programs.  The Department of Health and Human Services, in accordance with federal regulations for the use of TANF Block Grant funds, shall administer a grant program to award funds to the Boys and Girls Clubs across the State in order to implement programs that improve the motivation, performance, and self‑esteem of youths and to implement other initiatives that would be expected to reduce school dropout and teen pregnancy rates.  The Department shall encourage and facilitate collaboration between the Boys and Girls Clubs and Support Our Students, Communities in Schools, and similar programs to submit joint applications for the funds if appropriate.
SECTION 2.1.(l)  Payment for subsidized child care services provided with federal TANF funds shall comply with all regulations and policies issued by the Division of Child Development for the subsidized child care program.
SECTION 2.1.(m)  The sum of two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for the Work First Housing Initiative shall be used to provide direct housing support to Work First clients.  Direct housing support includes using funds for rental assistance, loans, moving expenses, and other financial assistance.  No more than ten percent (10%) of these funds may be used for administration.  These funds may be used for counseling or similar services only if it is demonstrated that those services are not otherwise available in the community.
SECTION 2.1.(n)  The sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year shall be used to support administration of TANF‑funded programs.
SECTION 2.1.(o)  The sum of four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year shall be used to provide regional residential substance abuse treatment and services for women with children.  The Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Social Services, and the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, in consultation with local departments of social services, area mental health programs, and other State and local agencies or organizations, shall coordinate this effort in order to facilitate the expansion of regionally based substance abuse services for women with children.  These services shall be culturally appropriate and designed for the unique needs of TANF women with children.
In order to expedite the expansion of these services, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services may enter into contracts with service providers.
The Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Social Services, and the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, shall report on their progress in complying with this subsection no later than October 1, 2002, and March 1, 2003, to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division. These reports shall include all of the following:
(1)	The number and location of additional beds created.
(2)	The types of facilities established.
(3)	The delineation of roles and responsibilities at the State and local levels.
(4)	Demographics of the women served, the number of women served, and the cost per client.
(5)	Demographics of the children served, the number of children served, and the services provided.
(6)	Job placement services provided to women.
(7)	A plan for follow‑up and evaluation of services provided with an emphasis on outcomes.
(8)	Barriers identified to the successful implementation of the expansion.
(9)	Identification of other resources needed to appropriately and efficiently provide services to Work First recipients.
(10)	Other information as requested.
SECTION 2.1.(p)  The sum of two million four hundred seventy‑five thousand six hundred seven dollars ($2,475,607) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services and transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year shall be used to support the existing Support Our Students Program and to expand the Program statewide, focusing on low‑income communities in unserved areas.  These funds shall not be used for administration of the program.
SECTION 2.1.(q)  The sum of one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) appropriated under this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year shall be used to provide domestic violence services to Work First recipients.  These funds shall be used to provide domestic violence counseling, support, and other direct services to clients.  These funds shall not be used to establish new domestic violence shelters or to facilitate lobbying efforts.  The Division of Social Services may use up to seventy‑five thousand dollars ($75,000) in TANF funds to establish one administrative position within the Division of Social Services to implement this subsection.
Each county department of social services and the local domestic violence shelter program serving the county shall jointly develop a plan for utilizing these funds. The plan shall include the services to be provided and the manner in which the services shall be delivered. The county plan shall be signed by the county social services director or the director's designee and the domestic violence program director or the director's designee and submitted to the Division of Social Services by December 1, 2001. The Division of Social Services, in consultation with the Council for Women, shall review the county plans and shall provide consultation and technical assistance to the departments of social services and local domestic violence shelter programs, if needed.
The Division of Social Services shall allocate these funds to county departments of social services according to the following formula:  (i) each county shall receive a base allocation of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and (ii) each county shall receive an allocation of the remaining funds based on the county's proportion of the statewide total of the Work First caseload as of July 1, 2001, and the county's proportion of the statewide total of the individuals receiving domestic violence services from programs funded by the Council for Women as of July 1, 2001. The Division of Social Services may reallocate unspent funds to counties that submit a written request for additional funds.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall report on the uses of these funds no later than March 1, 2003, to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division.
