A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to the north carolina housing finance agency to be used for the provision of housing counseling to help prevent foreclosure and home loss and preserve home equity among homeowners in north carolina.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency the sum of six million dollars ($6,000,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to provide housing counseling services to homeowners potentially at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure.
SECTION 1.(b)  The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency shall make grants to nonprofit counseling agencies in North Carolina that are designated and approved by the Agency, and shall provide funding for training of counselors where necessary as determined by the Agency.
SECTION 1.(c)  Nonprofit counseling agencies selected by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency shall provide housing counseling and related services to help homeowners avoid home loss, foreclosure, and preserve home equity.
SECTION 1.(d)  The funds appropriated in this section shall be recurring funds.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.