GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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HOUSE BILL 191

Short Title:  Parenting Pilot Programs.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Kennedy; H. Hunter, Oldham, Spears, and Wainwright.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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February 14, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH PILOT PROGRAMS IN SELECTED COUNTIES TO PROVIDE PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING, COUNSELING, AND INFORMATION FOR SINGLE PARENTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Department of Human Resources shall establish three pilot programs on parenting skills, one in Eastern North Carolina, one in Western North Carolina, and one in the Piedmont section of the State.  The purpose of the programs is to help single parents reduce violence within the family. The programs shall be designed to address the needs of single parents who are heads of household and shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1)	Violence reduction in the home through parent training in expressing and handling anger in ways that are positive, effective, and nonviolent; and
(2)	Parental support services through the establishment of a hotline providing counseling and information on resources available to assist single parents.
Sec. 2. The Department shall monitor the implementation, progress, and success of each pilot program and shall report on each program's implementation to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations not later than October 1, 1994, and quarterly thereafter.
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective May 1, 1994.