GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	6
HOUSE BILL 231
 Committee Substitute Favorable 8/23/01 
 Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 8/28/01 
Fourth Edition Engrossed 8/30/01 
 Senate Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 9/18/01 
Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee Substitute Adopted 9/27/01 

Short Title:	Budget Technical Corrections.	()	
Sponsors:	     	
Referred to:	     	
February 26, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2001.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
part i. technical corrections to the health and human services provisions.
SECTION 1.(a)  Section 5.1(t) of S.L. 2001‑424 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 5.1.(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 2001‑2002 fiscal year, 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 2001‑2002 fiscal year, and the sum of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) appropriated in this section in the Social Services 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 continue a Comprehensive Treatment Services Program in accordance with Section 21.60 of this act."
SECTION 1.(b)  G.S. 143‑26, as amended by Section 6.7 of S.L. 2001‑424, reads as rewritten:
"§ 143‑26.  Director to have discretion as to manner of paying annual appropriations. 
(a)	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section or as otherwise provided by State or federal law, it shall be discretionary with the Director of the Budget whether any annual appropriation shall be paid in monthly, quarterly or semiannual installments or in a single payment.
(b)	Except as otherwise provided by State or federal law, an annual appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less to or for the use of a nonprofit corporation shall be paid in a single annual payment. An annual appropriation of more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to or for the use of a nonprofit corporation shall be paid in quarterly or monthly installments, in the discretion of the Director of the Budget."
SECTION 1.(c)  The "Requested by" text of Section 5.1 of S.L. 2001‑424 is rewritten to read:
"Requested by:	Senators Martin of Guilford, Dannelly, Metcalf, Purcell, Wellons, Plyler, Odom, Lee; Representatives Earle, Nye, Baddour, Esposito, Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson".
SECTION 1.(d)  The "Requested by" text of Section 21.58 of S.L. 2001‑424 is rewritten to read:
"Requested by:	Senators Martin of Guilford, Dannelly, Metcalf, Purcell, Wellons, Plyler, Odom, Lee; Representatives Earle, Nye, Baddour, Esposito, Insko, Alexander, Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson".
SECTION 1.(e)  The MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT section of Section 5.1 of S.L. 2001‑424 is amended by deleting "Establish Child Residential Treatment Services Program" and substituting "Comprehensive Treatment Services Program".
SECTION 1.(f)  The SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANT section of Section 5.1 of S.L. 2001‑424 is amended by deleting "Child Residential Treatment Services Program" and substituting "Comprehensive Treatment Services Program".
SECTION 1.(g)  The "Requested by" text of Section 21.76B of S.L. 2001‑424 is rewritten to read:
"Requested by:	Senators Martin of Guilford, Dannelly, Metcalf, Purcell, Wellons, Plyler, Odom, Lee; Representatives Earle, Nye, Baddour, Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson, Baddour".
SECTION 1.(h)  S.L. 2001‑424 is amended by adding the following new section to read:
"Requested by: Senators Martin of Guilford, Plyler, Odom, Lee; Representatives Earle, Nye, Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson
TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO POSITION NUMBERS FOR CERTAIN POSITION REDUCTIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SECTION 6.21.  The following positions and position numbers for position reductions in the Department of Health and Human Services, as provided in the Joint Conference Committee Report on the Continuation, Expansion, and Capital Budgets, September 19, 2001, are amended as follows: In the Division of Central Administration, delete "4410‑1420‑1103‑122" (Personnel Technician III) and substitute "4401‑1420‑1103‑122"; and delete "Artist Illustrator II 4410‑0106‑0200‑517" and substitute "Artist Illustrator III 4410‑0106‑0200‑515"; and delete "4410‑0106‑0300‑521" the second time it appears; and delete "Printing Equipment Operator II  4410‑0106‑0155‑032" and substitute "Printing Equipment Operator III 4410‑0106‑0155‑029"; and in the Division of Child Development, delete "4420‑1123‑0001‑161" (Deputy Director) and substitute "4420‑1110‑0001‑161"; and delete "4420‑1117‑0001‑108" (Policy/Planning Con.) and substitute "4420‑1172‑0001‑108"; and delete "4420‑1141‑0001‑153" (SS Program Coordinator) and substitute "4420‑1146‑0001‑153"; and delete "4420‑1141‑0001‑1322" (SS Program Coordinator) and substitute "4420‑1146‑0001‑322"; and delete "4420‑1141‑0001‑1598" (CDC Program Specialist) and substitute "4420‑1154‑0001‑598"; and in the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, delete "4460‑0000‑2000‑814" (Primary Care Systems Associate) and substitute "4460‑8010‑2000‑814"; and delete "4460‑6020‑2000‑614" (Social Worker II) and substitute "4460‑6020‑0000‑614"; and in the Division of Medical Assistance, delete "445‑0000‑0009‑177" (Processing Assistant V) and substitute "4445‑0000‑0009‑177"; and delete "4445‑0000‑006‑420" (SS Program Administrator) and substitute "4445‑0000‑0006‑420"; and delete "Comp. Consult. II  4445‑0000‑009‑145" and substitute "App. Analyst Prog. I  4445‑0000‑0009‑145"; and in the Division of Early Intervention and Education, delete "1132‑5255‑0032‑449" (Audiologist) and substitute "4432‑5255‑0032‑449"; and in the Division of Public Health, insert "4431‑0000‑0055‑221" (Deputy Director)."
