GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 262*

Short Title:  Resource and Referral Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives H. Hunter; Wright and Clary.

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Referred to:  Welfare Reform and Human Resources, if favorable, Appropriations.

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February 23, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION CHILD CARE COMMITTEE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE RESOURCES AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO CERTAIN COUNTIES UNSERVED BY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO USE ALL THEIR DAY CARE ALLOCATIONS .
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Child Development, Department of Human Resources, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 1995-96 fiscal year and the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 1996-97 fiscal year to provide child care resources and referral services in no more than 10 additional counties.  These counties shall be counties unserved by Early Childhood Education and Development Initiatives that are currently unable to use all their day care allocation.
These funds may be used for multicounty incentives and base funding to new and existing child care resources and referral services, including accreditation costs.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1995.