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NC S280

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/15/2017

Primary Sponsor

Ralph Hise

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $12,000,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education for fiscal year 2017-2018, allocated to the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.

  • Allocates $7,000,000 to expand access to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library statewide, a program that mails age-appropriate books monthly to registered children.

  • Allocates $5,000,000 to pilot Family Connects, a nurse home visiting program for parents of newborns, in six counties with varying birth rates, prioritizing counties already implementing Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

  • Permits the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., to use up to 2% of funds for program evaluation and exempts these funds from specified legislative requirements and matching requirements.

  • Requires the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., to report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services by March 1, 2018, including participation rates for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and any recommendations.

Legislative Description

Early Literacy Initiative/Funds

Last Action

Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

3/23/2017

Committee Referrals

Appropriations/Base Budget3/23/2017
Rules and Operations of the Senate3/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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