Bill Summary for S 730 (2015-2016)

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Apr 25 2016

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
Senate Bill 730 (Public) Filed Monday, April 25, 2016
AN ACT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME NORTH CAROLINIANS.
Intro. by Smith.

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Amends GS 19A-63 by amending the definition of low-income person as it applies in Article 5 (Spay/Neuter Program) of GS Chapter 19A. Low-income person now means an individual who qualifies for one or more of the programs of public assistance administered by the Department of Health and Human Services under GS Chapter 108A (Social Services) or whose annual household income is lower than 300% of the federal poverty level guidelines published by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Makes conforming changes.

Amends GS 19A-64 by modifying two of the four requirements for distributing funds when the total requests for reimbursement exceed the amounts available for distribution from the Spay/Neuter Account as follows: (1) provides that among the eligible counties and cities in development tier one areas, reimbursement must be made to each eligible county or city in the proportion that the total number of eligible spay and neuter procedures in that city or county compares to the total number of eligible reimbursement requests submitted from all cities and counties (was, in the proportion that the rate of spays and neuters per one thousand persons in that city or county compares to the total rate of spays and neuters per one thousand persons) within the total tier one area and (2) provides that among the eligible counties and cities in development tier two and three areas, reimbursement must be made to each eligible county or city in the proportion that the total number of eligible spay and neuter procedures in that city or county compares to the number of eligible reimbursement requests submitted from all cities and counties (was, in the proportion that the rate of spays and neuters per one thousand persons in that city or county compares to the number of eligible reimbursement requests submitted from all cites and counties) within the total tier two and three area.

Effective July 1, 2016.