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Timestamp: 2020-08-11 04:17:56
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 20', '§ 85', '§ 86', '§ 88', '§ 90', '§ 90', '§ 93', '§ 93', '§ 93', '§ 42', '§ 42', '§ 47', '§ 39', '§ 140', '§ 147', '§ 1601', '§ 116']

SB 821 (Edition 6)
SENATE BILL 821*
Judiciary I Committee Substitute Adopted 6/21/16
Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee Substitute Adopted 6/29/16
Fourth Edition Engrossed 6/30/16
House Committee Substitute Favorable 7/1/16
Sixth Edition Engrossed 7/1/16
Short Title: GSC Technical Corrections 1.
AN ACT to make technical corrections to the general statutes, as recommended by the general statutes commission, and to make additional technical and other amendments to the General Statutes.
SECTION 1.1. G.S. 14‑118.6(b1) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 1.2. G.S. 14‑159.3(a1) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 2. G.S. 14‑208.6 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 2.1. G.S. 20‑45 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 3. The catch line of G.S. 20‑171.24 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 3.1. G.S. 24‑10.1(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Subject to the limitations contained in subsection (b) of this section, any lender may charge a party to a loan or extension of credit governed by the provisions of G.S. 24‑1.1, 24‑1.2, G.S. 24‑1.1 or G.S. 24‑1.1A a late payment charge as agreed upon by the parties in the loan contract."
SECTION 4. G.S. 28A‑2‑4 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 6. G.S. 28A‑19‑5(b) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 7. G.S. 31B‑1(a) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 7.1. G.S. 36C‑8‑816.1 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 7.2.(a) G.S. 39‑33 and G.S. 39‑34 are repealed.
SECTION 7.2.(b) G.S. 39‑35 is recodified as G.S. 31D‑5‑505.
SECTION 7.2.(c) G.S. 39‑36 is recodified as G.S. 31D‑4‑403.1.
SECTION 7.3. G.S. 42A‑17(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) A vacation rental agreement shall identify the name and address of the bank or savings and loan association federally insured depository institution in which the tenant's security deposit and other advance payments are held in a trust account, and the landlord and real estate broker shall provide the tenant with an accounting of such deposit and payments if the tenant makes a reasonable request for an accounting prior to the tenant's occupancy of the property."
SECTION 7.4. G.S. 97‑25(f) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 8. The catch line of G.S. 108A‑70.21 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 9. G.S. 120‑4.16(b) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 9.1. G.S. 120‑57 is repealed.
SECTION 9.2. G.S. 136‑41.2(c) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 9.3. G.S. 143‑215.31(a1) reads as rewritten:
d. A downstream inundation map depicting areas affected by a dam failure and sudden release of the impoundment. A downstream inundation map prepared pursuant to this section does not require preparation by a licensed professional engineer or a person under the responsible charge of a licensed professional engineer unless the dam is associated with a coal combustion residuals surface impoundment, as defined by G.S. 130A‑309.201.
SECTION 9.4. G.S. 143B‑168.5 reads as rewritten:
There is established within the Department of Health and Human Services Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education, a special unit to deal primarily with violations involving child abuse and neglect in child care arrangements. The Child Care Commission shall make rules for the investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect and for administrative action when child abuse or neglect is substantiated, pursuant to G.S. 110‑88(6a), 110‑105, and 110‑105.2. 110‑105.3, 110‑105.4, 110‑105.5, and 110‑105.6."
SECTION 9.5. G.S. 143B‑394.15(c) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 9.6. G.S. 143B‑931(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) The Department of Public Safety may provide a criminal history record check to the board of directors of a regional school of a person who is employed at a regional school or of a person who has applied for employment at a regional school if the employee or applicant consents to the record check. The Department may also provide a criminal history record check of school personnel as defined in G.S. 115C‑238.56N G.S. 115C‑238.73 by fingerprint card to the board of directors of the regional school from the National Repositories of Criminal Histories, in accordance with G.S. 115C‑238.56N. G.S. 115C‑238.73. The information shall be kept confidential by the board of directors of the regional school as provided in G.S. 115C‑238.56N. G.S. 115C‑238.73."
SECTION 9.7. G.S. 143C‑6‑4(b) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 10. G.S. 146‑9(b) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 10.1. G.S. 147‑12(a) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 11. G.S. 153A‑340(h) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 12. G.S. 160A‑332(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) The suppliers of electric service inside the corporate limits of any city in which a secondary supplier was furnishing electric service on the determination date (as defined in G.S. 160A‑331(1))date, as defined in G.S. 160A‑331(1b), shall have rights and be subject to restrictions as follows:
SECTION 13.(a) G.S. 160A‑372(e) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 13.(b) G.S. 160A‑372(f) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 14.(a) Section 7.1 of S.L. 2014‑107 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 14.(b) This section becomes retroactively effective August 6, 2014.
SECTION 14.1. The introductory language of Section 54.5(b) of S.L. 2015‑264 reads as rewritten:
part ii. additional technical and other amendments
SECTION 15. G.S. 7A‑45.1(a10) reads as rewritten:
"(a10) Except for the judgeships abolished pursuant to subsection (a8) of this section, upon the retirement, resignation, removal from office, death, or expiration of the term of any special superior court judge on or after September 1, 2014, each judgeship shall be filled for a full five‑year term beginning upon the judge's taking office according to the following procedure prescribed by the General Assembly pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(1) of the North Carolina Constitution. As each judgeship becomes vacant or the term expires, the Governor shall submit the name of a nominee for that judgeship to the General Assembly for confirmation by ratified joint resolution. Upon each such confirmation, the Governor shall appoint the confirmed nominee to that judgeship. The term of the special superior court judge commencing on March 1, 2011, shall expire on the earlier of (i) the date on which the office shall become vacant through retirement, resignation, removal from office, or death or (ii) September 30, 2016.
No person shall occupy a special superior court judgeship authorized under this subsection in any capacity, or have any right to, claim upon, or powers of those judgeships, unless that person's nomination has been confirmed by the General Assembly by joint resolution or appointed through the enactment of a bill upon the failure of the Governor to submit a nominee. Until confirmed by the General Assembly and appointed by the Governor, or appointed by the General Assembly upon the failure of the Governor to appoint a nominee, and qualified by taking the oath of office, a nominee is neither a de jure nor a de facto officer."
SECTION 16.(a) G.S. 1A‑1, Rule 22, reads as rewritten:
"Rule 22. Interpleader.
