A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, TO USE AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE 2007‑2008 AND 2008‑2009 FISCAL YEARS TO FUND ONE FULL‑TIME POSITION FOR THE DIVISION AND TO ASSIST THE COMMISSION FOR Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 143C‑6‑5, the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, shall from funds available allocate the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in the 2007‑2008 fiscal year, and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in the 2008‑2009 fiscal year for one full‑time position in the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services.  This full‑time position is to provide to the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services programmatic expertise regarding the organizational structure of the public Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services system and best practice expectations for service delivery in both community and institutional settings, and to also assist the Commission in drafting its rules.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective on the date the Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2007, 2007 General Assembly Regular Session, becomes law.