A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE Department of Health and Human Services FOR TRANSITION OF EXISTING Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services; AND for START‑UP FUNDS FOR SERVICES TO TARGET POPULATIONS.
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 Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year.  These funds shall be allocated to local management entities for distribution to existing service providers to enable them to transition to the private sector.  These funds may also be used as start‑up funds for services to target the mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services population.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005.