SECTION 1.( i)  Section 21.56 of S.L. 2001‑424 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 21.56.  To ensure uniformity in rates charged to area programs and funded with State‑allocated resources, the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services of the Department of Health and Human Services may require a private agency that provides services under contract with two or more area programs, except for hospital services that have an established Medicaid rate, to complete an agency‑wide uniform cost finding. The resulting cost shall be the maximum included for the private agency in the contracting area program's unit cost finding."
This subsection becomes effective only if House Bill 381, 2001 General Assembly, becomes law.
SECTION 1.(j)  The heading to Section 21.24 of S.L. 2001‑424 is rewritten to read:
"MEDICAID COST‑CONTAINMENT AND GROWTH REDUCTION".
SECTION 1.(k)  The heading to Section 21.53 of S.L. 2001‑424 is rewritten to read: 
"CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM/ENHANCED STANDARDS".
SECTION 1.(l)  The heading to Section 21.59 of S.L. 2001‑424 is rewritten to read:
"NONMEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT".
SECTION 1.(m)  Section 21.29(a) of S.L. 2001‑424 is amended by deleting "June 30, 2001," and substituting "June 30, 2002,".
part ii.  revisions to sponsors names.
SECTION 2.  The "Requested by" texts for Sections 30.5, 31.5, 31.6, 31.7, 31.10, and 31.12 of S.L. 2001‑424 are rewritten to read:
"Requested by:	Senators Dalton, Lucas, Garrou, Plyler, Odom, Lee; Representatives Boyd‑McIntyre, Rogers, Yongue, Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson".
SECTION 3.  The "Requested by" text of Section 31.8 of S.L. 2001‑424 is rewritten to read:
"Requested by:	Senators Plyler, Odom, Lee; Representatives Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson".
part iii.  other technical corrections.
SECTION 4.  Section 14D.3 of S.L. 2001‑424 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 14D.3.  The Department of Revenue may  use up to two hundred thirty thousand one hundred sixty dollars ($230,160) in lapsed salary funds for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year to hire temporary personnel to implement the change in the State sales tax rate effective October 16, 2001, as enacted by this act. In addition, the Department of Revenue may draw up to two hundred thirty thousand dollars ($230,000) from collections under Article 5 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year to pay for printing, mailing, and other one‑time costs necessary to implement the changes in the State sales tax effective October 16, 2001, as enacted by this act."
SECTION 5.  Section 24.11 of S.L. 2001‑424 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 24.11. Of the funds appropriated in this act for the 2001‑2003 biennium, the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention may use up to three hundred fifty‑one thousand two hundred thirty‑three dollars ($351,233) each year of the biennium in available funds to increase the number of juveniles who can be served under the contract with Eckerd Wilderness Camp."
SECTION 6.  Section 31.12(d) and Section 30.15A of S.L. 2001‑424 are repealed.
SECTION 7.  G.S. 143‑48.3(e), as enacted in Section 15.6 of S.L. 2001‑424, reads as rewritten:
"(e)	The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina  shall exempt North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from the electronic procurement system authorized by this Article until May 1, 2003, if the Board of Governors determines that each exemption is in the best interest of the respective constituent institutions. Each exemption shall be subject to the Board of Governors' annual review and reconsideration. Exempted constituent institutions shall continue working with the North Carolina E‑Procurement Service as that system evolves and shall ensure that their proposed procurement systems are compatible with the North Carolina E‑Procurement Service so that they may take advantage of this service to the greatest degree possible. Before an exempted institution expands any electronic procurement system, that institution shall consult with the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the Joint Select Committee on Information Technology. By May 1, 2003, the General Assembly shall evaluate the efficacy of the State's electronic procurement system and the inclusion and participation of entities in the system."
SECTION 8.  Section 30.5(i) of S.L. 2001‑424, is amended by adding a quotation mark immediately before "d5".
SECTION 9.  Section 6.11(d) of S.L. 2001‑424 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 6.11.(d)  The Office of State Budget and Management shall report on the strategic plan developed pursuant to this section to the Chairs of the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Committees, the Chairs of the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittees on Information Technology, the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, and the Fiscal Research Division by January 1, 2002."
SECTION 10.  S.L. 2001‑424 is amended by adding the following new section to read:
"Requested by: Senators Jordan, Ballance, Rand, Clodfelter, Plyler, Odom, Lee; Representatives Culpepper, Haire, Justus, Luebke, Easterling, Oldham, Redwine, Thompson
positions for traffic law enforcement statistics
SECTION 23.12. The Department of Justice may use funds appropriated to the Department for the 2001‑2003 biennium to create up to three full‑time permanent positions to implement the collection of traffic law enforcement information by certain local law enforcement agencies, as required under G.S. 114‑10(2a) as amended by Section 23.7(a) of this act."
SECTION 11.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.