Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of NC

URGENT: LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT
ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION CAMPAIGN OF NORTH CAROLINA

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

CONTACT MEMBERS OF THE SENATE TO REVERSE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF THE HOUSE'S VERSION OF THE BUDGET BILL -- HB 2436.

The Senate is finalizing its version of the budget, so please contact senators and ask them to save prevention programs and initiatives. IF YOU DO NOT ACT NOW TO CONVINCE SENATORS TO REVERSE THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE HOUSE, THIS MAY BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY THIS SESSION TO HELP SAVE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES!

ASK SENATORS TO INCLUDE $250,000 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR PREGNANCY PREVENTION/ADOLESCENT PARENTING PROGRAMS IN THE SENATE'S BUDGET BILL.

The House's budget does not include the $250,000 requested for pregnancy prevention programs -- The results of which will mean prevention programs in New Hanover, Anson, and Person Counties -- programs that are up for renewal of grant funds -- will be cut. In addition, other programs that have been approved for funding will not be funded. To reverse the House's action, the Senate will have to include $250,000 in its version of the budget bill.
ASK SENATORS TO INCLUDE $375,000 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR SCHOOL-BASED/SCHOOL-LINKED HEALTH CENTERS.

The House's budget does not include the $375,000 requested for school-based/school-linked health centers, which means school health centers will not receive a cost of operations increase in order to sustain the centers.
Yes, the House's budget contains $250,000 in non-recurring funds for start-up grants for new school health centers, but that money will not help existing centers. Bringing on new centers without increasing the base funding for the centers will simply reduce funding for the existing centers once the new centers are on-line.
In addition, the House's budget proposal contains $2,700,000 Recurring & $2,300,000 Non-recurring for Aid to Safety Net Community Health Centers --- This money will be used to fund a competitive grants program, for which the school-based/school-linked health centers could compete, but these funds cannot be used solely for operational purposes and the school-health centers need operational funds.
ASK SENATORS TO REVERSE THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE EXISTING FUNDS FOR PREGNANCY PREVENTION NON-RECURRING.

Current base state funding ($1.79 million) for all pregnancy prevention programs has been made non-recurring in the House's version of the budget, which means that the base recurring funding has been made one-time money. (Item #49 in House's Money report) This also means that prevention advocates will have to struggle to retain this money each and every year in the same manner that we have to fight to retain the block grant/federal funds. At a time when the programs are struggling to stay alive financially, such action may mean the demise of many programs as staff may leave because of the uncertainly of the funding!
PLEASE MAKE YOUR CONTACTS TODAY AND THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THIS IS TRULY AN URGENT CALL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

Compiled by Patricia Yancey
Director of Public Education
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina

FYI -- Recorded below is the contact information for members of the Senate who will need to be convinced of funding changes and additions.

President Pro Tempore of Senate
Sen. Marc Basnight (D)
Room 2007, Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
(Dare, Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, & Washington)
919-733-6854 - Raleigh
E-mail: Marcb@ncleg.net

Senator Tony Rand (D)
Room 300C, Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
O: (919) 733-9892
O: (910) 222-8096 (Cumberland & Bladen)
E-mail: Tonyr@ncleg.net

CO-CHAIRPERSONS OF THE OVERALL SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

The following legislators ultimately will be responsible for what gets into the Senate's version of the budget.

Senator Linda Garrou (D) (Co-Chairperson)
Room 627, Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
O: (919) 733-5620
O: (336) 922-4192 (Forsyth)
E-mail: Lindag@ncleg.net

Senator Charlie Albertson (D) (Co-Chairperson)
Room 525, Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
O: (919) 733-5705
H: (910) 298-4923 (Duplin, Lenoir, & Sampson)
E-mail: Charliea@ncleg.net

Senator Charlie Dannelly (D) (Co-Chairperson)
Room 2010 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
O: (919) 733-5955
H: (704) 392-1227 (Mecklenburg)
E-mail: Charlied@ncleg.net

ADVISORY MEMBERS

Sen. Walter Dalton (D)
Room 523, Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
O: (919) 715-3038
H: (828) 287-2908 (Cleveland & Rutherford)
E-mail: Walterd@ncleg.net

Senator Kay Hagan (D)
Room 411, Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
O: (919) 733-5856
O: (336) 379-8721 (Guilford)
E-mail: Kayh@ncleg.net

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Bill Purcell (D) (Co-chairperson)
Room 625, Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
O: (919) 733-5953
H: (910) 276-7328 (Scotland, Richmond, Stanly, & Anson)
E-mail: Williamp@ncleg.net

Sen. Doug Berger (D) (Co-chairperson)
Room 622, Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
O: (919) 715-8363
O: (919) 671-6565 (Franklin, Granville, Vance, & Warren)
E-mail: Dougb@ncleg.net

Sen. Harris Blake (R)
Room 517, Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
O: (919) 733-4809
O: (910) 295-3613 (Moore & Harnett)
E-mail: Harrisb@ncleg.net

Sen. Charlie Dannelly (D) (Vice-chairperson)
Room 2010 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
O: (919) 733-5955
H: (704) 392-1227 (Mecklenburg)
E-mail: Charlied@ncleg.net

Sen. Jim Forrester (R)
Room 1129 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
O: (919) 715-3050
O: (704) 263-4716 (Gaston, Iredell, & Lincoln)
E-mail: Jamesf@ncleg.net

Sen. Steve Goss (D)
Room 1118 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
O: (919) 733-5742
H: (828) 265-2943 (Alexander, Ashe, Watauga & Wilkes)
E-mail: Steveg@ncleg.net

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