Appropriates funds to North Carolina Partnership for Children to expand mental and behavioral health services for children, families, and staff in.

North Carolina H542 allocates $7.5 million annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) to expand mental and behavioral health services for children, families, and staff in child care facilities. The funds are exempt from certain administrative and match requirements. The NCPC will distribute these funds to local partnerships, supplementing existing behavioral health spending. The bill establishes the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., Special Fund, which will hold these nonreverting funds.

Appropriates funds to North Carolina Partnership for Children to expand mental and behavioral health services for children, families, and staff in.

North Carolina H542 allocates $7.5 million annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) to expand mental and behavioral health services for children, families, and staff in child care facilities. The funds are exempt from certain administrative and match requirements. The NCPC will distribute these funds to local partnerships, supplementing existing behavioral health spending. The bill establishes the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., Special Fund, which will hold these nonreverting funds.