(b) Where funds are subject to competing claims by parties to the action, the court may order the party in possession of the funds either to deposit the funds in an interest bearing account in a bank, savings and loan, or trust company licensed to do business in this State federally insured depository institution or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State or to deposit the funds with the clerk. If the funds are deposited in a bank, savings and loan, or trust company, federally insured depository institution or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State, the court shall specify the type of interest bearing account to be used. Funds deposited with the clerk shall be invested or deposited as provided in G.S. 7A‑112 and G.S. 7A‑112.1. Upon determination of the action, the judgment shall provide for disbursement of the principal and interest earned on the funds while so deposited."
SECTION 16.(b) G.S. 20‑63.01 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑63.01. Bonds required for commission contractors.
(a) A guaranty bond is required for each commission contractor that is not a governmental subdivision of this State that is granted a contract to issue license plates or conduct business pursuant to G.S. 20‑63. Provided, however, a commission contractor that is unable to secure a bond may, with the consent of the Division, provide an alternative to a guaranty bond, as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
The Division may revoke, with cause, a contract with a commission contractor that fails to maintain a bond or an alternative to a bond, pursuant to this section.
(b) (1) When application is made for a contract or contract renewal, the applicant shall file a guaranty bond with the clerk of the superior court and/or the register of deeds of the county in which the commission contractor will be located. The bond shall be in favor of the Division. The bond shall be executed by the applicant as principal and by a bonding company authorized to do business in this State. The bond shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to the Division for a loss of revenue for any reason, including bankruptcy, employee embezzlement or theft, foreclosure, or ceasing to operate.
(2) The bond shall be in an amount determined by the Division to be adequate to provide indemnification to the Division under the terms of the bond. The bond amount shall be at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(3) The bond shall remain in force and effect until cancelled by the guarantor. The guarantor may cancel the bond upon 30 days' notice to the Division. Cancellation of the bond shall not affect any liability incurred or accrued prior to the termination of the notice period.
(4) The Division may be able to negotiate bonds for contractors who qualify for bonds as a group under favorable rates or circumstances. If so, the Division may require those contractors who can qualify for the group bond to obtain their bond as part of a group of contractors. The Division may deduct the premiums for any bonds it may be able to negotiate at group rates from the commissioned contractors' compensation.
(c) An applicant that is unable to secure a bond may seek a waiver of the guaranty bond from the Division and approval of one of the guaranty bond alternatives set forth in this subsection. With the approval of the Division, an applicant may file with the clerk of the superior court and/or the register of deeds of the county in which the commission contractor will be located, in lieu of a bond:
(1) An assignment of a savings account in an amount equal to the bond required (i) which is in a form acceptable to the Division; (ii) which is executed by the applicant; (iii) which is executed by a state or federal savings and loan association, state bank, or national bank that is doing business in North Carolina and whose accounts are insured by a federal depositors corporation; federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; and (iv) for which access to the account in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) A certificate of deposit (i) which is executed by a state or federal savings and loan association, state bank, or national bank which is doing business in North Carolina and whose accounts are insured by a federal depositors corporation; federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; (ii) which is either payable to the State of North Carolina, unrestrictively endorsed to the Division of Motor Vehicles; in the case of a negotiable certificate of deposit, is unrestrictively endorsed to the Division of Motor Vehicles; or in the case of a nonnegotiable certificate of deposit, is assigned to the Division of Motor Vehicles in a form satisfactory to the Division; and (iii) for which access to the certificate of deposit in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subsection (b) of this section."
SECTION 16.(c) G.S. 85B‑7.1(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Each licensee who does not disburse all funds to the seller on auction day shall maintain a trust or escrow account and shall deposit in the account all funds that are received for the benefit of another person and are not disbursed to the seller on auction day. The licensee shall deposit funds that are not disbursed on auction day with an insured bank or savings and loan association a federally insured depository institution located in North Carolina. At or before the time of all final settlements, the auctioneer shall provide the seller or consignor with a settlement statement, which includes a description of all goods sold, the selling price of the goods sold, the net proceeds due to the seller or consignor, the name and address of the person receiving the disbursement, and the amount of the disbursement. All settlement statements shall be signed by the licensee or the licensee's agent and by the person receiving the disbursement."
SECTION 16.(d) G.S. 85B‑8 reads as rewritten:
"§ 85B‑8. Prohibited acts; assessment of civil penalty; denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
(a) The following shall be grounds for the assessment of a civil penalty in accordance with G.S. 85B‑3.1(b) or the denial, suspension, or revocation of an auctioneer, auctioneer apprentice, or auction firm license:
(7) Commingling the funds or property of a client with the licensee's own or failing to maintain and deposit in a trust or escrow account in an insured bank or savings and loan association a federally insured depository institution located in North Carolina funds received for another person through sale at auction.
SECTION 16.(e) G.S. 86A‑22 reads as rewritten:
"§ 86A‑22. Licensing and regulating barber schools and colleges.
(7) a. Each school shall provide a guaranty bond unless the school has already provided a bond or an alternative to a bond under G.S. 115D‑95.
The North Carolina State Board of Barber Examiners may revoke the approval of a school that fails to maintain a bond or an alternative to a bond pursuant to this subdivision or G.S. 115D‑95.
1. An assignment of a savings account in an amount equal to the bond required (i) which is in a form acceptable to the Board; (ii) which is executed by the applicant; and (iii) which is executed by a state or federal savings and loan association, state bank, or national bank, that is doing business in North Carolina and whose accounts are insured by a federal depositors corporation; federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; and (iv) for which access to the account in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subpart b. above.
2. A certificate of deposit (i) which is executed by a state or federal savings and loan association, state bank, or national bank, which is doing business in North Carolina and whose accounts are insured by a federal depositors corporation; federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State and (ii) which is either payable to the State of North Carolina, unrestrictively endorsed to the Board; in the case of a negotiable certificate of deposit, is unrestrictively endorsed to the Board; or in the case of a nonnegotiable certificate of deposit, is assigned to the Board in a form satisfactory to the Board; and (iii) for which access to the certificate of deposit in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subpart b. above."
SECTION 16.(f) G.S. 88B‑17 reads as rewritten:
"§ 88B‑17. Bond required for private cosmetic art schools.
(a) Each private cosmetic art school shall provide a guaranty bond unless the school has already provided a bond or an alternative to a bond under G.S. 115D‑95. The Board may restrict, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or reinstate the license of a school that fails to maintain a bond or an alternative to a bond pursuant to this section or G.S. 115D‑95.
