GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1124

Short Title:  Family Literacy Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Lee; and Ballantine.

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Referred to:  Appropriations/Base Budget.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOR A FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Department of Community Colleges shall develop and establish a family literacy program. The purpose of the program shall be to:
(1)	Raise the educational level of parents, including raising their basic and English language skills, and help them gain the motivation, skills, and knowledge necessary to become employed or to reach a higher level of employment.
(2)	Increase the developmental abilities of young children and better prepare them for success in school through the provision of age-appropriate curricula and environments.
(3)	Improve parenting skills through parent education and parent support groups.
(4)	Enhance the parent-child relationship by providing an opportunity for parents and children to interact together in a positive and supportive environment.
The Department shall develop guidelines for the program, including guidelines for providing services that provide education to both parents and children and that promote parent-child interaction on a meaningful level.  The guidelines shall also include eligibility criteria for participants in the program.
Section 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Community Colleges the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 1999-2000 fiscal year and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year to develop a family literacy program pursuant to this act.
Section 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.