GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 993

Short Title:  Asthma Education Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Wright; Adams, Barefoot, Bonner, Boyd-McIntyre, Bridgeman, Cox, Cunningham, Dedmon, Earle, Easterling, Hardaway, Hunter, Hurley, Jarrell, Jeffus, Kinney, McAllister, McLawhorn, Melton, Michaux, Oldham, Saunders, Smith, Teague, Thomas, Tolson, Tucker, Wainwright, Warner, Womble, and Yongue.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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April 13, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING  STATEWIDE ASTHMA MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL ACTIVITIES.
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 five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the 1999-2000 fiscal year and the sum of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year.  These funds shall be used for establishing and maintaining statewide asthma management and control activities.  These activities will include promoting the asthma management and control program, conducting epidemiologic surveillance of asthma in children, providing education materials regarding environmental asthma triggers, and providing specialized consultation, technical assistance, and educational activities for child care providers, and parents and caretakers for preschool children.
Section 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.