(1) An assignment of a savings account in an amount equal to the bond required that is in a form acceptable to the Board, and is executed by the applicant and a state or federal savings and loan association, state bank, or national bank that is doing business in this State and whose accounts are insured by a federal depositor's corporation, federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State, and access to the account is subject to the same conditions as those for a bond in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) A certificate of deposit that is executed by a state or federal savings and loan association, state bank, or national bank that is doing business in this State and whose accounts are insured by a federal depositor's corporation federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State and access to the certificate of deposit is subject to the same conditions as those for a bond in subsection (b) of this section."
SECTION 16.(g) G.S. 90‑171.55 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90‑171.55. Nurses Aides Registry.
(a) The Board of Nursing, established pursuant to G.S. 90‑171.21, shall establish a Nurses Aides Registry for persons functioning as nurses aides regardless of title. The Board shall consider those Level I nurses aides employed in State licensed or Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing facilities who meet applicable State and federal registry requirements as adopted by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission as having fulfilled the training and registry requirements of the Board. The Board may not charge an annual fee to a nurse aide I registry applicant. The Board may charge an annual fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) for each nurse aide II registry applicant. The Board shall adopt rules to ensure that whenever possible, the fee is collected through the employer or prospective employer of the registry applicant. Fees collected may be used by the Board in administering the registry. The Board's authority granted by this Article shall not conflict with the authority of the Medical Care Commission.
(b) (1) Each nurses aide training program, except for those operated by (i) institutions under the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, (ii) institutions of the North Carolina Community College System, (iii) public high schools, and (iv) hospital authorities acting pursuant to G.S. 131E‑23(31), shall provide a guaranty bond unless the program has already provided a bond or an alternative to a bond under G.S. 115D‑95. The Board of Nursing may revoke the approval of a program that fails to maintain a bond or an alternative to a bond pursuant to this subsection or G.S. 115D‑95.
a. An assignment of a savings account in an amount equal to the bond required (i) which is in a form acceptable to the Board; (ii) which is executed by the applicant; and (iii) which is executed by a state or federal savings and loan association, state bank, or national bank, that is doing business in North Carolina and whose accounts are insured by a federal depositors corporation; federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; and (iv) for which access to the account in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subdivision (2) of this subsection.
b. A certificate of deposit (i) which is executed by a state or federal savings and loan association, state bank, or national bank, which is doing business in North Carolina and whose accounts are insured by a federal depositors corporation; federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State and (ii) which is either payable to the State of North Carolina, unrestrictively endorsed to the Board; in the case of a negotiable certificate of deposit, is unrestrictively endorsed to the Board; or in the case of a nonnegotiable certificate of deposit, is assigned to the Board in a form satisfactory to the Board; and (iii) for which access to the certificate of deposit in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subdivision (2) of this subsection."
SECTION 16.(h) G.S. 90‑210.86 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90‑210.86. Deposit or investment of funds of mutual burial associations.
Funds belonging to each mutual burial association over and above the amount determined by the Board of Funeral Service to be necessary for operating capital shall be invested in:
(1) Deposits in any bank or trust company in this State.federally insured depository institution or any trust institution authorized to do business in this State.
(3) Obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America if the payment of interest and principal of such obligations is fully guaranteed by the United States of America.
(5) Bonds and notes of any North Carolina local government or public authority, subject to such restrictions as the Board of Funeral Service may impose.
(6) Shares of or deposits in any savings and loan association organized under the laws of this State and shares of or deposits in any federal savings and loan association having its principal office in this State, provided that any such savings and loan association is insured by the United States of America or any agency thereof or by any mutual deposit guaranty association authorized by the Commissioner of Insurance of North Carolina to do business in North Carolina pursuant to Article 7A of Chapter 54 of the General Statutes.
(7) Obligations of the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, the Federal Home Loan Banks, Fannie Mae, the Banks for Cooperatives, and the Federal Land Banks, maturing no later than 18 months after the date of purchase.
Violation of the provisions of this section shall, after hearing, be cause for revocation or suspension of license to operate a mutual burial association."
SECTION 16.(i) G.S. 93A‑3 reads as rewritten:
"§ 93A‑3. Commission created; compensation; organization.
(b) The provisions of G.S. 93B‑5 notwithstanding, members of the Commission shall receive as compensation for each day spent on work for the Commission a per diem in an amount established by the Commission by rule, and mileage reimbursement for transportation by privately owned automobile at the business standard mileage rate set by the Internal Revenue Service per mile of travel along with actual cost of tolls paid. The total expense of the administration of this Chapter shall not exceed the total income therefrom; and none of the expenses of said Commission or the compensation or expenses of any office thereof or any employee shall ever be paid or payable out of the treasury of the State of North Carolina; and neither the Commission nor any officer or employee thereof shall have any power or authority to make or incur any expense, debt or other financial obligation binding upon the State of North Carolina. After all expenses of operation, the Commission may set aside an expense reserve each year. The Commission may deposit moneys in accounts, certificates of deposit, or time deposits as the Commission may approve, in any bank, savings and loan association, or trust company. federally insured depository institution or any trust institution authorized to do business in this State. Moneys also may be invested in the same classes of securities referenced in G.S. 159‑30(c).
SECTION 16.(j) G.S. 93A‑42 reads as rewritten:
"§ 93A‑42. Time shares deemed real estate.
(d) The independent escrow agent provided by G.S. 93A‑42(c)(2) shall deposit and maintain the purchaser's payments in an insured trust or escrow account in a bank or savings and loan association located in this State. federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State. The trust or escrow account may be interest‑bearing and the interest earned shall belong to the developer, if agreed upon in writing by the purchaser; provided, however, if the time share instrument is not recorded within the time periods specified in this section, then the interest earned shall belong to the purchaser. The independent escrow agent shall return all payments to the purchaser at the expiration of 180 days following the execution of the contract of sale by the purchaser, unless prior to that time the time share instrument has been recorded. However, if prior to the expiration of 180 days following the execution of the contract of sale, the developer and the purchaser provide their written consent to the independent escrow agent, the developer's obligation to record the time share instrument and the escrow period may be extended for an additional period of 120 days. Upon recordation of the time share instrument, the independent escrow agent shall pay the purchaser's funds to the developer. Upon request by the Commission, the independent escrow agent shall promptly make available to the Commission inspection of records of money held by the independent escrow agent.
SECTION 16.(k) G.S. 93A‑45 reads as rewritten:
"§ 93A‑45. Purchaser's right to cancel; escrow; violation.
(c) Any payments received by a time share developer or time share salesperson in connection with the sale of the time share shall be immediately deposited by such developer or salesperson in a trust or escrow account in an insured bank or savings and loan association in North Carolina a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State and shall remain in such account for 10 days or cancellation by the purchaser, whichever occurs first. Payments held in such trust or escrow accounts shall be deemed to belong to the purchaser and not the developer. In lieu of such escrow requirements, the Commission shall have the authority to accept, in its discretion, alternative financial assurances adequate to protect the purchaser's interest during the contract cancellation period, including but not limited to a surety bond, corporate bond, cash deposit or irrevocable letter of credit in an amount equal to the escrow requirements.
SECTION 17. G.S. 36C‑8‑816(31) reads as rewritten:
"(31) Distribute the assets of an inoperative trust consistent with the authority granted under G.S. 28A‑22‑110;G.S. 28A‑22‑10; and"
SECTION 18.(a) G.S. 20‑63.01, as amended by Section 16(b) of this act, reads as rewritten:
(1) An assignment of a savings account in an amount equal to the bond required (i) which is in a form acceptable to the Division; (ii) which is executed by the applicant; (iii) which is executed by a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State; and (iv) for which access to the account in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) A certificate of deposit (i) which is executed by a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State; (ii) which is either payable to the State of North Carolina, unrestrictively endorsed to the Division of Motor Vehicles; in the case of a negotiable certificate of deposit, is unrestrictively endorsed to the Division of Motor Vehicles; or in the case of a nonnegotiable certificate of deposit, is assigned to the Division of Motor Vehicles in a form satisfactory to the Division; and (iii) for which access to the certificate of deposit in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subsection (b) of this section."
SECTION 18.(b) G.S. 42‑50 reads as rewritten:
"§ 42‑50. Deposits from the tenant.
Security deposits from the tenant in residential dwelling units shall be deposited in a trust account with a licensed and federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State, or the landlord may, at his the landlord's option, furnish a bond from an insurance company licensed to do business in North Carolina. The security deposits from the tenant may be held in a trust account outside of the State of North Carolina only if the landlord provides the tenant with an adequate bond in the amount of said the deposits. The landlord or his the landlord's agent shall notify the tenant within 30 days after the beginning of the lease term of the name and address of the bank or institution where his the tenant's deposit is currently located or the name of the insurance company providing the bond."
SECTION 18.(c) G.S. 42A‑15 reads as rewritten:
"§ 42A‑15. Trust account uses.
A landlord or real estate broker may require a tenant to pay all or part of any required rent, security deposit, or other fees permitted by law in advance of the commencement of a tenancy under this Chapter if these payments are expressly authorized in the vacation rental agreement. If the tenant is required to make any advance payments, other than a security deposit, whether the payment is denominated as rent or otherwise, the landlord or real estate broker shall deposit these payments in a trust account in a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State no later than three banking days after the receipt of these payments. These payments deposited in a trust account shall not earn interest unless the landlord and tenant agree in the vacation rental agreement that the payments may be deposited in an interest‑bearing account. The landlord and tenant shall also provide in the agreement to whom the accrued interest shall be disbursed."
SECTION 18.(d) G.S. 42A‑17(a), as amended by Section 7.3 of this act, reads as rewritten:
"(a) A vacation rental agreement shall identify the name and address of the federally insured depository institution or trust institution in which the tenant's security deposit and other advance payments are held in a trust account, and the landlord and real estate broker shall provide the tenant with an accounting of such deposit and payments if the tenant makes a reasonable request for an accounting prior to the tenant's occupancy of the property."
SECTION 18.(e) G.S. 47C‑4‑110 reads as rewritten:
"§ 47C‑4‑110. Escrow of deposits.
(a) Any deposit made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a unit from a person required to deliver a public offering statement pursuant to G.S. 47C‑4‑102(c) shall be immediately deposited in a trust or escrow account in a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State and shall remain in such account for such period of time as a purchaser is entitled to cancel pursuant to G.S. 47C‑4‑108 or cancellation by the purchaser thereunder whichever occurs first. Payments held in such trust or escrow accounts shall be deemed to belong to the purchaser and not the seller.
(b) Except as provided in G.S. 47C‑4‑108, nothing in subsection (a) is intended to preclude the parties to a contract from providing for the use of progress payments by the declarant during construction."
SECTION 18.(f) G.S. 85B‑7.1(a), as amended by Section 16(c) of this act, reads as rewritten:
"(a) Each licensee who does not disburse all funds to the seller on auction day shall maintain a trust or escrow account and shall deposit in the account all funds that are received for the benefit of another person and are not disbursed to the seller on auction day. The licensee shall deposit funds that are not disbursed on auction day with a federally insured depository institution located in North Carolina. or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State. At or before the time of all final settlements, the auctioneer shall provide the seller or consignor with a settlement statement, which includes a description of all goods sold, the selling price of the goods sold, the net proceeds due to the seller or consignor, the name and address of the person receiving the disbursement, and the amount of the disbursement. All settlement statements shall be signed by the licensee or the licensee's agent and by the person receiving the disbursement."
SECTION 18.(g) G.S. 85B‑8, as amended by Section 16(d) of this act, reads as rewritten:
(7) Commingling the funds or property of a client with the licensee's own or failing to maintain and deposit in a trust or escrow account in a federally insured depository institution located in North Carolina or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State funds received for another person through sale at auction.
SECTION 18.(h) G.S. 86A‑22, as amended by Section 16(e) of this act, reads as rewritten:
1. An assignment of a savings account in an amount equal to the bond required (i) which is in a form acceptable to the Board; (ii) which is executed by the applicant; and (iii) which is executed by a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State; and (iv) for which access to the account in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subpart b. above.
2. A certificate of deposit (i) which is executed by a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State and (ii) which is either payable to the State of North Carolina, unrestrictively endorsed to the Board; in the case of a negotiable certificate of deposit, is unrestrictively endorsed to the Board; or in the case of a nonnegotiable certificate of deposit, is assigned to the Board in a form satisfactory to the Board; and (iii) for which access to the certificate of deposit in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subpart b. above."
SECTION 18.(i) G.S. 88B‑17, as amended by Section 16(f) of this act, reads as rewritten:
(1) An assignment of a savings account in an amount equal to the bond required that is in a form acceptable to the Board, and is executed by the applicant and a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State, or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State, and access to the account is subject to the same conditions as those for a bond in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) A certificate of deposit that is executed by a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State and access to the certificate of deposit is subject to the same conditions as those for a bond in subsection (b) of this section."
SECTION 18.(j) G.S. 90‑171.55, as amended by Section 16(g) of this act, reads as rewritten:
a. An assignment of a savings account in an amount equal to the bond required (i) which is in a form acceptable to the Board; (ii) which is executed by the applicant; and (iii) which is executed by a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State; and (iv) for which access to the account in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subdivision (2) of this subsection.
b. A certificate of deposit (i) which is executed by a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State; or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State and (ii) which is either payable to the State of North Carolina, unrestrictively endorsed to the Board; in the case of a negotiable certificate of deposit, is unrestrictively endorsed to the Board; or in the case of a nonnegotiable certificate of deposit, is assigned to the Board in a form satisfactory to the Board; and (iii) for which access to the certificate of deposit in favor of the State of North Carolina is subject to the same conditions as for a bond in subdivision (2) of this subsection."
SECTION 18.(k) G.S. 93A‑42, as amended by Section 16(j) of this act, reads as rewritten:
(d) The independent escrow agent provided by G.S. 93A‑42(c)(2) shall deposit and maintain the purchaser's payments in an insured trust or escrow account in a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State. or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State. The trust or escrow account may be interest‑bearing and the interest earned shall belong to the developer, if agreed upon in writing by the purchaser; provided, however, if the time share instrument is not recorded within the time periods specified in this section, then the interest earned shall belong to the purchaser. The independent escrow agent shall return all payments to the purchaser at the expiration of 180 days following the execution of the contract of sale by the purchaser, unless prior to that time the time share instrument has been recorded. However, if prior to the expiration of 180 days following the execution of the contract of sale, the developer and the purchaser provide their written consent to the independent escrow agent, the developer's obligation to record the time share instrument and the escrow period may be extended for an additional period of 120 days. Upon recordation of the time share instrument, the independent escrow agent shall pay the purchaser's funds to the developer. Upon request by the Commission, the independent escrow agent shall promptly make available to the Commission inspection of records of money held by the independent escrow agent.
SECTION 18.(l) G.S. 93A‑45, as amended by Section 16(k) of this act, reads as rewritten:
(c) Any payments received by a time share developer or time share salesperson in connection with the sale of the time share shall be immediately deposited by such developer or salesperson in a trust or escrow account in a federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State or a trust institution authorized to do business in this State and shall remain in such account for 10 days or cancellation by the purchaser, whichever occurs first. Payments held in such trust or escrow accounts shall be deemed to belong to the purchaser and not the developer. In lieu of such escrow requirements, the Commission shall have the authority to accept, in its discretion, alternative financial assurances adequate to protect the purchaser's interest during the contract cancellation period, including but not limited to a surety bond, corporate bond, cash deposit or irrevocable letter of credit in an amount equal to the escrow requirements.
SECTION 19. G.S. 14‑27.23(c) and G.S. 14‑27.28(c) are repealed.
SECTION 19.5. G.S. 20‑63(b1) reads as rewritten:
"(b1) The following special registration plates do not have to be a "First in Flight" plate or "First in Freedom" plate as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The design of the plates that are not "First in Flight" plates or "First in Freedom" plates must be developed in accordance with G.S. 20‑79.4(a3). For special plates authorized in G.S. 20‑79.7 on or after July 1, 2013, the Division may not issue the plate on a background under this subsection unless it receives at least 200 applications for the plate in addition to the applications required under G.S. 20‑79.4 or G.S. 20‑81.12.
(54) Order of the Long Leaf Pine."
SECTION 20. G.S. 28A‑2B‑2 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 21. G.S. 31D‑5‑505, as recodified by Section 7.2(b) of this act, reads as rewritten:
SECTION 22. G.S. 36C‑5‑505 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 23.(a) G.S. 39‑13 reads as rewritten:
"§ 39‑13. Spouse need not join in purchase‑money mortgage.
The purchaser of real estate who does not pay the whole of the purchase money at the time when he or she takes a deed for title may make a mortgage or deed of trust for securing the payment of such purchase money, or such part thereof as may remain unpaid, which A mortgage or deed of trust given by the purchaser of real property to secure a loan, the proceeds of which were used to pay all or a portion of the purchase price of the encumbered real property, regardless of whether the secured party is the seller of the real property or a third‑party lender, shall be good and effectual against his or her spouse as well as the purchaser, without requiring the spouse to join in the execution of such mortgage or deed of trust."
SECTION 23.(b) G.S. 29‑30(g) reads as rewritten:
"(g) Neither the household furnishings in the dwelling house nor the life estates taken by election under this section shall be subject to the payment of debts due from the estate of the deceased spouse, except those debts secured by such property as follows:
(1) By a mortgage or deed of trust in which the surviving spouse has waived the surviving spouse's rights by joining with the other spouse in the making thereof; orthereof.
(2) By a purchase money mortgage or deed of trust,By a mortgage or deed of trust given by the deceased spouse to secure a loan, the proceeds of which were used to pay all or a portion of the purchase price of the encumbered real property, regardless of whether the secured party is the seller of the real property or a third‑party lender, or by a conditional sales contract of personal property in which title is retained by the vendor, made prior to or during the marriage; ormarriage.
(3) By a mortgage or deed of trust made prior to the marriage; ormarriage.
(4) By a mortgage or deed of trust constituting a lien on the property at the time of its acquisition by the deceased spouse either before or during the marriage."
SECTION 23.(c) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to mortgages and deeds of trust entered into on or after that date.
SECTION 24. G.S. 39‑13.7 is amended by adding two new subsections to read:
"(f) Notice that the real property held in trust receives immunity from the claims of separate creditors may be given in a statement in the conveyance of the tenancy by the entireties real property to the trust that the real property is held under this section and that as of the date of the conveyance, the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met.
(g) A person entering a transaction involving real property held in trust under this section may request confirmation from the trustee whether the requirements of this section providing immunity from the claims of separate creditors are met at the time of the transaction."
SECTION 25. G.S. 90‑12.7(b1), as enacted by S.L. 2016‑17, reads as rewritten:
"(b1) A pharmacist may dispense an opioid antagonist to a person described in subdivision (b)(1)(1) of subsection (b) of this section pursuant to a prescription issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. For purposes of this section, the term "pharmacist" is as defined in G.S. 90‑85.3."
SECTION 26. G.S. 90‑96 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 27.(a) G.S. 90‑414.5(a) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 27.(b) G.S. 90‑414.7(b) reads as rewritten:
h. Minimization of the amount of data required to be submitted under G.S. 90‑414(b) G.S. 90‑414.4(b) and any use or disclosure of such data to what is determined by the Authority to be required in order to advance the purposes set forth in G.S. 90‑414.2 and G.S. 90‑414(a). G.S. 90‑414.4(a)."
SECTION 28. If a taxpayer is eligible for a historic rehabilitation tax credit under G.S. 105‑129.105(e) with respect to qualifying rehabilitation expenditures that were incurred in 2014 and 2015 in connection with a certified historic structure for which a certificate of occupancy was issued on or after December 15, 2015, and before January 1, 2016, for purposes of Article 3L of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes, the certified historic structure shall be treated as having been placed in service in 2016 notwithstanding that the certified historic structure may be considered placed in service in 2015 for purposes of the tax credit under section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code or other federal income tax purposes.
SECTION 29. Reserved.
SECTION 30.(a) G.S. 115C‑12(25) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 30.(b) G.S. 115C‑296.13(e) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 30.(c) G.S. 115C‑238.55 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 30.(d) Section 1(b) of S.L. 2013‑1, as amended by Section 16.1 of S.L. 2013‑410, as amended by Section 89 of S.L. 2014‑115, reads as rewritten:
SECTION 30.(e) G.S. 115C‑156.2(b) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 30.(f) Section 8.29(e) of S.L. 2015‑241 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 8.29.(e) The Department of Public Instruction shall provide interim reports on the grant program to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by September 15, 2016, November 15, 2016, with a final report on the program by September 15, 2017.November 15, 2017. The final report shall include the final results of the program and recommendations regarding effective after‑school program models, standards, and performance measures based on student performance, leveraging of community‑based resources to expand student access to learning activities and academic support, and the experience of the grant recipients."
SECTION 30.(g) G.S. 115C‑83.10(c) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 30.(h) G.S. 115C‑174.26(h) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 31. If House Bill 1080 of the 2015 General Assembly, 2016 Regular Session, becomes law, Article 7A of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, as enacted by that bill, reads as rewritten:
(c) The State Board of Education shall considershall, upon the recommendation of the ASD Superintendent Selection Advisory Committee and shallCommittee, appoint a superintendent to serve as the executive officer of the ASD. The ASD Superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the State Board of Education at a salary established by the State Board of Education within the funds appropriated for this purpose. The ASD Superintendent shall have qualifications consistent with G.S. 115C‑271(a) and report directly to the State Board of Education.
(a) State Board Selection. – The State Board of Education is authorized toshall select, upon the recommendation of the ASD Superintendent, no more than five qualifying schools to transfer to the ASD as achievement schools. The five qualifying schools selected for inclusion in the ASD should represent geographic diversity, including urban and rural schools. The State Board of Education shall select no more than one qualifying school per local school administrative unit, unless the local board of education consents.
(e) Waivers for Achievement Schools. – The ASD Superintendent mayis authorized to waive State Board of Education rules, regulations, policies, and procedures, or the provisions of this Chapter for achievement schools; however, achievement schools shall be required to comply with, at a minimum, the statutory requirements for charter schools as provided in Article 14A of this Chapter. The goal for each waiver shall be improvement of student performance. All achievement schools shall comply with all applicable constitutional and statutory nondiscrimination requirements.
(1) Development of a clear and specific plan for improving schools within the innovation zone.zone approved by the State Board of Education to govern and lead the schools in the innovation zone.
(2) Establishment of an innovation zone office with a leader appointed by the local board of education and approved by the State Board of Education to govern and lead the schools in the innovation zone.education.
SECTION 32.5. G.S. 115D‑67.4 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 33. G.S. 116‑11 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(13b) Notwithstanding G.S. 114‑2, 114‑2.3, 147‑17, or any other provision of law, the Board of Governors may authorize the President to employ or engage the services of and fix the compensation for legal counsel as the President deems necessary to represent the University, a constituent institution, or University employees and officials in any matter, including any case or proceeding in or before any court or agency of this State or any other state or the United States."
SECTION 34. G.S. 126‑5(c11) reads as rewritten:
"(c11) The following are exempt from: (i) the classification and compensation rules established by the State Human Resources Commission pursuant to G.S. 126‑4(1) through (4); (ii) G.S. 126‑4(5) only as it applies to hours and days of work, vacation, and sick leave; (iii) G.S. 126‑4(6) only as it applies to promotion and transfer; and (iv) G.S. 126‑4(10) only as it applies to the prohibition of the establishment of incentive pay programs; and (v) Article 2 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes, except for G.S. 126‑7.1:
(3) Employees of the Department of Information Technology (DIT), and employees in all agencies, departments, and institutions with similar classifications as DIT employees, who voluntarily relinquish annual longevity payments, relinquish any claim to longevity pay, voluntarily relinquish any claim to career status or eligibility for career status as approved by the State Chief Information Officer and the Director of the Office of State Human Resources (OSHR)."
SECTION 36.(a) G.S. 140‑5.13 reads as rewritten:
"§ 140‑5.13. Board of Trustees. – establishment; members; selection; quorum; compensation; officers; meetings.
(b) The Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Museum of Art shall consist of 25 members, chosen as follows:
All regular appointments or elections except those by the General Assembly shall be for terms of six years, except that each member shall serve until the member's successor is chosen and qualifies. No person may be appointed or elected to more than two consecutive terms of six years. All regular appointments by the General Assembly shall be for the then current legislative term, and no appointee of the General Assembly may be appointed to more than two consecutive terms of two years.four years with no person being appointed to more than three consecutive terms.
SECTION 36.(b) If Senate Bill 898, 2015 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 2.42 of that act is repealed.
SECTION 36.(c) R. Eugene Davis, Jr., of Wake County and Mary Jo Cresimore of Wake County are appointed to the Museum of Art Board of Directors for terms expiring on June 30, 2020.
SECTION 37. G.S. 143‑548 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 38. G.S. 143B‑68 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 39. G.S. 143B‑79 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read as follows:
"(8) Any surplus furnishings for use in the Governor's mansion and not needed by the Governor for current purposes are available for use by the cabinet agencies for decorative purposes in State‑owned facilities. This is irrespective of ownership and without approval of any committee or required process set forth in this section or elsewhere. An inventory of these items will be maintained by the Department of Administration, and the items can be recalled at any time for use in the Governor's mansion."
SECTION 40. G.S. 143B‑437.01(a)(6), as amended by Section 5.5(c) of S.L. 2016‑5, reads as rewritten:
SECTION 41. G.S. 147‑12(b) reads as rewritten:
SECTION 42. G.S. 147‑86.59 reads as rewritten:
"§ 147‑86.59. Certification required.
