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NC Gen Stat § 120-30.9I (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6A - Submission of Acts.|§ 120-30.9I - Alternate submission authority.

 120-30.9I. Alternate submission authority.Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, in the event that the person or party responsible under G.S. 120-30.9E, 120-30.9F, or 120-30.9G for submitting any local act of the General Assembly shall delay, obstruct, or refuse to make a submittal to the Attorney General of the United States, the Attorney General of North Carolina may submit that local act. Any person or party responsible under this Article for making such a submission shall promptly provide any information and materials the Attorney General of North Carolina might request to facilitate making the submission and making any supplements to the submission. (1991, c. 761, s. 21.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.9J (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6A - Submission of Acts.|§ 120-30.9J - Repeal of acts and ordinances which were denied preclearance.

 120-30.9J. Repeal of acts and ordinances which were denied preclearance.Any (i) city or county ordinance or resolution, (ii) act, policy, or resolution of a county board of elections, or (iii) public or local law enacted by the General Assembly, for which prior to June 25, 2013, either the United States Department of Justice interposed an objection or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied a declaratory judgment under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is repealed. This section shall not apply to any ordinance, resolution, act, policy, or law to which the United States Department of Justice withdrew its objection or, after the United States Department of Justice interposed an objection, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a declaratory judgment that such ordinance, resolution, act, policy, or law did not violate Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  (2013-343, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6B - Legislative Research Commission.|§ 120-30.10 - Creation; appointment of members; members ex officio.

 120-30.10. Creation; appointment of members; members ex officio.(a) There is hereby created a Legislative Research Commission to consist of five Senators to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and five Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House. The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, or their designees, shall be ex officio members of the Legislative Research Commission. Provided, that when the President of the Senate has been elected by the Senate from its own membership, then the President of the Senate shall make the appointments of the Senate members of the Legislative Research Commission, shall serve ex officio as a member of the Commission and shall perform the duties otherwise vested in the President pro tempore by G.S. 120-30.13 and 120-30.14.(b) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House may appoint additional members of the General Assembly to work with the regular members of the Research Commission on study committees. The terms of the additional study committee members shall be limited by the same provisions as apply to regular commission members, and they may be further limited by the appointing authorities.(c) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House may appoint persons who are not members of the General Assembly to advisory subcommittees. The terms of advisory subcommittee members shall be limited by the same provisions as apply to regular Commission members, and they may be further limited by the appointing authorities.  (1965, c. 1045, s. 1; 1975, c. 692, s. 1; 2012-194, s. 66.7(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6B - Legislative Research Commission.|§ 120-30.11 - Time of appointments; terms of office.

 120-30.11. Time of appointments; terms of office.Appointments to the Legislative Research Commission shall be made not earlier than the close of each regular session of the General Assembly held in the odd-numbered year nor later than 15 days subsequent to the close. The term of office shall begin on the day of appointment, and shall end on January 15 of the next odd-numbered year. No moneys appropriated to the Legislative Research Commission may be expended for meetings of the Commission, its committees or subcommittees held after January 15 of the next odd-numbered year and before the appointment of the next Legislative Research Commission. (1965, c. 1045, s. 2; 1975, c. 692, s. 2; 1977, c. 915, s. 4; 1981, c. 688, s. 19; 1983, c. 63, s. 1; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 178; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, s. 16.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6B - Legislative Research Commission.|§ 120-30.12 - Vacancies.

 120-30.12. Vacancies.Vacancies in the appointive membership of the Legislative Research Commission occurring during a term shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the officer who made the original appointment. Vacancies in the ex officio membership shall be filled for the unexpired term by election by the remaining members of the Commission. Every vacancy shall be filled by a member of the same house as that of the person causing the vacancy.If for any reason the office of President pro tempore of the Senate becomes vacant, the five Senate members of the Legislative Research Commission shall elect one of their own number to perform and exercise the duties imposed and powers granted pursuant to this Article, and such Senator so elected shall serve until the Senate shall elect a President pro tempore. If for any reason the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives becomes vacant, the five members of the House of Representatives of the Legislative Research Commission shall elect one of their own number to perform and exercise the duties imposed and powers granted pursuant to this Article, and such member of the House of Representatives so elected shall serve until the House of Representatives shall elect a Speaker. (1965, c. 1045, s. 3; 1969, c. 1037.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6B - Legislative Research Commission.|§ 120-30.13 - Cochairmen; rules of procedure; quorum.

 120-30.13. Cochairmen; rules of procedure; quorum.The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, or their designees, shall serve as cochairmen of the Legislative Research Commission. The Commission shall adopt rules of procedure governing its meetings. Eight members, including ex officio members, shall constitute a quorum of the Commission.  (1965, c. 1045, s. 4; 2012-194, s. 66.7(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6B - Legislative Research Commission.|§ 120-30.14 - Meetings.

 120-30.14. Meetings.The first meeting of the Legislative Research Commission shall be held at the call of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate in the State Legislative Building or in another building designated by the Legislative Services Commission. Thereafter the Commission shall meet at the call of the chairmen. Every member of the preceding General Assembly has the right to attend all sessions of the Commission, and to present his views at the meeting on any subject under consideration. (1965, c. 1045, s. 5; 1981, c. 772, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6B - Legislative Research Commission.|§ 120-30.16 - Cooperation with Commission.

 120-30.16. Cooperation with Commission.The Legislative Research Commission may call upon any department, agency, institution, or officer of the State or of any political subdivision thereof for such facilities and data as may be available, and these departments, agencies, institutions, and officers shall cooperate with the Commission and its committees to the fullest possible extent. (1965, c. 1045, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6B - Legislative Research Commission.|§ 120-30.17 - Powers and duties.

 120-30.17. Powers and duties.The Legislative Research Commission has the following powers and duties:(1) Pursuant to the direction of the General Assembly or either house thereof, or of the chairmen, to make or cause to be made such studies of and investigations into governmental agencies and institutions and matters of public policy as will aid the General Assembly in performing its duties in the most efficient and effective manner.(2) To report to the General Assembly the results of the studies made. The reports may be accompanied by the recommendations of the Commission and bills suggested to effectuate the recommendations.(3), (4) Repealed by Session Laws 1969, c. 1184, s. 8.(5), (6) Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 688, s. 2.(7) To obtain information and data from all State officers, agents, agencies and departments, while in discharge of its duty, pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 120-19 as if it were a committee of the General Assembly.(8) To call witnesses and compel testimony relevant to any matter properly before the Commission or any of its committees. The provisions of G.S. 120-19.1 through G.S. 120-19.4 shall apply to the proceedings of the Commission and its committees as if each were a joint committee of the General Assembly. In addition to the other signatures required for the issuance of a subpoena under this subsection, the subpoena shall also be signed by the members of the Commission or of its committee who vote for the issuance of the subpoena.(9) For studies authorized to be made by the Legislative Research Commission, to request another State agency, board, commission or committee to conduct the study if the Legislative Research Commission determines that the other body is a more appropriate vehicle with which to conduct the study. If the other body agrees, and no legislation specifically provides otherwise, that body shall conduct the study as if the original authorization had assigned the study to that body and shall report to the General Assembly at the same time other studies to be conducted by the Legislative Research Commission are to be reported. The other agency shall conduct the transferred study within the funds already assigned to it. (1965, c. 1045, s. 8; 1969, c. 1184, s. 8; 1977, c. 915, s. 3; 1981, c. 688, s. 2; 1983, c. 905, s. 7; 1985, c. 790, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6B - Legislative Research Commission.|§ 120-30.18 - Facilities; compensation of members; payments from appropriations.

 120-30.18. Facilities; compensation of members; payments from appropriations.The facilities of the State Legislative Building, and any other State office building used by the General Assembly, shall be available to the Commission for its work. Members of the General Assembly serving on the Legislative Research Commission or its study committees shall be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses at the rates set out in G.S. 120-3.1. Advisory subcommittee members shall be reimbursed and compensated at the rates set out in G.S. 138-5 (public members) and G.S. 138-6 (State officials or employees). All expenses of the Commission shall be paid from funds appropriated for the Commission. (1965, c. 1045, s. 9; 1975, c. 692, s. 3; 1981, c. 772, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.41 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6D - Local Government Fiscal Information Act.|§ 120-30.41 - Short title.

 120-30.41. Short title.This Article may be cited as the "Local Government Fiscal Information Act." (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1262, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6D - Local Government Fiscal Information Act.|§ 120-30.42 - Definitions.

 120-30.42. Definitions.For the purposes of this Article, "unit of local government" means counties, cities, towns, and incorporated villages, sanitary districts, mosquito control districts, hospital districts, metropolitan sewerage districts, metropolitan water districts, county water and sewer districts, special airport districts, water and sewer authorities, county boards of education and city boards of education. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1262, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.43 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6D - Local Government Fiscal Information Act.|§ 120-30.43 - Purpose.

 120-30.43. Purpose.It is the purpose of this Article to provide procedures for the preparation and distribution of fiscal information on bills, resolutions, amendments to bills and resolutions or rules which if enacted or adopted would have a fiscal impact on the units of local government of this State. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1262, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.44 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6D - Local Government Fiscal Information Act.|§ 120-30.44 - Fiscal note defined.

 120-30.44. Fiscal note defined.For purposes of this Article, "fiscal note" means a realistic statement of the estimated effect on the expenditures or revenues of units of local government of implementing or complying with a proposed bill, resolution or rule. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1262, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.46 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6D - Local Government Fiscal Information Act.|§ 120-30.46 - Fiscal information related to requests for State appropriations.

 120-30.46. Fiscal information related to requests for State appropriations.Any State department, institution, agency, or other authority making requests for State appropriations to fund changes in existing programs or for implementing new programs shall, if such changes or new programs would require local expenditures, incorporate as a part of the information submitted in support of the request a statement of the estimated fiscal effect on the units of local government. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1262, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.47 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6D - Local Government Fiscal Information Act.|§ 120-30.47 - Legislation introduced by request.

 120-30.47. Legislation introduced by request.Any State department, institution, agency, or other authority requesting a member or members of the General Assembly to introduce legislation which if enacted would have a fiscal impact on the units of local government of this State shall furnish to such member or members, and to the Fiscal Research Division, a fiscal note containing a realistic estimate of the effect of the measure for the ensuing two fiscal periods. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1262, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.48 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6D - Local Government Fiscal Information Act.|§ 120-30.48 - Fiscal impact of administrative rules.

 120-30.48. Fiscal impact of administrative rules.An agency is required to prepare a fiscal note on a proposed administrative rule that affects the expenditures or revenues of a unit of local government as provided in G.S. 150B-21.4. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1262, s. 8; 1987, c. 827, ss. 1, 55; 1991, c. 418, s. 13.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-30.49 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 6D - Local Government Fiscal Information Act.|§ 120-30.49 - Compiling federal mandates; annual report.

 120-30.49. Compiling federal mandates; annual report.(a) The Fiscal Research Division shall, in consultation with the appropriate staff of the Legislative Analysis and Legislative Drafting Divisions, make an annual report to the General Assembly pertaining to the fiscal effect of federal mandates on, or federal law on which is conditioned the receipt of federal funds by the State and units of local government. The annual report on federal mandates shall include all of the following:(1) A listing of federal laws that require the State and any unit of local government, including a county, city, school administrative unit, or other local entity funded by or through a unit of local government to carry out additional or modified responsibilities.(2) An estimate of the amount of any increase or decrease in the costs to the State and units of local government in providing or delivering public services required by federal law that are funded in whole or in part by the State or units of local government.(3) A listing of any other federal actions directly affecting the expenditures or revenues of the State and units of local government.(b) The Office of State Budget and Management shall assist the Fiscal Research Division in the preparation of the annual report on federal mandates upon the request of the Division. Each State department, agency, or institution shall cooperate fully with the Fiscal Research Division in compiling the annual report on federal mandates and shall supply information to the Division in accordance with G.S. 120-32.01. The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, the North Carolina League of Municipalities, and units of local government shall cooperate with the Fiscal Research Division in compiling the annual report on federal mandates, as requested, by supplying information relevant to the expenditures or revenues of units of local government.(c) Copies of the annual report on federal mandates to the State and units of local government shall be provided to members of the General Assembly and to the Governor, the Office of State Budget and Management, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, and the North Carolina League of Municipalities.  (1995, c. 415, s. 7; 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b); 2018-142, s. 4(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 120-32.02 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 7 - Legislative Services Commission.|§ 120-32.02 - Legislative commissions' and committees' employees and consultants.

