GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 3

Short Title:  Funds for Smart Start.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Black; Alexander, Allen, Baddour, Barefoot, Bonner, Bridgeman, Cansler, Church, Cole, Cox, Crawford, Cunningham, Dedmon, Earle, Easterling, Edwards, Fox, Gibson, Goodwin, Hackney, Haire, Hardaway, Hensley, Hill, Horn, Hunter, Hurley, Insko, Jarrell, Jeffus, Luebke, McCrary, McLawhorn, Melton, Michaux, Miller, Moore, Mosley, Nesbitt, Nye, Oldham, Owens, Ramsey, Redwine, Rogers, Russell, Saunders, Sherrill, Smith, Sutton, Thomas, Tolson, Tucker, Wainwright, Walend, Warner, Warren, Warwick, Wright, and Yongue.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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January 28, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE SMART START PROGRAM.
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 Child Development, the sum of eighty-one million three hundred seventy-one thousand eight hundred twenty-six dollars ($81,371,826) for the 1999-2000 fiscal year and the sum of one hundred sixty-eight million four hundred nine thousand seven hundred sixty-six dollars ($168,409,766) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year.  These funds shall be allocated to the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., for the local partnerships to deliver and administer direct services through the Early Childhood Education and Development Initiative to all 100 counties in the State.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.