GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

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HOUSE BILL 557

Short Title:        Exempt Rowan County/Local Match/HCCBG Funds.		(Local)
Sponsors:	Representatives Steen and H. Warren (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.
Referred to:	Government.

March 31, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to exempt rowan county from local match requirements for home and community care block grant funds upon withdrawal of membership from the lead regional organization and to divest rowan county of any right or duty to utilize the lead regional organization for grant writing assistance.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  In the event that a county, through a majority vote of its county board of commissioners, chooses not to participate as a member of a lead regional organization (LRO), also known as a council of government (COG), but remains a part of a planning and service area designated by the Division of Aging and Adult Services of the Department of Health and Human Services for federal Older Americans Act funding, all of the following apply:

(1)        Funds allocated to the county from federal Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) funds do not require a local match.

(2)        The county is not entitled to and shall not be required to accept assistance from the LRO or COG for any HCCBG services, including assistance with writing grants.

SECTION 2.  This act applies to Rowan County only.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.