(a) A State agency shall require certify that a person that attempts to contract with the State or political subdivision of the State, including a contract renewal or assumption, to certify, at the time State is not identified on a list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147‑86.58 when the bid is submitted or the contract is entered into, renewed, or assigned, that the person or the assignee is not identified on a list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147‑86.58. assigned. "Attempts to contract" include a contract renewal or assumption. A State agency shall include certification information in the procurement record. If a State agency and the same person enter into multiple contracts or multiple contract renewals or assumptions within 180 days after a certification is made, a new certification need not be made.
(b) A person that contracts with the State or a political subdivision of the State, including a contract renewal or assumption, shall not utilize on the contract with the State agency any subcontractor that is identified on a list created pursuant to G.S. 147‑86.58.
(c) Upon receiving information that a person who has made the certification been certified as required by subsection (a) of this section is in violation thereof, the State agency shall review the information and offer the person an opportunity to respond. If the person fails to demonstrate that the person should not have been identified on the list created pursuant to G.S. 147‑86.58 within 90 days after the determination of the violation, then the State agency shall take action as may be appropriate and provided for by law, rule, or contract."
SECTION 43.(a) G.S. 159‑32 reads as rewritten:
SECTION 43.(b) This section becomes effective October 1, 2016.
SECTION 43.5. G.S. 163‑227.2(g) reads as rewritten:
"(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a county board of elections by unanimous vote of all its members may provide for one or more sites in that county for absentee ballots to be applied for and cast under this section. Every individual staffing any of those sites shall be a member or full‑time employee of the county board of elections or an employee of the county board of elections whom the board has given training equivalent to that given a full‑time employee. Those sites must be approved by the State Board of Elections as part of a Plan for Implementation approved by both the county board of elections and by the State Board of Elections which shall also provide adequate security of the ballots and provisions to avoid allowing persons to vote who have already voted. The Plan for Implementation shall include a provision for the presence of political party observers at each one‑stop site equivalent to the provisions in G.S. 163‑45 for party observers at voting places on election day. A county board of elections may propose in its Plan not to offer one‑stop voting at the county board of elections office; the State Board may approve that proposal in a Plan only if the Plan includes at least one site reasonably proximate to the county board of elections office and the State Board finds that the sites in the Plan as a whole provide adequate coverage of the county's electorate. If a county board of elections has considered a proposed Plan or Plans for Implementation and has been unable to reach unanimity in favor of a Plan, a member or members of that county board of elections may petition the State Board of Elections to adopt a plan for it. If petitioned, the State Board may also receive and consider alternative petitions from another member or members of that county board. The State Board of Elections may adopt a Plan for that county. The State Board, in that plan, shall take into consideration factors including geographic, demographic, and partisan interests of that county. Any plan adopted by either the county board of elections or the State Board of Elections under this subsection shall provide for the same days of operation and same number of hours of operation on each day for all sites in that county for that election. The requirement of the previous sentence does not apply to the county board of elections office itself nor, if one‑stop voting is not conducted at the county board of elections office, to the reasonably proximate alternate site approved under this subsection. No plan adopted by the State Board of Elections in the exercise of its supervisory authority under this subsection may be challenged in a petition for judicial review."
SECTION 44. If House Bill 242, 2015 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 6.5 of S.L. 2014-101, as amended by Section 2 of House Bill 242, 2015 Regular Session, reads as rewritten:
The State Board of Education shall ensure that the rules for a fast‑track replication process provide that decisions by the State Board of Education on whether to grant a charter through the replication process are completed in less than 120 days from the application submission date but in no event later than October 15 of the year immediately preceding the year of the proposed school opening. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and procedures required by this section within 90 days of the effective date of this act, and report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee within 120 days of the effective date of this act."
SECTION 45. Section 1 of S.L. 2015‑52 is repealed.
SECTION 46.(a) Section 10 of S.L. 2015‑125 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 10. Sections 8 and 9 of this act become effective July 1, 2015. Section 3 of this act becomes effective October 1, 2016. The remainder of this act becomes effective July 1, 2016, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date."
SECTION 46.(b) If House Bill 959, 2015 Regular Session, becomes law, Section 13(f) of the act is repealed.
SECTION 46.(c) If House Bill 959, 2015 Regular Session, becomes law, Section 13(j) of the act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 13.(j) This section becomes effective December 1, 2016, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.July 1, 2016."
SECTION 46.(d) This section becomes effective July 1, 2016.
SECTION 47. Section 4 of S.L. 2016‑27 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 4. G.S. 14-309(5)c., G.S. 14‑309.14(5)c., as enacted by Section 1 of this act, becomes effective October 1, 2016, and applies to applications submitted on or after October 1, 2016, and offenses committed on or after that date. The remainder of Section 1 of this act becomes effective December 1, 2016, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law."
SECTION 48.(a) If Senate Bill 600, 2016 Regular Session of the 2015 General Assembly, becomes law, G.S. 93E‑2‑4(i), as enacted by that act, reads as rewritten:
"(i) For appraisal assignments of property secured by the principal dwelling of the consumer,one‑ to four‑family residential dwellings, an appraisal management company shall compensate appraisers in compliance with section 129E(i) of the federal Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.) and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Board shall adopt rules necessary to enforce this subsection. Rules establishing customary and reasonable rates shall be based on objective third‑party information, such as academic studies and independent private sector surveys."
SECTION 48.(b) This section becomes effective January 1, 2017.
SECTION 49. If House Bill 289, 2016 Regular Session of the 2015 General Assembly, becomes law, Section 3 of the act reads as rewritten:
SECTION 50. Section 1 of Senate Resolution 746, adopted by the Senate, 2016 Regular Session of the 2015 General Assembly, is amended by deleting the phrase "general farming" and substituting the word "marketing" in its place.
SECTION 51.(a) The Revisor of Statutes shall cause to be printed an explanatory comment to G.S. 36C‑1‑112, prepared by the Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, that Section having originally prepared Chapter 36C of the General Statutes for introduction in 2005, as the Revisor may deem appropriate.
SECTION 51.(b) The Revisor of Statutes shall cause to be printed all explanatory comments of the drafters of Sections 7.1, 7.2(b) and (c), 21, and 22, as the Revisor may deem appropriate.
SECTION 52.(a) If House Bill 630, 2015 Regular Session, becomes law, that act is amended by adding a new bill section to read:
"SECTION 1.1. For purposes of G.S. 130A‑309.216, as enacted by Section 1 of this act, the term "an impoundment owner" shall be construed to mean Duke Energy Progress, LLC, and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, as a single entity, and as such, G.S. 130A‑309.216, as enacted by Section 1 of this act, requires installation and operation of a total of three ash beneficiation projects in the State."
