GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1416

Short Title:  Extended Trans. Child Care Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Martin of Guilford; Winner, Dannelly, Ballantine, Cooper, Speed, Plexico, Lucas, Jordan, Hobbs, and Kerr.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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May 30, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO MAKE CHILD CARE AVAILABLE LONGER ON A SLIDING SCALE BASIS TO PEOPLE TRANSITIONING OFF WELFARE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a) The Division of Child Development, Department of Human Resources, shall develop and implement an extended transitional child care program for people transitioning off welfare.  This program shall make child care available on a sliding scale basis for people transitioning off welfare who:
(1)	Have already had 12 months of standard transitional child care but whose income is still below the income maximum set pursuant to subsection (b) of this section; or
(2)	Are pursuing a degree program at a North Carolina institution of higher education.
(b) The Social Services Commission, after consultation with the Division of Child Development, shall adopt rules to establish the maximum family income beyond which the extended transitional child care program shall not apply and the sliding scale rates based on the family income that shall be charged each family receiving this extended transitional child care. 
(c)	This program shall be implemented effective August 1, 1996.
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Child Development, Department of Human Resources, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the 1996-97 fiscal year to implement this act.
This item shall become part of the Department of Human Resources' continuation budget request to the Governor.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1996.