NC S775

School of Government at UNC Chapel Hill must collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a proposal for a contracting specialist training program for DHHS management-level personnel based on national standards and the Certified Local Government Purchasing Officer Program.

The training program proposal must be submitted by August 1, 2016 to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division.

SOG and DHHS must prepare a second proposal for implementing and administering the training program, including budget estimates for program costs.

The implementation proposal must be submitted to the House Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, and Fiscal Research Division for consideration during the 2017 Regular Session.

The act becomes effective upon enactment.