NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 1010

SENATE BILL 436

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO TRAINING SCHOOLS.

Whereas, the 1975 General Assembly enacted House Bill 456 to encourage the development of community-based alternatives to training schools; and

Whereas, 93 counties have indicated their willingness to develop community-based alternatives; and

Whereas, rapid development of community-based alternatives is in the best interest of the child, the community, and the State; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the State to the Department of Human Resources, departmental administration, for community-based alternatives to training schools the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in fiscal year 1977-78, and the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in fiscal year 1978‑79.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1977.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of July, 1977.