SECTION 2.1.(r)  The sum of two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, shall be used to expand after‑school programs and services for at‑risk children. The Department shall develop and implement a grant program to award grants to community‑based programs that demonstrate the ability to reach children at risk of teen pregnancy and school dropout. The Department shall award grants to community‑based organizations that demonstrate the ability to develop and implement linkages with local departments of social services, area mental health programs, schools, and other human services programs in order to provide support services and assistance to the child and family. These funds may be used to establish one position within the Division of Social Services to coordinate at‑risk after‑school programs and shall not be used for other State administration. The Department shall report no later than March 1, 2003, on its progress in complying with this section to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division.
SECTION 2.1.(s)  The sum of seven million six hundred fifty‑four thousand eight hundred forty‑one dollars ($7,654,841) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year for Child Welfare Improvements shall be allocated to the county departments of social services for hiring or contracting staff to investigate and provide services in Child Protective Services cases; to provide foster care and support services; to recruit, train, license, and support prospective foster and adoptive families; and to provide interstate and post‑adoption services for eligible families.
SECTION 2.1.(t)  The sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) appropriated in this section in the Mental Health Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year and the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) appropriated in this section in the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year shall be used to continue a Comprehensive Treatment Services Program in accordance with Section 21.60 of this act.
SECTION 2.1.(u)  The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for fiscal year 2002‑2003 shall be used to support various child welfare training projects as follows:
(1)	Provide a regional training center in southeastern North Carolina.
(2)	Support the Masters Degree in Social Work/Baccalaureate Degree in Social Work Collaborative.
(3)	Provide training for residential child care facilities.
(4)	Provide for various other child welfare training initiatives.
SECTION 2.1.(v)  The sum of nine million one hundred forty‑seven thousand six hundred thirty‑one dollars ($9,147,631) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services for a Cash Assistance Reserve may only be used for cash assistance payment if the funds appropriated in this act for cash assistance payments are not sufficient to pay Work First cash assistance in the 2002‑2003 fiscal year.  Prior to the use of these funds, the Office of State Budget and Management shall review all proposals for expenditure of these funds in order to ensure compliance with this subsection.
The sum of two million five hundred twenty‑eight thousand nine hundred ninety‑three dollars ($2,528,993) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services for a Cash Assistance Reserve shall be held in the Cash Assistance Reserve until the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of State Budget and Management can certify that these funds are not needed to ensure the continuation of the Work First Family Assistance payments to recipients during the 2002‑2003 fiscal year. These funds may be used only for the payment of Work First Family Assistance and the allocations listed in this subsection. If the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of State Budget and Management certify that these funds are not needed to ensure the continuation of Work First Family Assistance payments, the Department may make the following transfers from the Cash Assistance Reserve:
(1)	Reduction of out‑of‑wedlock births	$160,000
(2)	Work First Job Retention – 
	Rural Center	($30,000)
	Work Central Career Center ($20,000)	$50,000
(3)	Teen Pregnancy Prevention	$223,926
(4)	Work First Housing Initiative	$300,000
(5)	Domestic Violence Prevention and 
	Awareness	$100,000
(6)	Intensive Family Preservation Program	$200,000
(7)	Work First Boys and Girls Clubs	$100,000
(8)	Support Our Students	$275,674
(9)	Residential Substance Abuse Services
	for Women with Children	$500,000
(10)	Domestic Violence Services for
	Work First Families	$200,000
(11)	After-School Services for At‑Risk Children	$300,000
(12)	Individual Development Accounts	$20,000.
SECTION 2.1.(w)  The sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services for a Business Process Reengineering Project Reserve may only be used for the project if funds appropriated in this act for Business Process Reengineering are not sufficient to continue the project through the 2002‑2003 fiscal year. Prior to the use of these funds, the Office of State Budget and Management shall review all proposals for expenditure of these funds in order to ensure compliance with this subsection.
SECTION 2.1.(x)  If funds appropriated through the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant for any program cannot be obligated or spent in that program within the obligation or liquidation periods allowed by the federal grants, the Department may move funds to child care subsidies unless otherwise prohibited by federal requirements of the grant, in order to use the federal funds fully.
