The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and implement the Family Resource Center Grant Program. The Department shall:

(1)        Sponsor a statewide conference for teams of interested representatives to provide background information and assistance regarding all aspects of the program;

(2)        Disseminate information regarding the program to interested local community groups;

(3)        Provide initial technical assistance and ongoing technical assistance to grant recipients;

(4)        Administer funds appropriated by the General Assembly;

(5)        Monitor the grants funded and the ongoing operations of family resource centers;

(6)        Revoke a grant if necessary or appropriate;

(7)        Report to the General Assembly and the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-152.15; and

(8)        Adopt rules to implement this Part. (1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 31(a); 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)