A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds for the safe havens supervised visitation program of the cumberland county family court.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to operate the Safe Havens Supervised Visitation Program of the Cumberland County Family Court. This program provides families with a safe, neutral, and family‑friendly environment for the exchange and visitation with children by parents who are separated and need temporary assistance in arranging and securing visitation plans. The goal of the program is to offer assistance to parents in maintaining contact with their children and to assist the court by providing supervised visitation and safe exchanges when the court feels that visitation and exchange is in the best interest of both the parents and the children.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.