GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 644

Short Title:  Grants for Private Child-Caring.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Hunt.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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April 16, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF GRANTS-IN-AID TO PRIVATE CHILD-CARING INSTITUTIONS.
Whereas, the State of North Carolina is dependent on the private child-caring institutions to provide residential care to foster children who need the special resources of the private institutions; and
Whereas, the private child-caring institutions receive partial reimbursement for the cost of care to the foster children placed by county departments of social services, including $3,180 per child in foster care board payments plus a State grant-in-aid (GIA); and
Whereas, the 1989-90 GIA appropriation of $4,890,309 provided $6,376 for each of the 765 eligible children; and
Whereas, the 1990-91 GIA appropriation of $4,945,625 provided only $5,704 for each of the 867 eligible children; and
Whereas, the number of eligible children for 1991-92 is expected to be 896; and
Whereas, the 1991-93 proposed budget includes no increase in the GIA, resulting in a further reduction to $5,520 for each eligible child, which means the State will reimburse only thirty-nine and one-tenth percent (39.1%) of the cost of care for the GIA eligible children; and
Whereas, the private child-caring institutions care for an additional 358 children placed by their parents, and for whom no public funds are received; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  In addition to any other funds appropriated for this purpose by law, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Human Resources the sum of $2,136,031 for the 1991-92 fiscal year and the sum of $2,136,031 for the 1992-93 fiscal year to increase the level of grants-in-aid to private child-caring institutions so that the State is reimbursing the private child-caring institutions fifty percent (50%) of the actual cost of care for the 867 eligible children.
Sec. 2.  The funds appropriated in Section 1 of this act shall be paid by the Department of Human Resources to the eligible child-caring institutions according to the provisions of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Section 10, Subchapter 41M, for the payment of grants-in-aid to private child-caring institutions.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1991.