North Carolina HB 2011: Limit Use of Smart Start Funds.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
H 1
HOUSE BILL 2011

Short Title: Limit Use of Smart Start Funds. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Earle; Barnhart, Bell, and England.
Referred to: Appropriations.
May 10, 2007

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO LIMIT THE USE OF STATE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE NORTH 2
CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN, INC., FOR 'MORE AT FOUR' 3
PROGRAMS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 143B-168.15(b) reads as rewritten: 6
"(b) Depending on local, regional, or statewide needs, funds may be used to 7
support activities and services that shall be made available and accessible to providers, 8
children, and families on a voluntary basis. Of the funds allocated to local partnerships 9
for direct services, seventy percent (70%) of the funds spent in each year shall be used 10
in child care related activities and early childhood education programs that improve 11
access to child care and early childhood education services, develop new child care and 12
early childhood education services, and improve the quality of child care and early 13
childhood education services in all settings. However, funds allocated to local 14
partnerships pursuant to this section shall not be used to support 'More At Four' 15
programs in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) statewide on an annual basis." 16
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2007. 17