GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1383*

Short Title:  Certain Smart Start Funds Don't Revert.  	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Winner of Mecklenburg, Allran, Conder, Edwards, Walker, Ward; and Gunter.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 25, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE TWELVE LOCAL SMART START PROJECTS ESTABLISHED DURING THE 1993-94 FISCAL YEAR SHALL NOT REVERT UNTIL JUNE 30, 1995, FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 TO BE ALLOCATED FOR THE SMART START STATEWIDE EVALUATION, THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF DAY CARE PROVIDERS, THE SMART START AUTOMATED PAYMENT SYSTEM, AND THE T.E.A.C.H. PROGRAM SHALL NOT REVERT UNTIL JUNE 30, 1995, AND ANY FUNDS THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 1994-95 TO BE ALLOCATED TO NEW SMART START PROJECTS TO BE ESTABLISHED DURING THE 1994-95 FISCAL YEAR SHALL NOT REVERT UNTIL JUNE 30, 1996.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	Funds appropriated to the Division of Child Development, Department of Human Resources, in fiscal year 1993-94 and allocated to the 12 local Smart Start projects established during the 1993-94 fiscal year shall not revert until June 30, 1995, but shall remain with the Division for use as provided under Part 10B of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.
(b)	Funds appropriated to the Division of Child Development, Department of Human Resources, in fiscal year 1993-94 and allocated for the statewide evaluation of Smart Start, the professional development of day care providers, the automated payment system, and the T.E.A.C.H. program shall not revert until June 30, 1995, but shall remain with the Division for use as defined by the original appropriation for these funds.
(c)	Any new funds that may be appropriated to the Division of Child Development, Department of Human Resources, in fiscal year 1994-95 and to be allocated to new local Smart Start projects to be established during the 1994-95 fiscal year shall not revert until June 30, 1996, but shall remain with the Division for use as provided under Part 10B of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.
(d)	These funds are nonrecurring and shall not become a part of the continuation budget for the Division of Child Development, Department of Human Resources.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective June 30, 1994.