GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 192

Short Title:  Homeless Grants/Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Ballance, Daughtry, Richardson, and Tally.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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February 27, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO ESTABLISH STATE-FUNDED  GRANTS TO LOCAL AGENCIES PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Economic and Community Development the sum of $50,000 for the 1991-92 fiscal year and the sum of $100,000 for the 1992-93 fiscal year to establish a State-funded grant program for local agencies, whether nonprofit, private agencies or public, providing programs and services to the homeless.
Sec. 2.  The grants established by Section 1 of this act shall be available effective January 1, 1992.  The grants shall be available to all local agencies providing programs and services to the homeless, including shelters, treatment facilities, adult day care facilities, and transitional and permanent housing agencies.  For the 1991-93 fiscal biennium, grants shall be limited to $5,000 per local agency.
Funds for administrative needs in starting up and operating the grants program shall be available on July 1, 1991.  Up to seven percent (7%) of the funds appropriated by this act may be used for administrative purposes.  
Sec. 3.  By October 31, 1991, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall have consulted with all other affected State and local agencies on how to ensure the cooperation and information coordination necessary to enable it to award the grants and  shall report the results of its consultations to the Legislative Research Commission's Study Committee on Homeless Persons, if reauthorized, to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, and to the Fiscal Research Division, by October 31, 1991.
Sec. 4.  By October 31, 1992, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall report the specific results of the grant program established by Section 1 of this act, together with specific requests for additional appropriations and any other recommendations, to the Legislative Research Commission's Study Committee on Homeless Persons, if reauthorized, to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, and to the Fiscal Research Division.
Sec. 5.  The Department of Economic and Community Development shall adopt rules to implement this act.
Sec. 6.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1991.