Bill Summary for H 878 (2023-2024)

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Apr 26 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 878 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 25, 2023
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A POSITION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH STATEWIDE NAVIGATION FOR THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES (FNS) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT TWELVE-MONTH CERTIFICATION PERIODS FOR HOUSEHOLDS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A TWELVE-MONTH CERTIFICATION UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
Intro. by von Haefen, Clemmons.

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Appropriates $43,250 in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services (Department), Division of Child and Family Well-Being, for each year of fiscal biennium 2023-25. Appropriations provide the State's 50% match toward salary and benefits for a position to assiswith statewide navigation for the food and nutrition services education and training program (FNS E&T). Specifies that position will focus on counties with insufficient navigator staffing for their FNS E&T programs. 

Enacts GS 108A-52.1, directing the Department to implement 12-month certification periods for all households eligible under federal law. Gives the Social Service Commission authority to adopt rules for implementation.

Effective July 1, 2023.