North Carolina HB 389: Continuing Budget Operations Part III.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 4
HOUSE BILL 389
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/1/25
Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee Substitute Adopted 9/22/25
Fourth Edition Engrossed 9/22/25

Short Title: Continuing Budget Operations Part III. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
March 13, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND TO MAKE 2
OTHER CHANGES IN THE BUDGET OPERATIONS OF THE STATE. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
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PART I. EDUCATION 6
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FUNDS FOR UNCC DATA SCIENCE AND BATTERY ENGINEERING AND 8
RECYCLING 9
SECTION 1.1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of 10
Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two million one hundred thousand 11
dollars ($2,100,000) in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to be 12
allocated to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to expand its data science programs 13
and battery engineering and recycling initiatives. 14
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PART II. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 16
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TRANSITIONS TO COMMUNITY LIVING INITIATIVE FUNDING 18
SECTION 2.1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 19
Health and Human Services, Division of Central Management and Support, the sum of twelve 20
million one hundred ninety-two thousand one hundred twenty-four dollars ($12,192,124) in 21
recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to provide increased funding for 22
implementation of the Transitions to Community Living Initiative Plan designed to achieve 23
compliance with the 2012 U.S. Department of Justice Settlement. Funds appropriated by this 24
section shall be allocated and used as follows: 25
(1) The sum of eighty-four thousand one hundred twenty-four dollars ($84,124) 26
in recurring funds shall be used to support one full-time Olmstead Associate 27
Director position within the Division of Central Management and Support. 28
(2) The sum of twelve million one hundred eight thousand dollars ($12,108,000) 29
in recurring funds shall be used to provide community-based supported 30
housing, tenancy support, supported employment, and wrap-around 31
community-based mental health services to eligible adults with serious mental 32
illnesses as they transition from institutional to community care settings, and 33

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to provide project management support for the Transitions to Community 1
Living Initiative. 2
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ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS FUNDING 4
SECTION 2.2.(a) The State Controller shall transfer from funds available in the 5
Information Technology Reserve established in Section 2.2(h) of S.L. 2021-180 to the 6
Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Central Management and Support 7
Special Fund (Budget Code 24410, Budget Fund 230034), the sum of fifteen million one hundred 8
eighteen thousand one hundred seventy-seven dollars ($15,118,177) in nonrecurring funds for 9
the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The funds transferred pursuant to this section are appropriated for the 10
fiscal year in which they are transferred to be allocated and used to fund continued 11
implementation of electronic health records (EHR) at State-operated healthcare facilities. 12
SECTION 2.2.(b) In addition, the State Controller shall transfer from funds available 13
in the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Central Management and Support 14
Special Fund (Budget Code 24410, Budget Fund 230008), the sum of three million four hundred 15
ninety thousand one hundred forty-eight dollars ($3,490,148) in nonrecurring funds for the 16
2025-2026 fiscal year to the Department of Health and Human Services Special Fund referenced 17
in subsection (a) of this section (Budget Code 24410, Budget Fund 230034). The funds 18
transferred pursuant to this section are appropriated for the fiscal year in which they are 19
transferred to be allocated and used for the same purpose specified in subsection (a) of this 20
section. 21
SECTION 2.2.(c) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department 22
of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and 23
Substance Use Services, the sum of three million nineteen thousand two hundred thirty-three 24
dollars ($3,019,233) in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to be used 25
to fund ongoing operations and maintenance of EHR at State-operated healthcare facilities. 26
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FUNDING FOR MEDICAID HEALTHY OPPORTUNITIES PILOT 28
SECTION 2.3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 29
Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits, the sum of thirty million dollars 30
($30,000,000) in nonrecurring funds and associated receipts for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be 31
used for the continued operations of the Healthy Opportunities Pilots program in current pilot 32
counties. 33
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RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATIO