GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1148*

Short Title:  Area Agencies/Aging Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Cochrane, Carpenter, Dannelly, Martin of Pitt, Purcell; Clark, East, Forrester, Garwood, Hoyle, Ledbetter, Page, Rucho, and Warren.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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May 18, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE AREA AGENCIES ON AGING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging, the sum of nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) for the 1998-99 fiscal year to be allocated equally among the 18 area agencies on aging.  Funds shall be used for administrative expenses and to enhance each agency's ability to provide information and education to consumers and to better meet the data and technical assistance needs of providers, local planning committees, and local governments. Funding for area agencies on aging shall be included in the Department's continuation budget request.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1998.