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NC Gen Stat § 143B-168.10F (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-168.10F - Information on NC Pre-K school options.

 143B-168.10F. Information on NC Pre-K school options.(a) The Division of Childhood Development and Early Education of the Department of Health and Human Services shall post the following information on its website:(1) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by local school administrative units.(2) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by charter schools.(3) Scholarships for enrollment in nonpublic schools provided pursuant to Part 2A of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, or any successor program.This information shall be indexed or searchable by county, and the Division shall update the information on June 1 each year.(b) Facilities participating in the NC Pre-K program shall provide to all families the address of the website where the information can be found and a brief description of the information available. Upon request, a facility participating in the NC Pre-K program must furnish to a family a list of the following educational opportunities located in the same county as the NC Pre-K facility, or, if specified, any other county:(1) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by local school administrative units.(2) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by charter schools.(3) Scholarships for enrollment in nonpublic schools provided pursuant to Part 2A of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, or any successor program.  (2021-117, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-168.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-168.11 - Early childhood initiatives; purpose; definitions.

 143B-168.11. Early childhood initiatives; purpose; definitions.(a) The purpose of this Part is to establish a framework whereby the General Assembly, upon consultation with the Governor, may support through financial and other means, the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. and comparable local partnerships, which have as their missions the development of a comprehensive, long-range strategic plan for early childhood development and the provision, through public and private means, of high-quality early childhood education and development services for children and families. It is the intent of the General Assembly that communities be given the maximum flexibility and discretion practicable in developing their plans while remaining subject to the approval of the North Carolina Partnership and accountable to the North Carolina Partnership and to the General Assembly for their plans and for the programmatic and fiscal integrity of the programs and services provided to implement them.(b) The following definitions apply in this Part:(1) Board of Directors. - The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.(2) Department. - The Department of Health and Human Services.(2a) Early Childhood. - Birth through five years of age.(3) Local Partnership. - A county or regional private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to coordinate a local demonstration project, to provide ongoing analyses of their local needs that must be met to ensure that the developmental needs of children are met in order to prepare them to begin school healthy and ready to succeed, and, in consultation with the North Carolina Partnership and subject to the approval of the North Carolina Partnership, to provide programs and services to meet these needs under this Part, while remaining accountable for the programmatic and fiscal integrity of their programs and services to the North Carolina Partnership.(4) North Carolina Partnership. - The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.(5) Secretary. - The Secretary of Health and Human Services. (1993, c. 321, s. 254(a); 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 766, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-168.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-168.13 - Implementation of program; duties of Department and Secretary.

 143B-168.13. Implementation of program; duties of Department and Secretary.(a) The Department shall:(1) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a), effective October 30, 1998.(1a) Develop and conduct a statewide needs and resource assessment every third year, beginning in the 1997-98 fiscal year. This needs assessment shall be conducted in cooperation with the North Carolina Partnership and with the local partnerships. This needs assessment shall include a statewide assessment of capital needs. The data and findings of this needs assessment shall form the basis for annual program plans developed by local partnerships and approved by the North Carolina Partnership.(2) Recodified as (a)(1a) by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a).(2a) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 12.37B(l), effective October 30, 1998.(3) Provide technical and administrative assitance to local partnerships, particularly during the first year after they are selected under this Part to receive State funds. The Department, at any time, may authorize the North Carolina Partnership or a governmental or public entity to do the contracting for one or more local partnerships. After a local partnership's first year, the Department may allow the partnership to contract for itself.(4) Adopt, in cooperation with the North Carolina Partnership, any rules necessary to implement this Part, including rules to ensure that State leave policy is not applied to the North Carolina Partnership and the local partnerships. In order to allow local partnerships to focus on the development of long-range plans in their initial year of funding, the Department may adopt rules that limit the categories of direct services for young children and their families for which funds are made available during the initial year.(5) Repealed by Session Laws 1996, Second Extra Session, c. 18, s. 24.29(c).(6) Annually update its funding formula, in collaboration with the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., using the most recent data available. These amounts shall serve as the basis for determining "full funding" amounts for each local partnership.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a), effective October 30, 1998. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 766, s. 1; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 24.29(c); 1997-443, s. 11.55(m); 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a), (b); 2000-67, s. 11.28(b); 2002-126, s. 10.55(e).)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-168.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-168.14 - Local partnerships; conditions.

