AN ACT to appropriate funds to establish grants for preschool‑aged children with developmental disabilities.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (Division), the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2024‑2025 fiscal year to establish grants that, upon application, local educational agencies, as defined in G.S. 115C‑106.3, may apply to use to identify children 2 through 5 years of age who may have developmental disabilities. The Division shall develop and implement any criteria to use in awarding grants pursuant to this section.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2024.