A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, FUNDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS TO SERVE ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year.  These funds shall be allocated to Autism Community Initiatives, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the development of programs needed to serve adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).  Programs may include residential and day services.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.