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NC H124
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/19/2019
Primary Sponsor
Joshua Dobson
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $20,000,000 recurring annually from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education for the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium
- Directs funds to be distributed through the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. to local Smart Start partnerships serving children birth through age five across all 100 counties
- Addresses decline in Smart Start funding since 2001, when appropriations were $154,000,000 compared to the 2018-2019 level that was 33 percent below 2001 levels
- Smart Start network consists of 75 nonprofit local partnerships providing early childhood programs focused on child care quality, family support, child health, and early literacy
- Takes effect July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Smart Start Funds
Last Action
Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Appropriations, Health and Human Services, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2/21/2019
Committee Referrals
Health2/21/2019
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