 143B-168.14. Local partnerships; conditions.(a) In order to receive State funds, the following conditions shall be met:(1) Each local partnership shall develop a comprehensive, collaborative, long-range plan of services to children and families in the service-delivery area. No existing local, private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, other than one established on or after July 1, 1993, and that meets the guidelines for local partnerships as established under this Part, shall be eligible to apply to serve as the local partnership for the purpose of this Part. The Board of the North Carolina Partnership may authorize exceptions to this eligibility requirement.(2) Each local partnership shall agree to adopt procedures for its operations that are comparable to those of Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, the Open Meetings Law, and Chapter 132 of the General Statutes, the Public Records Law, and provide for enforcement by the Department. The procedures may provide for the confidentiality of personnel files comparable to Article 7 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes.(3) Each local partnership shall adopt procedures to ensure that all personnel who provide services to young children and their families under this Part know and understand their responsibility to report suspected child abuse, neglect, or dependency, as defined in G.S. 7B-101.(4) Each local partnership shall participate in the uniform, standard fiscal accountability plan developed and adopted by the North Carolina Partnership.(b) Each local partnership shall be subject to audit and review by the North Carolina Partnership. The North Carolina Partnership shall contract for annual financial and compliance audits of local partnerships that are rated "needs improvement" in performance assessments authorized in G.S. 143B-168.12(a)(7). Local partnerships that are rated "superior" or "satisfactory" in performance assessments authorized in G.S. 143B-168.12(a)(7) shall undergo biennial financial and compliance audits as contracted for by the North Carolina Partnership. The North Carolina Partnership shall provide the State Auditor with a copy of each audit conducted pursuant to this subsection.  (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 766, s. 1; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 24.29(d)(1); 1997-506, s. 59; 1998-202, s. 13(ll); 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a); 2003-284, s. 19.1; 2007-323, s. 10.19B(b); 2009-451, s. 20C.1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-168.16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-168.16 - Home-centered services; consent.

 143B-168.16. Home-centered services; consent.No home-centered services including home visits or in-home parenting training shall be allowed under this Part unless the written, informed consent of the participating parents authorizing the home-centered services is first obtained by the local partnership, educational institution, local school administrative unit, private school, not-for-profit organization, governmental agency, or other entity that is conducting the parenting program. The participating parents may revoke at any time their consent for the home-centered services.The consent form shall contain a clear description of the program including (i) the activities and information to be provided by the program during the home visits, (ii) the number of expected home visits, (iii) any responsibilities of the parents, (iv) the fact, if applicable, that a record will be made and maintained on the home visits, (v) the fact that the parents may revoke at any time the consent, and (vi) any other information as may be necessary to convey to the parents a clear understanding of the program.Parents at all times shall have access to any record maintained on home-centered services provided to their family and may place in that record a written response to any information with which they disagree that is in the record. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 766, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-168.25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-168.25 - Child care funds matching requirements.

 143B-168.25. Child care funds matching requirements.No local matching funds may be required by the Department of Health and Human Services as a condition of any locality's receiving its initial allocation of child care funds unless federal law requires a match. If the Department reallocates additional funds above twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to local purchasing agencies beyond their initial allocation, local purchasing agencies must provide a twenty percent (20%) local match to receive the reallocated funds. Matching requirements shall not apply when funds are allocated because of an emergency as defined in G.S. 166A-19.3(6).  (2017-57, s. 11B.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-168.26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-168.26 - Child care revolving loan.

 143B-168.26. Child care revolving loan.Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, funds budgeted for the Child Care Revolving Loan Fund may be transferred to and invested by the financial institution contracted to operate the Fund. The principal and any income to the Fund may be used to make loans, reduce loan interest to borrowers, serve as collateral for borrowers, pay the contractor's cost of operating the Fund, or pay the Department's cost of administering the program.  (2017-57, s. 11B.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-168.27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-168.27 - Administrative allowance for county departments of social services; use of subsidy funds for fraud detection.

 143B-168.27. Administrative allowance for county departments of social services; use of subsidy funds for fraud detection.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (Division), shall fund the allowance that county departments of social services may use for administrative costs at four percent (4%) of the county's total child care subsidy funds allocated in the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant plan or eighty thousand dollars ($80,000), whichever is greater.(b) Each county department of social services may use up to two percent (2%) of child care subsidy funds allocated to the county for fraud detection and investigation initiatives.(c) The Division may adjust the allocations in the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant according to (i) the final allocations for local departments of social services under subsection (a) of this section and (ii) the funds allocated for fraud detection and investigation initiatives under subsection (b) of this section. The Division shall submit a report on the final adjustments to the allocations of the four percent (4%) administrative costs to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division no later than September 30 of each year.  (2017-57, s. 11B.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-176.1 through 143B-176.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-176.1 through 143B-176.2 - through 143B-176.2: Recodified as §§ 143B-164.11 and 143B-164.12 by Session Laws 1997-18, ss. 13(b) and (c).

 143B-176.1 through 143B-176.2: Recodified as 143B-164.11 and 143B-164.12 by Session Laws 1997-18, ss. 13(b) and (c).
NC Gen Stat § 143B-177 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-177 - Council on Developmental Disabilities - creation, powers and duties.

