North Carolina § 7B-1302 - Children's Trust Fund.

§ 7B-1302. Children's Trust Fund.

There is established a fund to be known as the "Children's Trust Fund," in the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, which shall be funded by a portion of the marriage license fee under G.S. 161-11.1 and a portion of the special license plate fee under G.S. 20-81.12. The money in the Fund shall be used by the Division of Social Services to fund abuse and neglect prevention programs so authorized by this Article. The Department of Health and Human Services shall report annually on revenues and expenditures of the Children's Trust Fund to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations. History (1983, c. 894, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-277, s. 5; 2004-124, s. 7.33(b); 2009-451, s. 10.43(c); 2010-31, s. 10.20A(a).) Cross References. - As to fees for Children's Trust Fund, see G.S. 161-11.1 . Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2004-124, s. 7.33(b), effective July 1, 2004, has been codified as subsection (b) of this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2004-124, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2004'." Session Laws 2004-124, s. 33.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2004-2005 fiscal year." Session Laws 2004-124, s. 33.5, contains a severability clause. Session Laws 2009-451, s. 10.43(a), provides: "The Children's Trust Fund, a program on prevention of abuse and neglect, is transferred from the Department of Public Instruction to the Division of Social Services in the Department of Health and Human Services, as if by a Type I transfer as defined in G.S. 143A-6, with all the elements of such a transfer." Session Laws 2009-451, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2009'." Session Laws 2009-451, s. 28.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2009-451, s. 28.5 is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-451, s. 10.43(c), effective July 1, 2009, in subsection (a), substituted "Division of Social Services" for "State Board of Education" in the second sentence; and, in subsection (b), substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Public Instruction" near the beginning. Session Laws 2010-31, s. 10.20A(a), effective July 1, 2010, substituted "Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services" for "Department of State Treasurer" in the first sentence of subsection (a).