NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 77

HOUSE BILL 170

 

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TREATMENT FACILITY FOR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. G.S. 122, Article 12A is amended by changing the title to read:

"FACILITIES FOR TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN"; and is further amended by the addition of a new section to read:

"§ 122-98.2. Department of Human Resources to operate treatment facilities for emotionally disturbed children. - The Department of Human Resources is authorized to operate the treatment facility located in Butner, N. C., for emotionally disturbed children. The procedures prescribed by Article 4 of this Chapter shall be utilized in admitting children to treatment facilities under the authorization of this section."

Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of March, 1981.