Source: https://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/HTML/S145v1.html
Timestamp: 2018-03-18 11:33:15
Document Index: 221768341

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 64', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 160', '§ 160', '§ 116', 'art 2']

SB 145 (Edition 1)
Short Title: Government Immigration Compliance.
Senators Sanderson (Primary Sponsor); Brock, Cook, Curtis, Edwards, Hise, Krawiec, Pate, Rabin, and Tillman.
AN ACT TO CREATE ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAWS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION, to prohibit unc CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS from becoming sanctuary universities, and to direct the department of public safety to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the department of homeland security.
PART I. RECODIFICATION OF STATUTE AND REPEAL OF STATUTORY EXCEPTION
SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 15A‑311 is recodified as G.S. 64‑6 under Article 1 of Chapter 64 of the General Statutes.
SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 15A‑311, as recodified by subsection (a) of this section, reads as rewritten:
PART II. CREATION OF ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAWS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION
SECTION 2.(a) Chapter 64 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
(a) Preparation of Form. – The Attorney General shall prescribe a form for a person to allege that a city, county, or law enforcement agency is not in compliance with a State law related to immigration. The form shall clearly state that completed forms shall be sent to the Attorney General, and the form shall be made available to the public on the Attorney General's Web site.
(a) Consequences of Noncompliance Generally. – If the Attorney General determines that an affected local government is not in compliance with a State law related to immigration, all of the following shall apply:
(1) The affected local government shall be ineligible to receive distributions under G.S. 105‑113.82, 105‑164.44F, 105‑164.44I, 105‑164.44L, 105‑187.16, and 136‑41.1 for the fiscal year following the first date of noncompliance with the State law related to immigration.
(2) If, within 60 days of the Attorney General's determination, the affected local government fails to demonstrate to the Attorney General's satisfaction that it is in compliance with all State laws related to immigration, the period of ineligibility shall be extended for an additional fiscal year.
(3) The Attorney General shall notify the following entities of the determination that the affected local government is not in compliance with a State law related to immigration and of the duration of the period of ineligibility to receive funds determined pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection:
a. The affected local government.
e. The Secretary of Revenue.
(4) The Office of State Budget and Management shall notify the Department of Transportation and the State Controller of an affected local government's ineligibility to receive the funds described in subdivision (1) of this subsection. The Secretary of Revenue shall withhold any distributions otherwise due to the affected local government under subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(5) The Department of Transportation, the State Controller, and the Secretary of Revenue shall ensure that the funds described in subdivision (1) of this subsection are not distributed to an affected local government and that the funds are instead distributed to other local governments that are eligible for distributions pursuant to the relevant statute.
(b) Consequences of Noncompliance; E‑Verify Statutes. – When the Attorney General receives a notification from the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to G.S. 64‑33.1(b), the Attorney General, the Office of State Budget and Management, the State Controller, the Secretary of Revenue, and the Department of Transportation shall take all of the actions described in subsection (a) of this section except that those actions shall be taken with respect to only the following entities, as applicable:
"§ 64‑59. Private enforcement.
SECTION 2.(b) G.S. 64‑33.1 reads as rewritten:
(b) Violations by Certain Local Entities. – For a violation of G.S. 143‑133.3 by a political subdivision of the State, the Commissioner shall immediately notify the Attorney General of the violation so that the Attorney General can take action in accordance with G.S. 64‑54(b). Additionally, the Commissioner shall notify the Attorney General if, within 60 days of the Commissioner's determination that there has been a violation, the political subdivision fails to demonstrate to the Commissioner's satisfaction that the political subdivision is in compliance with G.S. 143‑133.3. The Commissioner may hold additional hearings as needed to implement this subsection."
SECTION 2.(c) The Attorney General's office shall take reasonable steps to notify local governments of the provisions of this act so that the local governments can take appropriate steps to comply with this act's requirements.
