NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 937
SENATE BILL 319

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEARS 1979-81 TO BE USED TO INCREASE THE FOSTER CARE BOARD RATE.

Whereas, foster parents provide an invaluable service to the State's homeless children; and
Whereas, it is difficult to recruit and retain foster home resources without the support of an adequate board rate; and
Whereas, the foster care board rate does not adequately meet the cost of caring for a child; and
Whereas, additional State funds are needed to increase the foster care board rate from one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) to one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00) per month for fiscal year 1979-1980 and to one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00) per month for fiscal year 1980-1981; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Social Services, Department of Human Resources for fiscal year 1979-80 the sum of two hundred and four thousand three hundred sixty-six dollars ($204,366) and for fiscal year 1980-81 the sum of two hundred four thousand three hundred sixty-six dollars ($204,366) to be used to increase the foster care board rate in accordance with G.S. 108-66.
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1979.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of June, 1979.