NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1961 SESSION
CHAPTER 1173
HOUSE BILL 848
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY ALCOHOLIC PROGRAMS.
WHEREAS, the illness of alcoholism is considered by eminent medical authorities to be one of our most prevalent public health problems; and
WHEREAS, the illness of alcoholism is found in every community in the State of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, many communities are taking local action to provide facilities of education and referral to combat the illness of alcoholism; and
WHEREAS, some such communities are unable to initiate such programs of a public health nature because of insufficient funds; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. The State Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program, an agency of the State Hospitals Board of Control, is designated as the State agency authorized to establish and administer minimum standards for local community alcoholism programs as a condition for participation in State grants‑in‑aid.
Sec. 2. The State Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program is authorized to develop and promote local community alcoholism programs in accordance with the State policy hereafter expressed:
(a) It shall be the policy of the State Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program to aid financially the development of local community alcoholism programs only in those communities which have manifested a readiness to contribute to the financial support of such programs, assisted by State grants‑in‑aid to the extent available.
(b) It shall be the policy of limiting such grants‑in‑aid to any community program to a period of two years.
Sec. 3. There is appropriated out of the General Fund of the State of North Carolina to the State Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program the sum of forty‑five thousand dollars ($45,000.00) to be designated as the Community Services Fund to be used to carry out the intent of this Act and for necessary personnel.
Sec. 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or limit or encroach upon the operation of community alcoholism programs in existence prior to this Act.
Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 22nd day of June, 1961.