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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 197 Short Title:
197 Feb 25, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40094-MGa-60 Short Title:
Representative White.
Representatives White and Potts (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO CONTINUE THE STATE'S PROGRESS IN COMMUNICABLE DISEASE RESPONSE.
Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO CONTINUE THE STATE'S PROGRESS IN COMMUNICABLE DISEASE RESPONSE.
and Whereas, LHDs in North Carolina remain understaffed, with an estimated 70% shortageofpublichealth staffat thelocal level, including communicablediseasenurses andother professionals, who are vital to the State's communicable disease response;
and Whereas, LHDs in North Carolina remain understaffed, with an estimated 70% shortageofpublichealth staffat thelocal level, includingcommunicablediseasenurses andother professionals, who are vital to the State's communicable disease response;
SECTION 1.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000)in recurring fundsforthe2025-2026fiscal yearandthesum oftwenty-fivemillion dollars ($25,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be allocated to local health departments, as provided in subsection (b) of this section, to do all of the following:
SECTION 1.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000)in recurringfunds forthe2025-2026fiscal yearand the sum oftwenty-fivemillion dollars ($25,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be allocated to local health departments, as provided in subsection (b) of this section, to do all of the following:
(1) TobetterpreparetheStateforemerging andre-emergingpublichealththreats.
(1) TobetterpreparetheStateforemergingandre-emergingpublichealththreats.
(2) To retain staff, hire additional disease staff, including public health nurses and other public health professionals, and to expand public health programs and services, which are vital not only to maintaining North Carolina's communicable disease response but also to ensuring that the essential public health services described in G.S.
(2) To retain staff, hire additional disease staff, includingpublic health nurses and other public health professionals, and to expand public health programs and services, which are vital not only to maintaining North Carolina's communicable disease response but also to ensuring that the essential public health services described in G.S.
*DRH40094-MGa-60* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Distribute the remaining twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) to local health departments based upon the percentage of the State population served by each of the local health departments.
*H197-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Distribute the remaining twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) to local health departments based upon the percentage of the State population served by each of the local health departments.
(3) Begin distributing the funds allocated under this section no later than (i) 60 days after the date the Office of State Budget and Management and the Office of the State Controller establish the certified budget for the Department of HealthandHumanServicesforthe2025-2026fiscalyearand (ii)60days after the date the Office of State Budget and Management and the Office of the State Controller establish the certified budget for the Department of Health and Human Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
(3) Begin distributing the funds allocated under this section no later than (i) 60 days after the date the Office of State Budget and Management and the Office of the State Controller establish the certified budget for the Department of HealthandHumanServicesforthe2025-2026fiscal yearand(ii)60days after the date the Office of State Budget and Management and the Office of the State Controller establish the certified budget for the Department of Health and Human Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
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