A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT PERTAINING TO COST‑OF‑LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR GROUP HOMES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED INDIVIDUALS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Director of the Budget and the Department of Health and Human Services shall comply with G.S. 143‑10.1A and shall include in its continuation budget request incremental increases (COLAs) in funding to local management entities that provide for mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services for group homes for mentally retarded individuals.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.