GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 1833*
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/27/00

Short Title:  LRC Study LEA Funding/Group Homes.	(Public)

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May 30, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY ISSUES RELATED TO PLACING AND PROVIDING A SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN GROUP HOMES, FOSTER HOMES, AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.   The Legislative Research Commission may study issues related to placing and providing a special education for children in group homes, foster homes, and other similar facilities.  If this study is undertaken, the Commission shall examine the following issues:
(1)	The per pupil cost of providing special education to children placed in these facilities.
(2)	The procedures and criteria for establishing a group home, foster home, or similar facility in a county and for placing children in a particular facility.
(3)	The location of these facilities.
(4)	The standards of care or quality of care provided to children placed in these facilities.
(5)	If it is determined that the cost of providing a special education exceeds State funds allocated to the local education agency, whether a county other than the one where the facility is located should provide the excess costs.
The Commission may report to the 2001 Session of the General Assembly on its findings and may make any legislative recommendations it considers appropriate.
Section 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the General Assembly the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year to implement this act.
Section 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2000.