GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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SENATE DRS35092-RN-2  (01/13)

 

 

 

Short Title:        Correct State Boards and Commissions.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Barefoot (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to:

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to correct various state boards and commissions.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 116E‑3 reads as rewritten:

"§ 116E‑3.  North Carolina Longitudinal Data System Board.

(a)        There is established the North Carolina Longitudinal Data System Board which shall consist of the following 18 members:

(1)        The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the Superintendent's designee.

(2)        The President of The University of North Carolina, or the President's designee.

(3)        The President of the North Carolina Community College System, or the President's designee.

(4)        The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary's designee.

(5)        The Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security, or the Assistant Secretary's designee.

(6)        The Secretary of the Department of Revenue, or the Secretary's designee.

(7)        The Commissioner of Labor, or the Commissioner's designee.

(8)        The President of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc., or the President's designee.

(9)        The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Department of Transportation, or the Commissioner's designee.

(10)      The State Chief Information Officer.

(11)      The State Controller, or the Controller's designee.

(12)      Three public members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(13)      Three public members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(14)      One public member appointed by the Governor, to serve at the Governor's pleasure."

SECTION 2.  G.S. 143B‑394.15(c) reads as rewritten:

"(c)       Membership. – The Commission shall consist of 39 members, who reflect the geographic and cultural regions of the State, as follows:

(1)        Nine persons appointed by the Governor, one of whom is a clerk of superior court; one of whom is an academician who is knowledgeable about domestic violence trends and treatment; one of whom is a member of the medical community; one of whom is a United States Attorney for the State of North Carolina or that person's designee; one of whom is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association who has studied domestic violence issues; one of whom is a representative of a victims' service program eligible for funding by the Governor's Crime Commission or the North Carolina Council for Women; one of whom is a member of the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence; one of whom is a former victim of domestic violence; and one of whom is a member of the public at large.

(2)        Nine persons appointed by the General Assembly, upon recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the Senate; one of whom is a district court judge; one of whom is a district attorney or assistant district attorney; one of whom is a representative of the law enforcement community with specialized knowledge of domestic violence issues; one of whom is a county manager; one of whom is a representative of a community legal services agency who works with domestic violence victims; one of whom is a representative of the linguistic and cultural minority communities; one of whom is a representative of a victims' service program eligible for funding by the Governor's Crime Commission or the North Carolina Council for Women; and one two of whom is a memberare members of the public at large.

(3)        Nine persons appointed by the General Assembly, upon recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a member of the House of Representatives; one of whom is a magistrate; one of whom is a member of the business community; one of whom is a district court judge; one of whom is a representative of a victims' service program eligible for funding by the Governor's Crime Commission or the North Carolina Council for Women; one of whom is a representative of the law enforcement community with specialized knowledge of domestic violence issues; one of whom provides offender treatment and is approved by the North Carolina Council for Women; one of whom is a representative of the linguistic and cultural minority communities; and one two of whom is a public member.are members of the public at large.

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SECTION 3.  G.S. 120‑123 reads as rewritten:

"§ 120‑123.  Service by members of the General Assembly on certain boards and commissions.

No member of the General Assembly may serve on any of the following boards or commissions:

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(81)      The North Carolina Longitudinal Data System Board, as established in G.S. 116E‑3.

(82)      The Domestic Violence Commission, as established in Part 10C of Article 9 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes."

SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.