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2 <br />EXHIBIT A <br />[Date] <br />A BILL TO BE ENTITLED <br />AN ACT TO PROVIDE COUNTIES WITH TRANSITION FLEXIBILITY <br />IN IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR <br />MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM, SESSION LAWS 2001 -437. <br />The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: <br />SECTION 1. G.S. § 122C- 115(a) is amended to read as <br />rewritten: <br />(a) A county shall provide mental health, developmental <br />disabilities, and substance abuse services through an area <br />authority or through a county program established pursuant to <br />G.S. 122C- 115.1. To the extent this section conflicts with G.S. <br />153A-77(a), the provisions. of G.S. 153A-77(a) control. If a <br />county that is a member of an area authority determines to <br />provide its services through a county program or through a <br />multi- county program it may, for a reasonable period of time, <br />simultaneously participate in a county program or a multi- county <br />program while remaining a participating member of the area <br />authority. <br />SECTION 2. This act is effective upon ratification. <br />1sg:orangecounty \122C -115 amendment.doc <br />