A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish the north carolina public health incubator program within the north carolina institute for public health, as recommended by the public health study commission.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is established within the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, the North Carolina Public Health Incubator Program (Program). The primary mission of the Program shall be to support voluntary local health department collaborative efforts, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, to address the State's regional health needs. Additionally, the Program shall make every effort to address urgent public health needs as identified in the North Carolina Public Health Improvement Plan – Public Health Task Force 2008 Final Report.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.