GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 615

Short Title:  Parents as Teachers Program Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Kuczmarski, Hensley (co-sponsors); Alexander, Barnes, Berry, Black, Colton, Cummings, Diamont, Easterling, Fussell, Gardner, Gottovi, Holt, Judy Hunt, H. Hunter, Jarrell, Jeffus, Jenkins, Lemmond, Luebke, McAllister, B. Miller, Nesbitt, Oldham, J. Preston, Ramsey, Richardson, Rogers, Russell, Smith, Stamey, Wainwright, P. Wilson, and Wright.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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March 29, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAMS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Education the sum of one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for Parents as Teachers programs.  The purpose of the program is to send parent educators into the homes of children from birth to three years old to provide the children's parents information and training to help the children have the best possible start in life.
Of these funds:
(1)	The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year shall be used to provide competitive grants for local school administrative units to initiate or maintain Parents as Teachers programs.  Grant recipients shall be selected by the State Board of Education upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(2)	The sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year shall be used to provide funds for direct services to children and their families in two demonstration sites that have been designated as national training sites.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.