Bill Summaries: H956 (2019-2020 Session)

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  • Summary date: Apr 25 2019 - View summary

    Amends Section 11C.9(a) of SL 2017-57 by amending the purpose of the Foster Care Transitional Living Fund (Fund) as funding and supporting evidence-based transitional living (previously did not specify evidence-based) services that demonstrate positive outcomes for youth, attract significant private sector funding, and advance clinical research (was, lead to the development of evidence-based programs) to serve the at-risk population described in the Section. Amends the use of the Fund to include maintaining, in addition to establishing, an evidence-based transitional living program for youth aging out of foster care. Amends the strategies that are to be used in implementing the specified goals to include a public-private partnership with a commitment by private-sector funding partners to match at least 50% of the funds appropriated to the Fund for the 2019-2021 (was 2017-2019) fiscal biennium for providing Transitional Living Services through the Youth Village Transitional Living Model; requires implementing and evaluating the Youth Villages Transitional Living Model for implementing, in addition to establishing, the first evidence-based transitional living program in the nation. Makes conforming changes. Appropriates $500,000 in recurring, additional funds for each year of the 2019-21 biennium from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for the continued implementation of the Fund. 

    Appropriates $350,000 in recurring funds for each year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium from the General Fund to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to support the NC Symphony, with $50,000 to provide access to Symphony performances for public schools without transportation. 

    Appropriates $250,000 in recurring funds for each year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium from the General Fund to the Department of Commerce to be allocated to Prospera to provide technical assistance to underserved small businesses in the state. 

    Appropriates $4.5 million in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the UNC Board of Governors to renovate specified buildings at UNC-Charlotte. 

    Appropriates $5 million for each year of the 2019-21 biennium from the General Fund to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to increase funding for the Aid to Public Libraries Fund. 

    Appropriates $250,000 in nonrecurring funds for 2019-20 from the General Fund to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for the NC Kids Digital Library program.

    Effective July 1, 2019.