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Message <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />• Increase disadvanta ed student su lemental fundin $17.6 million <br />• Double literac coaches in 100 additional middle schools 200 total $5.7 million <br />• Learn and Earn high school initiative to 9 additional high schools; 15 <br />planning grants <br /> <br />• $2.4 for 9 schools ready to <br />implement <br />$700k nr <br />• Implement Learn and Earn online tuition, fees, technology for <br />12,000 community college classes & 8,000 UNC classes by high <br />school students $6.5 million <br />$5 million nr <br />• Enhance school connectivi fundin with riori to Learn & Earn $12 million <br />• Add 10,000 More at Four slats & increase $400 per slot funding; <br />28,653 total slots $56 million <br />• Increase instructional su lies allotment to $50.44 ADM $2.8 million <br />• Increase AIG fundin to $1,042.53/student 4% of ADM $1.8 million <br />• Increase children with disabilities allotment to $3,199.57/student <br />171,617 students $5 million <br />• <br />• Increase small county supplemental funding by $48,715 per LEA <br />Additional $784,703 for declinin coup LEAs Sec. 7.7 $2.1 million <br />• Establish dro out revention com etitive grants ro ram $7 million nr <br />• Create focused education ilot ro ram $4.4 million <br />• Increase low wealth to restore 75% of each LEA's decrease • $5.4 million nr <br />• Reduce re lacement school buses b 170 $4.5 million nr <br />• Reduce teacher assistants' fundin • $5.5 million <br />*nr =non-recurring <br />Communit Cotle es 2007-08 <br />• Fully fund enrollment growth (NCACC goal for enhanced funding) <br /> <br />• Set aside enrollment rowth reserve for hi h rowth cam uses Increased by $3.3 million far <br />new enrollment estimates <br />$2 million nr <br />• Raise tuition b 6.3% $7.5 million) <br />• Increase data connectivit & fund connectivi consultant $3.8 million <br />• Increase fundin fore ui ment needs $10 million nr <br />• Provide advanced capital planning funds in anticipation of statewide <br />bond $8 million nr <br />• Provide funds for com etitive rants for facilities & e ui ment • $15 million nr <br />Sec. 8.6 calls for a study of community college access to determine if the current structure provides geographic <br />access while minimizing overhead costs. Sec. 8.8 elaborates study components to the community colleges' FTE <br />funding formula, including equipment funding per FTE. <br />Human Services <br />The budget delays implementation of the governor's plan to cover the working poor and directs the N.C. <br />Department of Health and Human Services to study how best to expand health insurance coverage to children <br />whose family incomes are between 200 percent and 300 percent of federal poverty standards. NC Kids' Care <br />would provide a limited benefit medical assistance program, upon federal approval of Medicaid waivers (Sec. <br />10.48 outlines DHHS areas of study for the new program). <br />Mental health dollars are realigned in keeping with the new cost model. Reductions in the Dix and Umstead <br />hospitals budgets are offset by the opening of the Central Regional Hospital in late Fall 2007. <br />The budget sets aside millions for preventive health care, screening and monitoring-many of these programs <br />provide additional funding to county health departments. <br />Human Services 2007-08 <br />• County Medicaid Relief (Sec. 10.36 (a)): <br />o State assumes 25 percent of county costs, beginning $86.2 million <br />with claims paid on or after Oct. 1, by reducing county <br />gizs~zoo~ <br />