A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to revise the definition of "low‑Income person" for purposes of the Spay/Neuter program.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 19A‑63 reads as rewritten:
"§ 19A‑63.  Eligibility for distributions from Spay/Neuter Account; Definitions.
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(b)	The following definitions apply in this Article:
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(2)	Low‑income person. – An individual who qualifies for one or more of the programs of public assistance administered by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Chapter 108A of the General Statutes or whose annual household income is lower than three hundred percent (300%) of the federal poverty level guidelines published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(c)	Each county shall make rules or publish guidelines that designate what proof a low‑income person must submit to establish that the person has an annual household income lower than three hundred percent (300%) of the federal poverty level guidelines published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2020.