 143B-177. Council on Developmental Disabilities - creation, powers and duties.There is hereby created the Council on Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Council on Developmental Disabilities shall have the following functions and duties:(1) To advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the development and implementation of the State plan as required by Public Law 98-527, the Developmental Disabilities Act of 1984, by:a. Identifying ways and means of promoting public understanding of developmental disabilities;b. Examining the federally assisted State programs of all State agencies which provide services for persons with developmental disabilities;c. Describing the quality, extent and scope of services being provided, or to be provided, to persons with developmental disabilities in North Carolina;d. Recommending ways and means for coordination of programs to prevent duplication and overlapping of such services;e. Considering the need for new State programs and laws in the field of developmental disabilities; andf. Conducting activities which will increase and support the independence, productivity, and integration into the community of persons with developmental disabilities.(2) To advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the coordination of planning and service delivery of all State-funded programs which provide service to persons with developmental disabilities by:a. Gathering, analyzing and interpreting individual and aggregate needs assessment data from all State agencies that provide services to developmentally disabled;b. Conducting special needs assessment studies as may be necessary;c. Specifying and supporting activities that will enhance the services delivered by individual agencies by reducing barriers between agencies;d. Identifying service development priorities that require cooperative interagency planning and development;e. Providing coordinative and technical assistance in interagency planning and development efforts; andf. Coordinating interagency training efforts that will promote more effective service delivery to persons with developmental disabilities.(3) To advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding other matters relating to developmental disabilities and upon any matter the Secretary may refer to it. (1973, c. 476, s. 167; 1987, c. 780; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-178 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-178 - Council on Developmental Disabilities - definitions.

 143B-178. Council on Developmental Disabilities - definitions.The following definitions apply to this Chapter:(1) The term "developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of a person which:a. Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;b. Is manifested before the person attains age 22, unless the disability is caused by a traumatic head injury and is manifested after age 22;c. Is likely to continue indefinitely;d. Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: (i) self-care, (ii) receptive and expressive language, (iii) learning, (iv) mobility, (v) self-direction, (vi) capacity for independent living, and (vii) economic self-sufficiency; ande. Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.(2) The term "services for persons with developmental disabilities," as it is used in this Article, means:a. Alternative community living arrangement services, employment related activities, child development services, and case management services; andb. Any other specialized services or special adaptations of generic services including diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, personal care, child care, adult care, special living arrangements, training, education, sheltered employment, recreation and socialization, counseling of the individual with such a disability and of his family, protective and other social and sociolegal services, information and referral services, follow-along services, nonvocational social-developmental services, and transportation services necessary to assure delivery of services to persons with developmental disabilities, and services to promote and coordinate activities to prevent developmental disabilities. (1973, c. 476, s. 168; 1977, c. 881, ss. 1, 2; 1979, c. 752, s. 1 1987, c. 780; 1995, c. 535, s. 33; 1997-506, s. 61.)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-179.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-179.6 - Interagency Coordinating Council for Children with Disabilities from Birth to Five Years of Age; agency cooperation.

 143B-179.6. Interagency Coordinating Council for Children with Disabilities from Birth to Five Years of Age; agency cooperation.All appropriate agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Public Instruction, and other public and private service providers shall cooperate with the Council in carrying out its mandate. (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1003, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.107; 2006-69, s. 3(p).)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-180 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-180 - Governor's Advisory Council on Aging - creation, powers and duties.

 143B-180. Governor's Advisory Council on Aging - creation, powers and duties.There is hereby created the Governor's Advisory Council on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Advisory Council on Aging shall have the following functions and duties:(1) To make recommendations to the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services aimed at improving human services to the elderly;(2) To study ways and means of promoting public understanding of the problems of the aging, to consider the need for new State programs in the field of aging, and to make recommendations to and advise the Governor and the Secretary on these matters;(3) To advise the Department of Health and Human Services in the preparation of a plan describing the quality, extent and scope of services being provided, or to be provided, to elderly persons in North Carolina;(4) To study the programs of all State agencies which provide services for elderly persons and to advise the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the coordination of programs to prevent duplication and overlapping of such services;(5) To advise the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services upon any matter which the Governor and the Secretary may refer to it. (1973, c. 476, s. 171; 1977, c. 242, s. 1; 1983, c. 40, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 143B-181.1A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973|Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services.|§ 143B-181.1A - Plan for serving older adults; inventory of existing data; cooperation by State agencies.

 143B-181.1A. Plan for serving older adults; inventory of existing data; cooperation by State agencies.(a) The Division of Aging and Adult Services of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit a regularly updated plan to the General Assembly by July 1 of every other odd-numbered year, beginning March 1, 1995. This plan shall include:(1) A detailed analysis of the needs of older adults in North Carolina, based on existing available data, including demographic, geographic, health, social, economic, and other pertinent indicators.(2) A clear statement of the goals of the State's long-term public policy on aging.(3) An analysis of services currently provided and an analysis of additional services needed.(4) Specific implementation recommendations on expansion and funding of current and additional services and service levels.(b) The Division of Aging and Adult Services of the Department of Health and Human Services shall maintain an inventory of existing data sets regarding the elderly in North Carolina, in order to ensure that adequate demographic, geographic, health, social, economic, and other pertinent indicators are available to generate its regularly updated Plan for Serving Older Adults.Upon request, the Division of Aging and Adult Services shall make information on these data sets available within a reasonable time.All State agencies and entities that possess data relating to the elderly, including the Department of Administration and the Divisions of Public Health, Health Service Regulation, and Social Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall cooperate, upon request, with the Division of Aging and Adult Services in implementing this subsection.  (1989, c. 52, s. 1; c. 695, s. 1; 1995, c. 253, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2007-182, s. 1; 2017-57, s. 11D.2.)