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NORTH CAROLINA
RESOLUTION REGARDING
ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
BE iT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Orange County that the Board hereby requests the Senator and
Representatives representing Orange County to introduce and
support the following legislative matter:
1. AN ACT TO PROVIDE COUNTIES WITH TRANSITION FLEXIBILITY
IN IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR MENTAL
HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM, SESSION LAWS 2001-437 (Exhibit A);
Upon motion of Commissioner seconded by
Commissioner the foregoing resolution was
adopted this the ~ day of ~~ 2004.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the
County of Orange, North Carolina, DO ,HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said
Board at a meeting held on i~~~ ~~, 2004 as relates in any
way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings
are recorded in Minute Book No. of the minutes of said
Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this ~~ day
of 2004. ~,
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EXHIBIT A
[Date]
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE COUNTIES WITH TRANSITION FLEXIBILITY
IN IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR
MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM, SESSION LAWS 2001-437.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. § 122C-115(a) is amended to read as
rewritten:
(a) A county shall provide mental health, developmental
disabilities, and substance abuse services through an area
authority or through a county program established pursuant to
G.S. 122C-115.1. To the extent this section conflicts with G.S.
153A-77(a), the provisions. of G.S. 153A-77(a) control. If a
county that is a member of an area authority determines to
provide its services through a county pro ram or through a
multi-county ro ram it may, for a reasonable period of time,
simultaneousl participate in a count ro ram or a multi-county
program while remaining a participating member of the area
authority.
SECTION 2. This act is effective upon ratification.
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