GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1762

Short Title:  Summit House Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Bowie.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 8, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO FUND A PILOT PROGRAM AT SUMMIT HOUSE, A COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION FOR MOTHERS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.
Whereas, Summit House, located in Guilford County, is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide a community-based residential alternative to prison for mothers and pregnant women who have been convicted of nonviolent crimes; and
Whereas, Summit House offers an alternative to the incarceration of a mother or pregnant woman and the  placement of  her children in foster care; and
Whereas, Summit House prevents such family breakups by allowing children to remain with their mothers in a residential setting while their mothers satisfy their obligations to the criminal justice system; and
Whereas, Summit House has a structured program that provides close supervision and a treatment approach that includes group and individual counseling, classes in daily living, family counseling, and substance abuse treatment; and
Whereas, the program provides instruction in the areas of parenting, good health, addiction, family relationships, self-management, housing, education, employment, and social skills; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Correction $75,000 for the 1989-90 for a pilot program at Summit House, a community-based residential alternative to incarceration for mothers and pregnant women convicted of non-violent crimes.
Sec. 2.  The Department of Correction shall monitor the pilot program and shall provide an evaluation of its effectiveness to the General Assembly on or before May 1, 1990.
Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.