 120-32.02. Legislative commissions' and committees' employees and consultants.(a) In the construction of a statute creating, continuing, or modifying a commission or committee whose funds are appropriated or transferred to the General Assembly or to the Legislative Services Commission for disbursement, unless that construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute, the creation, continuation, or modification of the commission or committee shall not be construed as a grant of authority to the commission or committee to hire its own employees or to contract for consultant or other services.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a commission or committee whose funds are appropriated or transferred to the General Assembly or to the Legislative Services Commission for disbursement and which has the power to contract for consultants or hire employees, or both, may contract for consultants, or hire employees, or both, only upon the prior approval of the Legislative Services Commission. A contract for employment or consultant services by such a commission or committee is void and unenforceable unless approved by the Legislative Services Commission prior to the contract being entered into. (c) This section shall not apply to contracts of employment or for consultant services for standing or select committees of either house of the General Assembly, or subcommittees thereof, which shall be entered into by either the Speaker of the House or the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as appropriate, and governed by the provisions of G.S. 120-35. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1100, s. 9.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-32.03 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 7 - Legislative Services Commission.|§ 120-32.03 - Grants and contributions to legislative commissions and committees.

 120-32.03. Grants and contributions to legislative commissions and committees.(a) In the construction of a statute creating, continuing, or modifying a commission or committee whose funds are appropriated or transferred to the General Assembly or to the Legislative Services Commission for disbursement, unless that construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute, the creation, continuation, or modification of the commission or committee shall not be construed as a grant of authority to the commission or committee to apply for, receive or accept grants, loans, and advances of non-State funds, or to receive and accept contributions from any source, of money, property, labor, or any other thing of value in order for it to conduct its work. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a commission or committee whose funds are appropriated or transferred to the General Assembly or to the Legislative Services Commission for disbursement may, only with specific approval of the Legislative Services Commission, apply for, receive, or accept grants and contributions, from any source, of money, property, labor, or any other thing of value, to be held and used for the purposes set forth in the act creating the commission or committee. Any thing of value remaining at the termination of the commission or committee shall be deposited with the Legislative Services Commission to be employed for the use of the General Assembly. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1100, s. 9.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 120-32.04 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 7 - Legislative Services Commission.|§ 120-32.04 - North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly Fund.

 120-32.04. North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly Fund.The North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly Fund is created as a special and nonreverting fund. Conference registration fees, gifts, donations, or contributions to or for the North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly (YLA) program shall be credited to the Fund.The Fund shall be used solely to support planning and execution of the YLA program.  (2000-67, s. 23.1; 2004-124, s. 19.10; 2014-100, s. 30.3; 2016-94, s. 32.5(k).)
NC Gen Stat § 120-32.1A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 120 - General Assembly|Article 7 - Legislative Services Commission.|§ 120-32.1A - Evacuation of legislative buildings and grounds.

 120-32.1A. Evacuation of legislative buildings and grounds.The Chief of the General Assembly Police, or the Chief's designee, shall exercise at all times those means that, in the opinion of the Chief, or the Chief's designee, may be effective in protecting the State legislative buildings and grounds and the persons within those buildings and grounds from fire, bombs, bomb threats, or any other emergency or potentially hazardous conditions, including both the ordering and control of the evacuation of those buildings and grounds. The Chief, or the Chief's designee, may employ the assistance of other available law enforcement agencies and emergency agencies to aid and assist in evacuations of the legislative buildings and grounds. (1997-112, s. 2.)