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This bill appropriates $1.5 million in recurring funds annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, an early literacy program run by the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. The funds will be allocated through the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education, and will specifically support the program's mission of mailing free, age-appropriate books to registered children on a monthly basis. The goal of this program is to promote early childhood literacy by providing children with books they can enjoy at home, helping to foster a love of reading from a young age. The bill specifies that these funds will become effective on July 1, 2025, ensuring a consistent funding stream for the program over the next two fiscal years.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S98