SECTION 2.(d) G.S. 136‑41.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
SECTION 2.(e) G.S. 105‑113.82(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Amount. – The Subject to G.S. 64‑54, the Secretary must distribute annually a percentage of the net amount of excise taxes collected on the sale of malt beverages and wine during the preceding 12‑month period ending March 31 to the counties or cities in which the retail sale of these beverages is authorized in the entire county or city. The percentages to be distributed are as follows:
SECTION 2.(f) G.S. 105‑164.44F(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Amount. – The Subject to G.S. 64‑54, the Secretary must distribute part of the taxes imposed by G.S. 105‑164.4(a)(4c) on telecommunications service and ancillary service. The Secretary must make the distribution within 75 days after the end of each calendar quarter. The amount the Secretary must distribute is the following percentages of the net proceeds of the taxes collected during the quarter:
SECTION 2.(g) G.S. 105‑164.44I(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Distribution. – The Subject to G.S. 64‑54, the Secretary must distribute to the counties and cities part of the taxes imposed by G.S. 105‑164.4(a)(4c) on telecommunications service and G.S. 105‑164.4(a)(6) on video programming service. The Secretary must make the distribution within 75 days after the end of each calendar quarter. The amount the Secretary must distribute is the sum of the revenue listed in this subsection. From this amount, the Secretary must first make the distribution required by subsection (b) of this section and then distribute the remainder in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. The revenue to be distributed under this section consists of the following:
SECTION 2.(h) G.S. 105‑164.44L(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Distribution. – The Subject to G.S. 64‑54, the Secretary must distribute to cities twenty percent (20%) of the net proceeds of the tax collected under G.S. 105‑164.4 on piped natural gas, less the cost to the Department of administering the distribution. Each city's share of the amount to be distributed is its excise tax share calculated under subsection (b) of this section plus its ad valorem share calculated under subsection (c) of this section. A gas city will also receive an amount calculated under subsection (b1) of this section as part of its excise tax share. If the net proceeds of the tax allocated under this section are not sufficient to distribute the excise tax share of each city under subsection (b) of this section and the gas city share under subsection (b1) of this section, the proceeds shall be distributed to each city on a pro rata basis. The Secretary must make the distribution within 75 days after the end of each quarter."
SECTION 2.(i) G.S. 105‑187.19(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) Each quarter, the Secretary shall credit thirty percent (30%) of the net tax proceeds to the General Fund. The Subject to G.S. 64‑54, the Secretary shall distribute the remaining seventy percent (70%) of the net tax proceeds among the counties on a per capita basis according to the most recent annual population estimates certified to the Secretary by the State Budget Officer."
PART III. waiver of local government immunity
SECTION 3.(a) G.S. 153A‑145.5 reads as rewritten:
"§ 153A‑145.5. Adoption of sanctuary ordinance prohibited.prohibited; waiver of immunity.
(c) A county in violation of this section shall have waived its governmental immunity as provided in G.S. 153A‑435.1."
SECTION 3.(b) Article 23 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"§ 153A‑435.1. Waiver of immunity; sanctuary status.
(a) A county shall have waived its immunity from civil liability in tort if it does not comply with G.S. 153A‑145.5 and an unauthorized alien commits a crime against a person or property within the corporate limits of the county.
(b) Immunity shall be waived under subsection (a) of this section even if the county has not purchased insurance as authorized in G.S. 153A‑435."
SECTION 3.(c) G.S. 160A‑205.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A‑205.2. Adoption of sanctuary ordinances prohibited.prohibited; waiver of immunity.
(c) A city in violation of this section shall have waived its governmental immunity as provided in G.S.160A‑485.1."
SECTION 3.(d) Article 21 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"§ 160A‑485.1. Waiver of immunity; sanctuary status.
(a) A city shall have waived its immunity from civil liability in tort if it does not comply with G.S. 160A‑205.2 and an unauthorized alien commits a crime against a person or property within the corporate limits of the city.
(b) Immunity shall be waived under subsection (a) of this section even if the city has not purchased insurance as authorized in G.S. 160A‑485 or G.S. 160A‑485.5(a)."
PART IV. CREATION OF ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR unc CONSTITUENT institutions TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAWS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION
SECTION 4. Article 3 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 116‑40.13. Adoption of sanctuary status prohibited; investigation; penalties.
(a) No constituent institution may have in effect any policy or procedure that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.
(b) No constituent institution shall do any of the following related to information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual:
(3) Prohibit the communication of such information to federal law enforcement agencies.
(c) Within 45 days of receipt of a report that a constituent institution is in violation of either or both subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the President shall commence an investigation. The President shall conclude the investigation and make a determination within 60 days of the investigation's commencement. Upon determining a constituent institution is in violation of either or both subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the President shall immediately notify the Board of Governors.
(d) Upon receipt of a determination from the President under subsection (c) of this section, the Board of Governors shall immediately revoke the constituent institution's status as a special responsibility constituent institution under Part 2A of Article 1 of this Chapter. The revocation shall apply to the current fiscal year. If, within 60 days of the President's determination, the constituent institution fails to demonstrate to the President's satisfaction that it is in compliance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Board of Governors shall extend the revocation of special responsibility constituent institution status for an additional fiscal year."
PART V. DPS/ICE MOA
SECTION 5. The Secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pursuant to Section 287(g) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as amended, to permit designated State law enforcement officers to perform immigration law enforcement functions. The designated State law enforcement officers shall be required to receive appropriate training as provided by ICE and shall function under the supervision of ICE officers when performing under the MOA.
SECTION 6. Sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective August 1, 2017. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.