FUNDS FOR NC APSE.

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View NCGA Bill Details2025-2026 Session
House Bill 54 (Public) Filed Tuesday, February 4, 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
Intro. by Huneycutt, Howard, Potts, Setzer.

Status: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Feb 5 2025)
H 54

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Feb 4 2025 - View Summary

    Appropriates $125,000 in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-27 biennium from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services (Department), Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services, to be allocated as a grant to the NC Association of People Supporting Employment First (NC APSE) to develop and implement training programs for the Department, including online training modules, on the provision of evidence-based supported employment services for individuals in targeted populations, in order to assist these individuals with preparation for, identification of, and  maintenance of integrated, paid, competitive employment. The Department is to make these training programs available throughout the state to (1) employers that have hired or are willing to hire individuals in targeted populations, (2) service providers of local management entities/managed care organizations, and (3) any other entity the Department determines will benefit from receiving this training. Defines individuals in targeted populations. Effective July 1, 2025.