SECTION 52.(b) If House Bill 630, 2015 Regular Session becomes law, then Section 3(a) reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 3.(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 130A‑309.213 or G.S. 130A‑309.214, as amended by Section 1 of this act, and except as otherwise preempted by the requirements of federal law, the following coal combustion residuals surface impoundments shall be deemed intermediate‑risk and, as soon as practicable, but no later than August 1, 2028, shall be closed in conformance with Section 3(b) of this act:
(1) Coal combustion residuals surface impoundments located at the H.F. Lee Steam Station, owned and operated by Duke Energy Progress, and located in Wayne County.
(2) Coal combustion residuals surface impoundments located at the Cape Fear Steam Station, owned and operated by Duke Energy Progress, and located in Chatham County.
(3) Coal combustion residuals surface impoundments located at the Weatherspoon Steam Station, owned and operated by Duke Energy Progress, and located in New HanoverRobeson County."
SECTION 52.5.(a) If House Bill 1030, 2015 Regular Session, becomes law, subsection (d) of Section 8.32 of that act is repealed.
SECTION 52.5.(b) This section becomes effective July 1, 2016.
SECTION 53. If House Bill 1030, 2015 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 36.16(a1) reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 36.16.(a1) Teachers paid on the Salary Schedule in Section 9.1 of this act are not eligible to receive the bonus awarded by subsection (a) of this section.section unless they have more than 30 years of creditable experience and do not receive a recurring salary increase."
SECTION 53.5. If House Bill 1030, 2015 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 12I.1(a) of S.L. 2015‑241, as amended by Section 4.6 of S.L. 2015‑268 and Section 12K.1 of House Bill 1030, 2015 Regular Session, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 12I.1.(a) Except as otherwise provided, appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for each year of the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2017, according to the following schedule:
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FY 2015‑2016 FY 2016‑2017
01. County Departments of Social Services
(Transfer From TANF $4,148,001) $27,335,458 $27,215,583$27,065,583
01A. EBCI Tribal Public Health and
Human Services 0 244,740
02. Child Protective Services
03. State In‑Home Services Fund 2,209,023 1,943,950
04. Adult Protective Services 1,245,363 1,245,363
05. State Adult Day Care Fund 2,039,647 1,994,084
06. Child Protective Services/CPS
Evaluation Program 563,868 563,868
07. Special Children Adoption Incentive Fund 462,600 462,600
08. Child Protective Services – Child
08A. Child Protective Services – Child
Welfare Training for Counties/Mobile Training 0 737,067
09. Home and Community Care Block
Grant (HCCBG) 1,788,157 1,696,888
10. Child Advocacy Centers 375,000 375,000
11. Guardianship 4,107,032 4,035,704
12. Foster Care Services
13. DHHS Competitive Block Grants
for Nonprofits 3,852,500 3,852,500
14. NC FAST – Operations and
Maintenance 712,324 939,315
14A. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle 0 150,000
15. Mental Health Services – Adult and
Substance Abuse Services – Adult 4,030,730 4,030,730
16. Independent Living Program 3,361,323 3,361,323
17. Adult Care Licensure Program 381,087 381,087
18. Mental Health Licensure and
Certification Program 190,284 190,284
19. Division of Aging and Adult Services 577,745 577,745
20. Division of Social Services 559,109 559,109
21. Office of the Secretary/Controller's Office 127,731 127,731
22. Division of Child Development and
23. Division of Mental Health, Developmental
24. Division of Health Service Regulation 118,946 118,946
TOTAL SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $61,804,403 $62,420,093
SECTION 54. G.S. 116‑30.3 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑30.3. Reversions.
(a) Of the General Fund current operations appropriations credit balance remaining at the end of each fiscal year in each of the budget codes listed in this subsection, any amount of the General Fund appropriation for that budget code for that fiscal year (i) may be carried forward to the next fiscal year in that budget code, (ii) is appropriated in that budget code, and (iii) may be used for any of the purposes set out in subsection (f) of this section. However, the amount carried forward in each budget code under this subsection shall not exceed two and one‑half percent (2.5%) five percent (5%) of the General Fund appropriation in that budget code. The Director of the Budget, under the authority set forth in G.S. 143C‑6‑2, shall establish the General Fund current operations credit balance remaining in each budget code.
The budget codes that may carry forward a General Fund current operations appropriations credit balance remaining at the end of each fiscal year pursuant to this section are the budget codes for each of the following:
(1) Each special responsibility constituent institution.
(2) The Area Health Education Centers of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(3) General Administration Budget Code 16010.
(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1998‑212, s. 11(b).
(c) Repealed by Session Laws 1998‑212, s. 11(a).
(d) Repealed by Session Laws 1998‑212, s. 11(b).
(e) Repealed by Session Laws 2014‑100, s. 11.17(a), effective July 1, 2014.
(f) Funds Except as provided otherwise by this subsection, funds carried forward pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be used for one‑time expenditures, provided, however, that the expenditures shall not impose additional financial obligations on the State and shall not be used to support positions. Any amount carried forward in a budget code that is in excess of two and one‑half percent (2.5%) of the General Fund appropriation for that fiscal year in that budget code shall be used only (i) for projects that are eligible to receive funds from the Repairs and Renovations Reserve under G.S. 143C‑4‑3(b) or (ii) for advanced planning of capital improvement projects.
(g) The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina shall submit the following written reports to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and to the Fiscal Research Division on the allocation and use of funds accruing from the carryforward provided by subsection (a) of this section:
(1) A report on expenditures for repairs and renovations from the funds carried forward no later than October 1 each year.
(2) A report on any expenditures for advanced planning no later than 30 days after the funds are spent."
SECTION 54.5.(a) Notwithstanding Section 8.27(c) of S.L. 2015‑241, as amended by Section 3.1 of S.L. 2015‑268, if federal Investing in Innovation Grant funds are unavailable due to the insolvency of the North Carolina New Schools Project, any costs incurred by local school administrative units and the community college partners in implementing the program may be funded by the local school administrative unit or a third‑party entity. Community colleges shall not earn budget FTE for student course enrollments under this section unless the student course enrollment is otherwise authorized as provided in G.S. 115D‑20(4)a.
SECTION 54.5.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies only to the 2016‑2017 school year.
SECTION 55. Section 2 of this act becomes effective December 1, 2015. Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act is effective when it becomes law.