Daily bulletin [2015 : February 4]

UNC SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT The Daily Bulletin: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS H 45 (2015-2016) CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER FUNDS. Filed Feb 4 20 1 5, AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR CHILDREN'S AD VOCACY CENTERS. Appropriates $800,000 for the 2015-16 fiscal year from the General Fund or any available federal Block Grant funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for child advocacy centers. Directs that the funds be allocated as follows: (1 ) designates that $750,000 be allocated equally among each of the 30 fully certified child advocacy centers in the state and (2) designates that $50,000 be allocated to Children's Advocacy Centers of North Carolina, Inc., to hire a quality improvement and development coordinator. Becomes effective July 1 , 20 1 5. Intro, by Saine, Horn, Glazier. APPROP Government, Budget/Appropriations, State Agencies, View summary Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, Social Services, Child Welfare H 46 (2015-2016) SENIOR TAX DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES. Filed Feb 4 2015, AN ACT TO ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES. Amends GS 105-153.5, making clarifying changes to itemized deduction amounts, and enacting new GS 105-153. 5(a) (2)c providing for a medical expenses itemized individual income tax deduction. Provides that the deduction is for the amount allowed pursuant to Section 213 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code for medical expenses incurred for a person who is 65 years old or older before the close of the taxpayer's taxable year. Effective beginning on or after January 1, 2015. Intro, by Catlin. GS 105 View summary Government, Tax, Health and Human Services, Health H 47 (2015-2016) YOUTH CAREER CONNECT. Filed Feb 4 2015, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ENROLLMENT OF FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSES A T SOUTH PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FEDERAL YOUTH CAREER CONNECT GRANT AIVARDED TO ANSON COUNTY SCHOOLS. Provides that, pursuant to the federal Youth Career Connect Grant awarded to Anson County Schools for 2014-18, South Piedmont Community College can enroll Anson County Schools ninth and tenth grade students in community college courses. Further provides that South Piedmont Community College will earn budget FTE for the student course enrollments in this bill.