S99 - Appropriations Act of 2018. (SL 2018-5)

Overview: Sec. 11F.7 of S.L. 2018-5 provides for a grant to the North Carolina Association of People Supporting Employment First (NC ASPE) to develop and implement training programs, including online training modules, for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). These training programs will focus on the provision of supported employment services to assist individuals in targeted populations to prepare for, obtain, and maintain competitive employment. The targeted populations are individuals with serious mental illness who are at risk of entering an adult care home, and individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. These training programs will be available to employers who are willing to hire individuals in the targeted populations, providers of services to targeted populations, and other organizations as determined by DHHS.

This section became effective July 1, 2018.