A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to increase the minimum population threshold for Local Management Entities.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  G.S. 122C‑115(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 122C‑115.  Duties of counties; appropriation and allocation of funds by counties and cities.
(a)	A county shall provide mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services through an area authority or through a county program established pursuant to G.S. 122C‑115.1. The catchment area of an area authority or a county program shall contain either a minimum population of at least 300,000. To the extent this section conflicts with G.S. 153A‑77(a), the provisions of G.S. 153A‑77(a) control."
SECTION 1.(b)   G.S. 122C‑115(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 122C‑115.  Duties of counties; appropriation and allocation of funds by counties and cities.
(a)	A county shall provide mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services through an area authority or through a county program established pursuant to G.S. 122C‑115.1. The catchment area of an area authority or a county program shall contain either a minimum population of at least 500,000. To the extent this section conflicts with G.S. 153A‑77(a), the provisions of G.S. 153A‑77(a) control."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law. Section 1(a) becomes effective July 1, 2012, and expires July 1, 2013. Section 1(b) becomes effective July 1, 2013.