GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2005

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HOUSE BILL 2479

Short Title:     Sickle Cell Funds.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives McAllister, Dickson, Lucas;  Adams, B. Allen, Coleman, Faison, Harrison, Insko, Jones, Pierce, Wainwright, and Wright.
Referred to:	Appropriations.

May 24, 2006

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to appropriate funds for sickle cell services in cumberland county and surrounding areas.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Operation Sickle Cell, Incorporated, a nonprofit organization, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year. These funds shall be used for case management services for sickle cell patients in Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, and Robeson counties.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.