NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1028

HOUSE BILL 418

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING THE MONTHLY SUBSIDY FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR MENTALLY RETARDED AND MULTI-HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.

 

Whereas, the costs for providing residential services to mentally retarded and multi‑handicapped children have continued to rise; and

Whereas, the private nonprofit centers who provide these services at the community level have lost substantial funds from other sources; and

Whereas, the provision of these services at the community level provide relief for the State institutions wherein this care would otherwise need to be provided; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services, Department of Human Resources for fiscal year 1979‑80, the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and for fiscal year 1980-81, the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to help maintain current services in Specialized Community Residential Centers by raising the monthly subsidy to six hundred seventy-five dollars ($675.00) in 1979-1981, for 140 children. Provided, however, such appropriations shall not be used to fund salary increases of such Residential Centers beyond the existing increase in minimum wage levels or guidelines of increase in salaries adopted by the federal government; provided further, the Residential Centers may set such salary increases at the higher of the two above mentioned salary limitations.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1979.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of June, 1979.