General assembly of north carolina

SECTION 10.23A.(g) The Department shall report its progress in complying with subsection (e) of this section to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division no later than January 2, 2013, and submit a final report no later than April 1, 2013.

SECTION 10.23A.(h) The Commission shall issue an interim report by October 1, 2012, and a final plan to the 2013 General Assembly no later than February 1, 2013, at which time the Commission shall expire.

SECTION 10.23A.(i) Subsection (f) of this section expires on June 30, 2013, and any unobligated funds designated for the purposes of that subsection shall revert to the Transitions to Community Living Fund established in subsection (d) of this section.

SECTION 10.23A.(j) Nothing in subsection (d), (e), or (f) of this section is intended to create or shall be construed to create a right or entitlement for any individual, facility, or provider of services.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE

SECTION 10.24.(a) G.S. 62 157(d1) reads as rewritten:

"(d1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall utilize revenues from the wireless surcharge collected under subsection (i) of this section to fund the Regional Resource Centers withinsupport the Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, in accordance with G.S. 143B 216.33, G.S. 143B 216.34, and Chapter 8B of the General Statutes."

SECTION 10.24.(b) G.S. 62 157(e) reads as rewritten:

"(e) Administration of Service. – The Department of Health and Human Services shall administer the statewide telecommunications relay service program, including its establishment, operation, and promotion. The Department may contract out the provision of this service for four year periods to one or more service providers, using the provisions of G.S. 143 129. The Department shall administer all programs and services, including the Regional Resource Centers within the Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing in accordance with G.S. 143B 216.33, G.S. 143B 216.34, and Chapter 8B of the General Statutes."

DHHS BLOCK GRANTS

SECTION 10.25.(a) Appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, according to the following schedule: