NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 962

HOUSE BILL 932

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN, INCORPORATED.

 

Whereas, the North Carolina Society for Autistic Children, Incorporated, has for several years operated a summer residential camp program for autistic and communications handicapped children, who are functionally retarded; and

Whereas, this program provides recreational opportunities, generally unavailable, for these children, including arts, hiking, crafts, swimming, campfire activities, and provides a welcome service for their parents; and

Whereas, this camp is staffed, in a ratio of one staff member for each two children, with high school and college students who are planning careers which involve working with handicapped children and provides a valuable training and learning period for these students; and

Whereas, it is desirable that this summer residential camp program be improved and continued, in order to provide these valuable services for the State; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated out of the General Fund to the Department of Human Resources for a grant-in-aid to the North Carolina Society for Autistic Children, Incorporated, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) each year of the 1975-77 biennium for the operation of a summer residential camp for autistic and communications handicapped children.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1975.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of June, 1975.