GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 269*

Short Title:  Area Funding Equalization.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Tally; Allran, Block, Bryan, Carpenter, Conder, Harris, Johnson of Wake, Martin of Guilford, Marvin, Murphy, Parnell, Plyler, Rauch, Raynor, Sands, Sherron, Smith, Soles, Speed, and Ward.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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February 23, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING EQUALIZATION OF STATE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO AREA AUTHORITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund the sum of five million seven hundred eighty thousand two hundred eighteen dollars ($5,780,218) for fiscal year 1989-90 and the sum of eleven million five hundred sixty thousand four hundred thirty-six dollars ($11,560,436) for fiscal year 1990-91 to the Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources to promote equalization of State appropriated funds for area mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse authorities.
Sec. 2.  The funds appropriated shall be allocated to equalize the State appropriated funds for those area programs which receive less than the median of twenty dollars and fifty cents ($20.50) per capita with one-half provided in fiscal year 1989-90 and one hundred percent (100%) provided in fiscal year 1990-91.
Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.