SECTION 2.1.(y)  The sum of nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) appropriated under this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year for Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness shall be used for grants to support initiatives by local domestic violence programs to prevent domestic violence.  Prevention activities shall include efforts to reach under‑served populations and shall be culturally sensitive and multilingual.  The Department shall award grants to community‑based organizations that demonstrate the ability to collaborate and coordinate services with other local human services agencies and organizations in order to serve children and families where domestic violence has occurred or is occurring.  The Department shall report on the use of these funds no later than May 1, 2003, to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division.
SECTION 2.1.(z)  The sum of three hundred ninety‑five thousand seven hundred eighty‑nine dollars ($395,789) appropriated in this section in the Social Services Block Grant and transferred to the Preventive Health Service Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year for HIV/AIDS Prevention Activities shall be used to create a position in the Office of the Secretary and to enhance activities for HIV/AIDS awareness and education.  The position shall be responsible for all planning, programming, and budgeting for compliance with this subsection.  These prevention activities shall be targeted to the general public and programs identified in this subsection and shall not be used to augment the current grant programs that target high‑risk populations through the community‑based organizations.
It is the intention of the General Assembly to focus current resources and activities to strengthen and enhance prevention and intervention programs directed at the reduction of HIV/AIDS. The Department shall coordinate efforts to enhance awareness, education, and outreach with the North Carolina AIDS Advisory Council, North Carolina Minority Health Advisory Council, representatives of faith communities, representatives of nonprofit agencies, and other State agencies.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall coordinate and ensure the implementation of developmentally appropriate education, awareness, and outreach campaigns to comply with this subsection in the following programs and services:
(1)	Division of Social Services programs and services:
a.	Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness.
b.	Domestic Violence Services for Work First Families.
c.	After School Services for At-Risk Children.
d.	Work First Boys/Girls Clubs.
(2)	Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services programs and services:
a.	Substance Abuse Services for Juveniles.
b.	Residential Substance Abuse Services for Women and Children.
(3)	Division of Public Health programs and services:
a.	Teen Pregnancy Prevention Activities.
b.	Out‑of‑Wedlock Births.
c.	School Health Program.
d.	High‑Risk Maternity Clinic Services.
e.	Perinatal Education and Training.
f.	Public Information and Education.
g.	Technical Assistance to Local Health Departments.
(4)	Other divisions, services, and programs:
a.	Family Support Services.
b.	Family Resource Centers.
c.	Independent Living Services.
d.	Residential schools and facilities.
e.	Other programs, services, or contracts that provide education and awareness services to children and families.
Other State agencies, including the Department of Public Instruction, the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Department of Administration, shall ensure the incorporation of developmentally appropriate HIV/AIDS education, awareness, and outreach information into their programs.
The Department shall report on the implementation of this subsection on March 15, 2003, to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division.
SECTION 2.1.(aa)  The sum of one hundred eighty thousand dollars ($180,000) appropriated in this section in the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year shall be used for Individual Development Accounts (IDA) for TANF‑eligible individuals.  The Social Services Commission shall adopt rules for the implementation of this subsection.

PART III. OTHER MODIFICATIONS

Requested by:  Representatives Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson
OTHER MODIFICATIONS
SECTION 3.  Any other modifications of the biennial State budget and other changes related to the fiscal operations of the State shall be included in this act.

PART IV. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Requested by:  Representatives Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson.
EXECUTIVE BUDGET ACT APPLIES
SECTION 4.  The provisions of the Executive Budget Act, Chapter 143, Article 1 of the General Statutes, are reenacted and shall remain in full force and effect and are incorporated in this act by reference.

Requested by:  Representatives Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson
MOST TEXT APPLIES ONLY TO 2002‑2003
SECTION 4.1.  Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2002‑2003 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2002‑2003 fiscal year.

Requested by:  Representatives Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson
EFFECT OF HEADINGS
SECTION 4.2.  The headings to the parts and sections of this act are a convenience to the reader and are for reference only.  The headings do not expand, limit, or define the text of this act, except for effective dates referring to a Part.

Requested by:  Representatives Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
SECTION 4.3.  If any section or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional or invalid by the courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any part other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.

Requested by:  Representatives Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson
EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 4.4.  Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective July 1, 2002.