GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1050

Short Title:  One-on-One Program Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Harris.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 5, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO FUND THE GOVERNOR'S ONE-ON-ONE PROGRAM FUNDS.
Whereas, the Governor's One-on-One Volunteer Program is a statewide initiative that has, since 1982, promoted the development of local programs that match court-involved young people who are at real risk of ending up in the adult prison system with local adult volunteers who are willing to give their time, energy, and compassion to help the young people learn positive self-esteem as they learn to direct their activities away from delinquency; and
Whereas, without this help, a young person who has no more than two involvements with juvenile court has a 50% chance of ending up in the adult prison system than has a young person with only one court involvement who is given this voluntary help early; and
Whereas, the Social Services Block Grant funding received by the Program and direct State funds appropriated for it need to be supplemented by additional funds, if the Program is to be able to continue the 42 existing local programs that serve 43 counties and to expand to enable five more localities to begin to offer these vital volunteer services to the troubled youth of their areas;  Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Human Resources, Division of Youth Services, the sum of four hundred ten thousand dollars ($410,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of four hundred ten thousand dollars ($410,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year, to be allocated as follows for each year:
(1)	$315,000 for the existing 42 local Governor's One-on-One Programs; and
(2)	$95,000 to allow for five new programs to be established and implemented.
(b)	Funds appropriated by this act shall not supplant or diminish funds appropriated for the Program from Social Services Block Grant funds and or funds appropriated directly to it.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.