A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE CENTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUSTAINING EXISTING PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING FUNDS FOR START‑UP GRANTS IN AREAS THAT HAVE CRITICAL NEEDS.
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 Public Health, the sum of three hundred seventy‑five thousand dollars ($375,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year and the sum of three hundred seventy‑five thousand dollars ($375,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year.  These funds shall be allocated to eligible school‑based and school‑linked adolescent health centers for the purpose of sustaining centers that have been experiencing a growth in case loads.  The funds may also be used to provide start‑up grants for new centers in areas of the State where there are critical needs.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.