GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1296

Short Title:  School for Blind Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Green; Alexander, Baddour, Bowman, Cunningham, Easterling, Esposito, Gardner, Hall, H. Hunter, Ives, Lutz, Nye, and Wainwright.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 7, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR BLIND AT-RISK CHILDREN AT THE GOVERNOR MOREHEAD SCHOOL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Services for the Blind, Department of Human Resources, the sum of eight hundred thirty-eight thousand two hundred twenty-two dollars ($838,222) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of one million two hundred twenty-four thousand seven hundred forty-six dollars ($1,224,746) for the 1994-95 fiscal year, for blind at-risk children at the Governor Morehead School. These funds shall be allocated as follows:
	1993-94	1994-95
(1)	Braille textbooks and other basic
   program initiatives	$285,300	$275,800
(2)	Increased nursing care	30,745	33,539
(3)	Contracted medical care	8,700	8,700
(4)	Outreach services for blind, visually
   impaired children	176,480	181,540
(5)	Statewide services for blind, visually
   impaired preschool children	336,997	725,117.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.