A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make a technical change to the law stating the purpose of juvenile dispositions.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7B‑900 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7B‑900.  Purpose.
The purpose of dispositions in juvenile actions is to design an appropriate plan to meet the needs of the juvenile and to achieve the objectives of the State in exercising jurisdiction. If possible, the initial approach should involve working with the juvenile and the juvenile's family in their own home so that the appropriate community resources may be involved in care, supervision, and treatment according to the needs of the juvenile. Thus, the court shall arrange for appropriate community‑level services to be provided to the juvenile and the juvenile's family in order to strengthen the home situation."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.