GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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HOUSE BILL 47*

Short Title:  Heart Disease Prev. Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Justus; Smith, Davis, and Wainwright.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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February 9, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE HEART DISEASE AND STROKE PREVENTION TASK FORCE AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR ITS WORK.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services the sum of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for the 1999-2000 fiscal year for implementation of the North Carolina Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke, 1999-2003.  Funding for the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force shall be included in the Department's continuation budget request.
Section 2. The Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an interim report within the first week of convening of the 1999 General Assembly, Regular Session 2000.  A second interim report shall be submitted to the General Assembly and the Governor within the first week of the convening of the 2001 General Assembly, and a final report shall be submitted by June 30, 2001.  The report shall address the North Carolina Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke, 1999-2003, actions and resources needed to fully implement the Plan, and progress in achieving implementation of the Plan to reduce the occurrence of and burden from heart disease and stroke in North Carolina.  The reports shall include an accounting of funds expended and anticipated funding needs for full implementation of recommended plans and programs.
Section 3. Upon submission of its final report to the 2001 General Assembly and the Governor, the Task Force shall expire.
Section 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.